Immanuel

Immanuel

Immanuel or Emmanuel (Heb., ‘God is with us’). The name of a son prophesied to be born of a young woman (or virgin) in Isaiah 7. 14. Christian tradition, starting with Matthew 1. 23, has interpreted the passage as a prophecy of the virgin birth of Christ.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Immanuel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Immanuel

Immanuel or Emmanuel (Heb., ‘With us [is] God’). The word occurs in Is. 7:14 and 8:8, but it is not clear to whom it refers. In Mt. 1:23 the prophecy is interpreted with reference to the birth of Christ.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Immanuel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Immanuel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Immanuel.html

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Immanuel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Immanuel.html

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Immanuel

Immanuel or Emmanuel [Heb.,=God with us], in the Book of Isaiah, name given to the child who would be a sign to Judah of her deliverance. In the Gospel of St. Matthew it is given as a name of Jesus.

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"Immanuel." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Immanuel

Immanuel ♂ Variant spelling of Emmanuel, a form generally used in the English-speaking world by Jews.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Immanuel." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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ImmanuelGod is with us’, the name of Isaiah's child (Isa. 7: 14). See also Emmanuel.

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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Immanuel." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Immanuel ♂ (German) Biblical. See Emmanuel.

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