Why do people mess up the names Noah and Moses?
88744
I find that it's equally common among my children's classes and my senior citizens' classes that Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joshua ... they all get confused. (Most everyone associates Moses with the Commandments, but other than that ... poof! No connections.)\n\nIt's because most Christians are so New-Testament oriented that they neglect to study the (harder and more obscure) Old Testament.\n\nYet both are the stories of God working to save God's people! Both important!
305443
You should've put a hyphen between the names then. Wild-Raper and Wil Draper could be so confused by many.
353285
Some people take the Bible literally. These people are called fundamentalists. But other Christians see much metaphor in the Bible and story-telling that contains a moral point to it. I possess no doctorate degree in theology, but it shows how much Noah cared not just for his family he was saving but wanted to save the animals from God's wrath as well. It shows his compassion. That's one of the things you get out of the story of Noah and his ark, but there are many more lessons to be learned from that story too besides that one.\n\nAlso, it should be noted that if an interesting story with a moral point to it in the Bible can be proved to not have happened it does not prove that therefore there is no God.
366019
Tradition.  The translation from the original Greek to Latin and then to English came up with "Jesus."  Even the newer translations which go back to the oldest preserved texts still seem to use the name, even when the translators know better.\nHow do expect this to change if you have to tell millions of worshipers that they have been mispronouncing the name for centuries?  They will always come up with some lame excuse to explain their own ignorance about the topic.
301207
We don't write out G-d's name because then we wouldn't be allowed to erase it. It can only be written in texts that are published and intended to be permanent such as the Bible, prayer books, etc. In a forum like this where messages get deleted or where we may need to erase and make corrections we attempt not to write it out. G-d's name is considered to be too holy and sacred to be erased. \n\nHope that answers your question.
283846
the. kermit the frogs middle name is the. the reason it is the is because it it in the middle. there are others that speculate that kermit has another name. the other names are not true. the speculated names are aliases. its common sense.
787317
Don't take it personally. Sarah is a common name, but is spelled a variety of ways. Because the name is so common, almost everyone has had a close friend or relative with the name. A lot of those people used the "Sara" spelling, and its almost second nature for people to write it the way it is most familiar to them. It isn't that they don't care about you as an individual, it is simply that human beings are creatures of habit; it is almost subconcious. By the way- I think Sarah, the way you spell it, is a beautiful name. I often annoy "Sara's" by adding the "h"!
39078
For some Jewish traditions you must never write the name of God or say it, as you must never take his name in vain. For other's it can be disrespect as it is their refusal to say God.
637942
I do not find this blasphemy at all.  Names have different meanings and functions in different cultures.  In some cultures, the name describes the essence of the person.  But in others, it serves as a reminder to those who call the name.  So by naming a kid "Jesus" in such a culture would NOT be to imply that the kid IS Jesus.  But that the kid is to remind people of Jesus every time they say his name.  It is common practice in India to name children after the various Gods and Goddesses.  It was common practice in the Bible to name kids names of God.  For example, Tovia means "Good God,"  "Hezekiah" means "Mighty God," and so on.  Isaiah gave his children names that were whole phrases.  They were actually prophecies.  He did this so that when people said the name of his children, they would remember the message that is being conveyed in the name, such as "God is with us" (Immanuel).  Naming a kid "Emmanuel" or Immanuel is not to say that the kid IS God, but that the name serves as a reminder that God is with us.\n\nSo, it all depends on the culture and the reason for the name.\n\nI also would like to point out to the person who said it doesn't matter because it is pronounced differently, that Hey-Soos IS the way you say the Lord Jesus's name if you speak Spanish.  Spanish people do not pronounce a J sound, but use an H sound for that letter.  So the name IS the same as Christ's.
408688
They just want to have an easier time to say they're name,not lucky to have an easy name like.....JOSH!
104834
In the translation of my copy of the Bible, they state flat-out that they do this out of respect for people (including the Jews, whose scripture they are translating) who might feel offended seeing the Name of God in print to potentially be abused.  They add that where the proper name of God is used, they translated it to LORD, all caps, while "The Lord" was translated to a normal proper noun.
461255
Most people avoid silly names because it would make the kids the center of attention.  Celebrities always want to be the center of attention.\n\nThat may explain why so many kids of celebrities need therapists.
788302
Because most of them don't read their Bibles.  They would rather have someone else interpret them for them.  Unfortunately they either don't know or don't care that that is what gives God a bad name!!
758134
"God" can be defiled when written down; it can be erased, deleted. If you erase "G-d", it's not defiling the name of the almighty. \n\n"Because a name represents the reputation of the thing named, a name should be treated with the same respect as the thing's reputation. For this reason, God's Names, in all of their forms, are treated with enormous respect and reverence in Judaism.  The most important of God's Names is the four-letter Name represented by the Hebrew letters Yod-Heh-Vav-Heh (YHVH). It is often referred to as the Ineffable Name, the Unutterable Name or the Distinctive Name. Linguistically, it is related to the Hebrew root Heh-Yod-Heh (to be), and reflects the fact that God's existence is eternal. In scripture, this Name is used when discussing God's relation with human beings, and when emphasizing his qualities of lovingkindness and mercy. It is frequently shortened to Yah (Yod-Heh), Yahu or Yeho (Yod-Heh-Vav), especially when used in combination with names or phrases, as in Yehoshua (Joshua, meaning "the Lord is my Salvation"), Eliyahu (Elijah, meaning "my God is the Lord"), and Halleluyah ("praise the Lord").  Judaism does not prohibit writing the Name of God per se; it prohibits only erasing or defacing a Name of God. However, observant Jews avoid writing any Name of God casually because of the risk that the written Name might later be defaced, obliterated or destroyed accidentally or by one who does not know better."
776961
Most who spell it with a Hyphen "-" are Jewish.  It is a tradition from the Old Testament where God warned them not to take His name in vain, so they do not pronounce the name of God to avoid the misuse of it.
1148612
LIke many important women in the Bible, she is not named specifically, but referred to as  "eyshet Noah" or "wife of Noah."\n\nAs has been noted, tradition gives her the name Naamah, meaning beautiful one or pleasant one.
563893
they use a lot names from the bible.\nlike John, Paul,David,Mary,Ruth, etc,etc