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    Ansel

    AN-sul

    Meaning

    God's protection; Divine helmet

    Germanic origin · Boy

    What it points to

    Ansel is God's protection for the mind — the helmet of salvation guarding against every lie the enemy whispers.

    Verses · King James Version

    “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”

    Ephesians 6:17

    “But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.”

    1 Thessalonians 5:8

    Most used in the 1890s (US records)

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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