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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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difference between names of Jews and Christians

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0 These days there are fewer differences. Did you mean traditional first names or surnames? 0-

  • 0 These days there are fewer differences.
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0 These days there are fewer differences. Did you mean traditional first names or surnames? 0-
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0 I think this is a hard topic. I wouldn't say that there are such clear differences nowadays. Some names are known as 'Jewish' but lots of non-Jewish people have them as well. Likewise, not all Jewish people have traditionally Jewish names. 0-
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01b00102b00: Does David name belong to Jews? Tell me some names which always belong to Jews.02br
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01b00202b00: Can two first cousins marry each other in Christianity?02br
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01. There aren't any names that are always Jewish. There aren't exactly any laws about it. There are some names which are perhaps more commonly used by Jewish people. David is not one of them, it's quite a common name among Western people of all sorts of religions.02br
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002. Yes, they can. Some countries have laws against it - it is not legal in many (if any) US states bu
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0 1: Because Christianity and Judaism both arise from a single tradition, they share the same names and, although a relatively obscure hebrew name such as "Mordecai" would be more common tamongst people of hebrew descent, there is no names from which one can draw a definite distinction02br
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002 and 3. In Judaism first cousins are not allowed to marry and, although I don
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0Just a further comment on Michigander's answers.02br
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002) Yes, you are from the states and there are strong feelings against it there (and laws). But other parts of the western world don't necessarily 'reject it rather strongly'. I wouldn't say it happens a lot (after all, we tend not to develop these sorts of feelings about relatives) but it is seen as a bit odd rather
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite104) However, there 11i10are12i10 inter-faith marriages. Practicing Jews do marry people outside their faith, and so do practicing Christians. Perhaps the majority wouldn't want to, but it does happen.12br
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0 >> Yes, they can. Some countries have laws against it - it is not legal in many (if any) US states but is legal in most other western countries. 02<<
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00Twenty-four states prohibit marriages between first cousins. States generally recognize marriages of first cousins married in a state where such marriages are legal. 0-
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A christian name identifies the name of the *** of Abraham,Isaac,and Jacob , using the prefix/suffix 'ah' or 'el'
For example:gabriEL,michaEL,ezekiEL,jeremiAH,hezekaiAH,samuEL,daniEL etc.

cwsp Gabriel .

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