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    Rhesa

    REE-suh

    Hebrew/Aramaic
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Head; Chief; Prince
    Origin
    Hebrew/Aramaic
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Rhesa appears in the King James Bible, including Luke 3:27.
    First appears in
    Luke — The Gospels
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Rhesa proves that God remembers every name in His story — even those the world forgets are forever written in His lineage.
    King James verses
    • Luke 3:27

      "Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel."

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