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List of biblical names starting with C

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This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with C in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.

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Ca

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Ce

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Ch

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Ci

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Cl

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Cn

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Co

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Cr

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Cu

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References

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  • Comay, Joan, Who's Who in the Old Testament, Oxford University Press, 1971, ISBN 0-19-521029-8
  • Lockyer, Herbert, All the men of the Bible, Zondervan Publishing House (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1958
  • Lockyer, Herbert, All the women of the Bible, Zondervan Publishing 1988, ISBN 0-310-28151-2
  • Lockyer, Herbert, All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible, Zondervan Publishing 1988, ISBN 0-310-28041-9
  • Tischler, Nancy M., All things in the Bible: an encyclopedia of the biblical world , Greenwood Publishing, Westport, Conn. : 2006 ISBN 0-313-33082-4

Online references

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  1. ^ a b Lockyer, p. 82
  2. ^ Lockyer, p. 81
  3. ^ J. D. Douglas; Merrill C. Tenney (3 May 2011). Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Harper Collins. p. 797. ISBN 978-0-310-49235-1.
  4. ^ Holman Bible Dictionary (1991), "Kareah".
  5. ^ David Mandel (1 January 2010). Who's Who in the Jewish Bible. Jewish Publication Society. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-8276-1029-3.
  6. ^ Holman Bible Dictionary (1991), "silversmith"
  7. ^ Holman Bible Dictionary (1991), "Calcol"
  8. ^ Radner, Karen (2012). "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Musasir, Kumme, Ukku and Šubria – the Buffer States between Assyria and Urartu". Acta Iranica. 51: 260.
  9. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Chloe".
  10. ^ The spelling "Christ" is attested from the 14th century. OED
  11. ^ The New Testament compared : The Gospel according to Saint Matthew
  12. ^ "Christian": Acts 11:26; Acts 26:28; 1 Peter 4:16
  13. ^ Jesus, the christ
  14. ^ Christ
  15. ^ Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913 + 1828) for the word "anoint" - associated with Chaucer Archived 2012-10-05 at the Wayback Machine is attested from the 14th century with Chaucer's work Boece 1374. OED
  16. ^ Lockyer, p. 366
  17. ^ Smith's Bible Dictionary