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Names; that is, other names: this was done by the subtle instigation of Satan, that they might renounce their names received in circumcision, by assuming names imposed relating to the idol gods, being a profanation and a further degree of their apostacy; for Daniel had
the name of Belteshazzar, or Baltasar, from the great Babylonian idol Baal or Bel, &c. This was by the king’s command, and herein he put forth an act of his sovereignty. Thus Adam, Gen_2:19,20. Thus Pharaoh did, Gen_41:45; he gave
Joseph the name of Zaphnath-paaneah. And Pharaohnechoh changed the name of
Eliakim, Josiah’s son, to Jehoiakim, 2Ki_23:34. And the king of Babylon turned the name of
Mattaniah to Zedekiah, 2Ki_24:17. The Lord changed the name of
Sarai to Sarah, of
Abram to Abraham, of
Jacob to Israel. Thus the Lord changed
Simon’s name to Cephas or Peter, Mar_3:16.