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Boanerges

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Boaner'ges. A name signifying sons of thunder, given by our Lord, to the two sons of Zebedee, James and John, probably on account of their fiery earnestness. Mark 3:17. See Luke 9:54; Mark 9:38. Compare Matthew 20:20, etc.

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Boanerges'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​b/boanerges.html. 1901.
 
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