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MarketAndChurch
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30 Jul 2011, 4:05 am

Abraham's name-less servent who hooks up issac with his future bride
Sara
Ruth
Abraham himself
Esther
Elijah
Jacob


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30 Jul 2011, 7:58 am

MarketAndChurch wrote:
Abraham's name-less servent who hooks up issac with his future bride
Sara
Ruth
Abraham himself
Esther
Elijah
Jacob


The name of Abraham's nameless servant was Eliezer of Damascus.

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30 Jul 2011, 11:23 am

ruveyn wrote:
MarketAndChurch wrote:
Abraham's name-less servent who hooks up issac with his future bride
Sara
Ruth
Abraham himself
Esther
Elijah
Jacob


The name of Abraham's nameless servant was Eliezer of Damascus.

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Given that he had to leave Damascus in a hurry, can we assume that is his real name?



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30 Jul 2011, 11:49 am

I thought Paul was kind of interesting.



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30 Jul 2011, 12:21 pm

peter.

because that's my name... and he is no less the only real human ever to have walked on water as far as i recall the scriptures well... :lol:



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30 Jul 2011, 2:00 pm

aspi-rant wrote:
peter.

because that's my name... and he is no less the only real human ever to have walked on water as far as i recall the scriptures well... :lol:


In no greater a hurry than Abram of Haran left his neck of the woods.

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31 Jul 2011, 10:37 am

Simon from Cyrene, the woman with an issue of blood, Enoch and numerous others who get only a small mention. Guess I like to imagine the rest of the story. So collectively the "biblical extras"



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06 Aug 2011, 10:21 pm

I really like Ester, Peter, Jonah, Abraham, Sarah, and Mary Magdalene



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06 Aug 2011, 11:09 pm

How about that dude who was like this scrawny kid but then he holds up this sword and turns into this big buff dude and rides a big green panther or tiger or something and kicks everyone's ass? He rocked.