Primary Name
Jesus
“The Lord saves” — Yahweh is salvation.
Name of Jesus
Jesus — from the Hebrew Yeshua, "Yahweh saves." When the angel told Joseph what to call the child, the name itself was the mission: "you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." Every other name in this anchor unfolds from here.
Key Scripture
"She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
Matthew 1:21
- Acts 4:12 — "no other name under heaven…"
- Philippians 2:9–11 — "the name that is above every name"
Word Roots
- Hebrew: יֵשׁוּעַ Yeshua — a short form of Yehoshua (Joshua), "Yahweh is salvation."
- Greek: Ἰησοῦς Iēsous — the New Testament transliteration of Yeshua.
- Latin → English: Iesus → Jesus.
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O Praise The Name
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