What is the true name of Jesus?

Jesus' name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua.
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Why did they change Jesus name?

Because the New Testament was originally written in Greek, not Hebrew or Aramaic. Greeks did not use the sound sh, so the evangelists substituted an S sound. Then, to make it a masculine name, they added another S sound at the end. The earliest written version of the name Jesus is Romanized today as Iesous.
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What does Yeshua mean Jesus?

In Luke 1, the archangel Gabriel tells Mary (or Miriam) to name her son Yeshua, meaning “salvation.” An angel also tells Joseph, “you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” (Matt 1:21-22) Much like other Hebrew names, it was His calling and destiny from the beginning.
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When did Yeshua change to Jesus?

The first time that name was ever used was in June of 1632. Jesus, which is the name used by most English-speaking people today, is an English transliteration of a Germanic adaptation, of a Latin transliteration, of a Greek transliteration of an originally Hebrew name, that is simply Yeshua.
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Does the Bible say Yeshua?

All occurrences of Yeshua in the Hebrew Bible are in 1 Chronicles 24:11, 2 Chronicles 31:15, Ezra, and Nehemiah where it is transliterated into English as Jeshua.
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What does Yahweh mean literally?

Many scholars believe that the most proper meaning may be “He Brings into Existence Whatever Exists” (Yahweh-Asher-Yahweh). In I Samuel, God is known by the name Yahweh Teva-ʿot, or “He Brings the Hosts into Existence,” in which “Hosts” possibly refers to the heavenly court or to Israel.
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Does the name Jesus exist in the Bible?

Biblical references

Other figures named Jesus include Jesus Barabbas, Jesus ben Ananias and Jesus ben Sirach. In the New Testament, in Luke 1:31 an angel tells Mary to name her child Jesus, and in Matthew 1:21 an angel tells Joseph to name the child Jesus during Joseph's first dream.
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What is Jesus's actual birthday?

The date of birth of Jesus is not stated in the gospels or in any historical sources, but most biblical scholars generally accept a date of birth between 6 BC and 4 BC, the year in which King Herod died.
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How tall was Jesus?

He may have stood about 5-ft.-5-in. (166 cm) tall, the average man's height at the time.
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Did Jesus have a last name?

We often refer to Jesus as Jesus Christ, and some people assume that Christ is Jesus's last name. But Christ is actually a title, not a last name. So if Christ isn't a last name, what was Jesus's last name? The answer is Jesus didn't have a formal last name or surname like we do today.
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Did Jesus change his name?

The common language of Jesus' day was Aramaic, which means his actual name would have been "Yeshua." When the New Testament was written in Greek, the transliteration for the name "Yeshua" became "Iesos." It's true that the Latin and Greek alphabets don't have a letter "J" in them, and that our English "J" is of recent ...
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What language did Adam and Eve speak?

The Adamic language, according to Jewish tradition (as recorded in the midrashim) and some Christians, is the language spoken by Adam (and possibly Eve) in the Garden of Eden.
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Who named Jesus before Jesus?

Yes. It is the Greek transliteration (because the New Testament was written in Greek) of Joshua.
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Do Jews call God Jehovah?

Jehovah (/dʒɪˈhoʊvə/) is a Latinization of the Hebrew יְהֹוָה‎ Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. The Tetragrammaton יהוה is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and the personal name of God in Christianity.
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Do Christians refer to God as Yahweh?

Even in Christian theology, God, as well as being Father, Son, and Spirit, ought also to be recognized as Yahweh, neither Father, Son, nor Spirit.
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What is Jesus called in Hebrew?

Jesus' name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua.
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What language does God speak?

Some Christians see the languages written on the INRI cross (Syriac, Greek and Latin) as God's languages.
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Where is the Garden of Eden located today?

The location of Eden is described in the Book of Genesis as the source of four tributaries. Various suggestions have been made for its location: at the head of the Persian Gulf, in southern Mesopotamia (now Iraq) where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers run into the sea; and in Armenia.
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What was God's first language?

The 16th century mystic, Saint John of the Cross, once wrote: “God's first language is silence.” In commenting on this insight of Saint John of the Cross, the late Trappist monk, Thomas Keating, in his book Invitation to Love, said: “Everything else is a poor translation.
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Why is Jesus called Immanuel?

The answer that the biblical story gives is Jesus, Immanuel, God With Us. The reference to this name comes from the prophet Isaiah who first foretold of a virgin or young women conceiving and bearing a child. As the prophet says, this child will be named “Immanuel” (Isa. 7:14).
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What language did Jesus speak?

Most religious scholars and historians agree with Pope Francis that the historical Jesus principally spoke a Galilean dialect of Aramaic. Through trade, invasions and conquest, the Aramaic language had spread far afield by the 7th century B.C., and would become the lingua franca in much of the Middle East.
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Did Jesus ever get married?

"Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was not married, even though no reliable historical evidence exists to support that claim," King said in a press release.
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Is James older than Jesus?

Jesus's brothers – James as well as Jude, Simon and Joses – are named in Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3 and mentioned elsewhere. James's name always appears first in lists, which suggests he was the eldest among them. In Jewish Antiquities (20.9.1), Josephus describes James as "the brother of Jesus who is called Christ".
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