Every Time God Changed Someone's Name in the Bible (and the One Everyone Gets Wrong)

Nine times in the Bible, God or Jesus gives someone a new name, or assigns a name before they exist. Every one of them arrives before there is any proof: Abraham before he had a son, Jacob before he stopped limping, Peter before he denied Jesus, and a name written on a white stone that no one else can read. And near the end, we look at the name change almost everyone believes is in the Bible, but isn't: Saul to Paul on the road to Damascus. We read what Acts 9 and Acts 13 actually say. CHAPTERS 0:00 Jacob at the River: "What Is Thy Name?" 1:16 The Rules of Counting Biblical Name Changes 2:21 Abram & Sarai: Renamed Before the Promise 4:19 Jacob to Israel: Why God Said It Twice 6:26 Simon to Peter: The Stone Before the Fall 9:00 The Sons of Thunder: Boanerges 9:54 Jedidiah: The Name After the Funeral 11:18 Lo-ammi & Ammi: Reversing the Verdict 13:16 Hephzi-bah & Beulah: A City Renamed 14:31 Four Names Given Before Birth (Ishmael, Isaac, John, Jesus) 16:13 The Name Written on the White Stone (Revelation 2) 17:13 The Saul & Paul Myth: What the Text Actually Says 19:22 When Kings and Grief Rename People (Daniel & Naomi) 21:05 The 5 Patterns Behind God's Names 22:19 Conclusion: How Do You Pray for the Promise? PASSAGES IN THIS VIDEO Genesis 17, 32, 35, 46 · 2 Samuel 12 · Hosea 1, 2 · Isaiah 43, 62 · Matthew 1, 16 · Mark 3 · Luke 1, 22 · John 1 · Acts 9, 13 · Daniel 1 · Ruth 1, 4 · Revelation 2, 3 All Scripture is quoted from the King James Version (public domain). Which of these nine names would you want God to say to you? Tell me in the comments, and subscribe to What The Text Says for more stories read closely, line by line. The narration in this video is a synthetic voice, and the artwork is AI-generated.