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    Bexley

    BEKS-lee

    English
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Clearing in the box trees
    Origin
    English
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Bexley does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Clearing in the box trees", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Bexley.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Bexley is the clearing where light springs up — arising, shining, the glory of the LORD risen upon the place of breakthrough.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Matthew 4:16

      "The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up."

    • Isaiah 60:1

      "Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee."

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