Filipino bishop (1927–2018)
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Filipino bishop (1927–2018)
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Spanish
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Jesus Varela is Filipino bishop (1927–2018).
The name Jesus means "a male given name. Etymology: From Jhesus, Iesus, from Iēsūs, from Ἰησοῦς, from tr=yēšū́aʿ, a contracted form of gloss=Joshua, meaning "the Lord saves". The form tr=yēšū́aʿ is attested in some of the later books of the Hebrew Bible (Ezra–Nehemiah), and translated as Jeshua or Yeshua in some English editions (the former appearing in the King James Version). The Greek texts make no distinction between Jesus and Joshua, referring to them both as Ἰησοῦς. In the Wycliffe Bible (Middle English), the forms used are Jhesus and Jhesu.". It is of Spanish origin.
Name Meaning
a male given name. Etymology: From Jhesus, Iesus, from Iēsūs, from Ἰησοῦς, from tr=yēšū́aʿ, a contracted form of gloss=Joshua, meaning "the Lord saves". The form tr=yēšū́aʿ is attested in some of the later books of the Hebrew Bible (Ezra–Nehemiah), and translated as Jeshua or Yeshua in some English editions (the former appearing in the King James Version). The Greek texts make no distinction between Jesus and Joshua, referring to them both as Ἰησοῦς. In the Wycliffe Bible (Middle English), the forms used are Jhesus and Jhesu.
The name Jesus is of Spanish origin, meaning "a male given name. Etymology: From Jhesus, Iesus, from Iēsūs, from Ἰησοῦς, from tr=yēšū́aʿ, a contracted form of gloss=Joshua, meaning "the Lord saves". The form tr=yēšū́aʿ is attested in some of the later books of the Hebrew Bible (Ezra–Nehemiah), and translated as Jeshua or Yeshua in some English editions (the former appearing in the King James Version). The Greek texts make no distinction between Jesus and Joshua, referring to them both as Ἰησοῦς. In the Wycliffe Bible (Middle English), the forms used are Jhesus and Jhesu.". It is traditionally a male name.
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