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    Shadrach

    SHAD-rak

    Babylonian
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Command of Aku (moon god)
    Origin
    Babylonian
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Shadrach appears in the King James Bible, including Daniel 1:7.
    First appears in
    Daniel — The prophets
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Shadrach — originally Hananiah, 'the LORD is gracious' — experienced grace in its most dramatic form: walking through fire unburned. His story teaches that God's grace doesn't always remove the trial but always sustains us through it.
    King James verses
    • Daniel 1:7

      "Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach."

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