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NASB | Matthew 1:1 The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham: |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 1:1 The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son (descendant) of David, the son (descendant) of Abraham: [Ps 132:11; Is 11:1] |
Bible Question:
We all know what the word "Bible" stands for. But, where does the word "Bible" have its orgin, and meaning from? Justme |
Bible Answer: Dear Justme, I've always thought that anyone really in love with the Word of God will be a person in love with language. Etymology is particularly fascinating... at least for me! :-) Byblos was a Phoenician port city from which papyrus was shipped out of Egypt. We are told that the word biblion, Greek for "scroll," had its origins from there. Hence the Greek phrase biblia ta hagia, which means "the holy books." Latin -- having its roots, of course, in Greek -- rendered this phrase as biblia sacra, also meaning "holy books." Apparently, the Anglo-Latin biblia finally yielded the word bible, which first appeared sometime in the 14th century. In Him, Doc |