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    Ainsley

    Pronounced AYNZ-lee

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    Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Ainsley does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "One's own meadow; Hermitage clearing", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Ainsley.
    Meaning
    "One's own meadow; Hermitage clearing"
    Origin
    Scottish/English

    Ainsley is the clearing — the solitary place of encounter. 'And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain himself to pray.' Ainsley is the hermitage where the soul meets God in solitude.

    Spiritual meaning

    Ainsley is the secret clearing — the solitary mountain where Jesus prayed, the shut door behind which the Father waits.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray."

      Mark 6:46 (KJV) →

    • "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret."

      Matthew 6:6 (KJV) →
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