This list contains passages that use call to name, rename, or identify a person, creature, place, or created thing.
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Genesis 1:5 - 10
Exposition in development
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5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. 6 And God said, “Let there be an expanse1 in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” 7 And God made2 the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. 8 And God called the expanse Heaven.3 And there was evening and there was morning, the second day. 9 And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry land Earth,4 and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. |
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Genesis 2:19 - 20
Exposition in development
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19 Now out of the ground the LORD God had formed1 every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. 20 The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam2 there was not found a helper fit for him. |
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Genesis 3:20
Exposition in development
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Genesis 17:5
Exposition in development
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Genesis 32:28
Exposition in development
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Luke 1:13
Exposition in development
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13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. |
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Matthew 1:21
Exposition in development
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21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” |
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