12 Names 12 Meanings
In order of their birth, here are the Children of Israel, the meaning of
their names, which captivity they went in, the order of their encampment around
the Tabernacle from East-North-West-South
and the order they broke camp and marched out:
·
Reuben – Behold a Son –
Assyria – 12th – 4th
·
Simeon – Hear and Obey –
Assyria/Babylon – 11th – 5th
·
Levi – Joined –
Assyria/Babylon – Tabernacle – between Zebulun and Reuben and between Gad and
Ephraim
·
Judah – Praise the LORD –
Babylon – 1st – 1st
·
Zebulun – Dwelling –
Assyria – 3rd – 3rd
·
Issachar – Reward or Wages –
Assyria – 2nd – 2nd
·
Dan – Judge – Assyria –
4th – 10th
·
Gad – Good Fortune,
Troop – Assyria – 10th – 6th
·
Asher – Happiness –
Assyria – 5th – 11th
·
Naphtali – Obtained by
Wrestling – Assyria – 6th – 12th
·
Joseph – May God Add –
Assyria – 8th/9th – 7th/8th
·
Ephraim – Doubly Fruitful –
Assyria – 9th – 7th
·
Manasseh – Causing to Forget
– Assyria – 8th – 8th
·
Benjamin – Son of my Right
Hand – Assyria/Babylon – 7th – 9th
The following is the list of Apostles, the meaning of their name, and
their occupation prior to becoming a Talmidim (Disciple) of Yeshua:
·
Simon Peter – Hearing Rock –
Fisherman
·
Andrew – Manliness –
Fisherman
(Simon Peter and Andrew were
brothers, nicknamed, “Sons of Thunder” Mark 3:17)
·
James son of Zebedee – Heel Catcher –
Fisherman
·
John son of Zebedee – The LORD has been
Gracious – Fisherman
(James and John were brothers. Peter,
Andrew, James and John had a fishing company together Luke 5:10)
·
Phillip – Warrior - ?
·
Bartholomew/Nathaniel – Son of Tolmai –
From Bethesda/Cana (John 21), “True Israelite”
(Phillip and Nathaniel may have been good
friends or brothers)
·
Thomas Didymus – Twin (may have
been a twin or some say he may have looked like Yeshua) - ?
·
Matthew Levi son of
Alpheus – Gift of the LORD Joined – Tax Collector
(His Father may have been some sort
of chief or communal leader no relation to James and Judas)
·
James son of Alpheus – Heel Catcher son
of a Chief - ?
·
Judas/Thaddeus/Lebbaeus
son of Alpheus – Praise God/Breast/Man of Heart son of a Chief - ?
(James and Judas were said to be twin
brothers whose father may have been some sort of chief or leader of a clan or
community)
·
Simeon the
Zealot/Cannanite – Zealous Hearer from Cana – Revolutionary. Rumored
to be the husband at the wedding at Cana where Yeshua preformed his first
miracle. Possibly being a Canaanite could also indicate that he was a Black
Hebrew.
·
Judas Iscariot – Praise God from
Iscariot (Skaryora)- Revolutionary (committed suicide)
·
Matthias – Gift of The LORD
– (replaced Judas Iscariot)
·
Saul/Paul - Demanded/Little –
Tallit (prayer shawl/tent) Maker
