Where did Jesus get his name?

How did Jesus come to receive His name? Why is it important? Joshua. Joshua became Israel's leader after the death of Moses and Joshua was charged with taking ancient Israel across the Jordan River and into the Promised Land. read more

Jesus got his name when an angel told Joseph that Mary was pregnant with a son by the Holy Spirit. (Joseph was going to separate from Mary because he knew the baby was not his, but the angel told him not to do this, and to name the child Jesus. read more

Jesus is His name and He is the “Anointed” One of God Who is the long-ago prophesied Messiah. The Jews had been waiting for Him and yet they refused to acknowledge Him as the Messiah. They were jealous of His following and even Pontius Pilate “knew that it was out of envy that they had delivered him up” (Matt 27:18). read more

We know Jesus was a Hebrew, so how could His name have been a Latin name from the Greek. In fact, in the Hebrew alphabet, there is no J sound. Wherever you see the letter J, it is pronounced with a Y sound. read more