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HelpRe: Salome, Sabbath and Odessa /names that feel Jewish but are not used by jews
in reply to a message by EES-rah-el-la (Israella
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all connect to Abraham. Abraham wa the father of Jews, his son Ishmael was the father of Muslims, Isaac the father of Christians.
I can give you an example:
My daughter's name is Miriam. I'm Catholic, and I know several other Catholic Miriams. My husband was once at a playground and a Muslim man asked my husband why he gave our daughter a Muslim name. My husband explained that it was from the bible, citing the story of Moses. The man then asked "Are you Jewish?"
Sabbath was used by the Purtians because Christians, too, use the idea of Sabbath. I've often heard Sunday referred to as Sabbath, and several verses in the bible also refer to keeping the Sabbath.
I understand the discomfort that Jews might feel with Christians using names conneted to their faith; based on the amount of persecution; but the faiths are interconnected. The Torah, the Bible, and the Quran are extremely similar. I don't think it's strange at all, nor criminal.
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I can give you an example:
My daughter's name is Miriam. I'm Catholic, and I know several other Catholic Miriams. My husband was once at a playground and a Muslim man asked my husband why he gave our daughter a Muslim name. My husband explained that it was from the bible, citing the story of Moses. The man then asked "Are you Jewish?"
Sabbath was used by the Purtians because Christians, too, use the idea of Sabbath. I've often heard Sunday referred to as Sabbath, and several verses in the bible also refer to keeping the Sabbath.
I understand the discomfort that Jews might feel with Christians using names conneted to their faith; based on the amount of persecution; but the faiths are interconnected. The Torah, the Bible, and the Quran are extremely similar. I don't think it's strange at all, nor criminal.
https://quotidianpeace.wordpress.com/
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Following on from Miriam, I work in a very British-Asian area and regularly come across Maria and various related forms, usually but not always British-Pakistani Muslim girls - not always pronounced the same way, but I suspect related. I've always thought it was interesting and wondered where that came from.
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Mariam, Maryam, etc is a super common Muslim name. Oftentimes I hear "My aunt/mom/sister is named Maryam." We have a dexent sized Muslim population.
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I am not uncomfortable by Christians calling their kids Sabbath but just feels so strange
When I said "criminal" I was using it as a dramatization
also thank you for sharing this information I find this interesting
When I said "criminal" I was using it as a dramatization
also thank you for sharing this information I find this interesting
This message was edited 9/28/2023, 12:04 PM
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