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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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non, since in Galilee it was common to have two<br />

names—one <strong>the</strong><br />

strictly Jewish, <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> Galilean.^ Nor do we<br />

wonder, that in<br />

<strong>the</strong> sequel <strong>the</strong> first or purely Jewish name <strong>of</strong> Levi<br />

was dropped, <strong>and</strong><br />

only that <strong>of</strong> Mat<strong>the</strong>w (Mattif Mattaif MaUeya^<br />

MaUUhyah)^ retained.<br />

<strong>The</strong> latter, which is <strong>the</strong> equivalent <strong>of</strong> Nathanael, or<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Greek<br />

<strong>The</strong>odore (gift <strong>of</strong> God), seems to have been<br />

frequent. We read that<br />

•shiqpT.i it was that <strong>of</strong> a former Temple-<strong>of</strong>ficial,*<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> several Babbis.^ It<br />

TomSl^ilV' ^ perhaps <strong>of</strong> more interest, that <strong>the</strong><br />

Talmud* names five as <strong>the</strong>

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