13 and more people in the Bible with alternative names

1. Abram became Abraham (less dramatially Sara became Sarah) (Genesis 17)

2. Jacob became Israel (Genesis

3. Jsoeph was called Zaphenath-Paneach by Pharaoh (Genesis

4. Moses' father-in-law is referred to both as Reuel and as Jethro (Exodus 2:18; 3:1)

5. Gideon was nick-named Jerub-Baal (Judges)

6. Naomi wanted to be known as Mara (Ruth 1)

7. Uzziah the king is alos referred to as Azariah

8. Eliakim the king was renamed Jehoiakim by Pharaoh Neco (2 Kings 23:34)

9. Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were called Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego by Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 1)

10. Hadassah was known as Esther (Esther 2)

11. Simon the disciple was nicknamed Cephas or Peter by Jesus,  both meaning “rock”

12. Joseph was nicjnamed Barnabas, son of encouragement

13. Saul of Tarsus became known as Paul, probably his Roman name

5 never in you agains from Revelation 18:21-24

21 Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea, and said: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be thrown down, never to be found again.

22 The music of harpists and musicians, pipers and trumpeters, will never be heard in you again.

No worker of any trade will ever be found in you again.

The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again.

23 The light of a lamp will never shine in you again.

The voice of bridegroom and bride will never be heard in you again.

Your merchants were the world’s important people. By your magic spell all the nations were led astray.

24 In her was found the blood of prophets and of God’s holy people, of all who have been slaughtered on the earth.”

13 commands to praise God from earth in Psalm 148

Psalm 148:7-14

7 Praise the LORD from the earth,

you great sea creatures

and all ocean depths,

8 lightning and hail, 

snow and clouds,

stormy winds that do his bidding,

you mountains and all hills,

fruit trees and all cedars,

10 wild animals and all cattle,

small creatures and flying birds,

11 kings of the earth and all nations, you princes and all rulers on earth,

12 young men and women,

old men

and children.

13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his splendour is above the earth and the heavens. 14 And he has raised up for his people a horn, the praise of all his faithful servants, of Israel, the people close to his heart. Praise the LORD.

5 commands to praise God in heaven in Psalm 148

Psalm 148:1-5

Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights above.

2 Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his heavenly hosts.

3 Praise him, sun and moon;

praise him, all you shining stars.

4 Praise him, you highest heavens

and you waters above the skies.

5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for at his command they were created, 6 and he established them for ever and ever - he issued a decree that will never pass away.