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    Leif

    LAYF

    Meaning

    Descendant; Heir; Beloved

    Scandinavian origin · Boy

    What it points to

    Leif inherits with Christ — no more servant but son, suffering together, glorified together, the heir whose inheritance is God Himself.

    Verses · King James Version

    “And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.”

    Romans 8:17

    “Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”

    Galatians 4:7

    Most used in the 1970s (US records)

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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