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1 | No last names of people - why not? | Bible general Archive 4 | voicebioneva | 194232 | ||
Why are last names of people in the Bible generally not used? | ||||||
2 | No last names of people - why not? | Bible general Archive 4 | srbaegon | 194233 | ||
Hello voicebioneva, The use of last names is a new convention in the history of mankind. In the ancient world, people were known according to their father (James the son of Alphaeus), trade (Simon the tanner), locale (Simon of Cyrene), etc. Steve |
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3 | No last names of people - why not? | Bible general Archive 4 | Zealous | 202725 | ||
Steve is correct, the last names have evolved tremedously, for instance, in English history a James Stevenson was actually James Steven's son. Zealous |
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