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    Jemima

    jeh-MY-muh

    Meaning

    Dove; Warm; Affectionate

    Hebrew origin · Girl · First in Job

    What it points to

    Jemima's name — 'dove' — represents the peace and beauty that God restores after suffering. Born in Job's season of restoration, she reminds us that God's blessings after trials are richer than what we had before.

    Verses · King James Version

    “And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch.”

    Job 42:14

    “And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.”

    Job 42:15

    Most used in the 1880s (US records)

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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