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David is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin. Its popularity derives from the initial oral tradition ( Oral Torah ) and recorded use related to King David , a central figure in the Hebrew Bible , or Tanakh, and foundational to Judaism , and subsequently significant in the religious traditions of Christianity and Islam .
In Jewish legend, David's sin with Bathsheba is the punishment for David's excessive self-consciousness. He had besought God to lead him into temptation so that he might give proof of his constancy like Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who successfully passed the test and whose names later were united with God's, while David failed through the ...
The name is mostly found in Great Britain and in the Netherlands. Davids is derived from the Hebrew word for "beloved". The name was popularised by the story of King David, who is regarded as the greatest of the early kings of Israel and founder of the Davidic line .
The surname David or Dávid may refer to: Dávid family, a Hungarian noble family, based in present-day Slovakia; Albert David (1902–1945), American naval officer; Alki David (born 1968), Greek businessman and actor; Anna David (journalist) (born 1970), American journalist; Anna David (singer) (born 1984), Danish pop and soul music singer
David was adopted as a Christian name from at least the 6th century. David the Invincible (6th century), Neoplatonic philosopher; David (commentator) (6th century), Greek scholar; Saint David (6th century), patron saint of Wales; David the Dendrite (c. 450–540), a patron saint of Thessaloniki; David (son of Heraclius) (b. 630), co-emperor of ...
Other names; Related names: David, Davey: Dave is a given name, a shortened form of the name David, Davey, etc. The name means "beloved".
The number of sons by name in the Bible is 19. In addition, two further unnamed sons are recorded as having been born in Jerusalem, one, probably both, having died in infancy. One of these was the first child born of David's adulterous relationship with Bathsheba. Only one of David's daughters, Tamar, [1] is mentioned by name. [2]
The lists of names are identical between Abraham and David (whose royal ancestry affirms Jesus' Messianic title Son of David), but differ radically from that point. Matthew has twenty-seven generations from David to Joseph, whereas Luke has forty-two, with almost no overlap between them or with other known genealogies.