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Alastair

Pronounced AL-ah-stair

boy

Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Alastair does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Defender of the people", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Alastair.

Meaning: "Defender of the people"
Origin: Scottish/Greek

Alastair defends the vulnerable — and God commands the defense of the weak. 'Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.' Alastair speaks for those who cannot speak for themselves.

Spiritual meaning

Alastair opens his mouth for the voiceless — poor delivered, needy rescued, the defender who speaks in the cause of those appointed to destruction.

Related verses (KJV)

"Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction."
Proverbs 31:8 (KJV) →
"Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked."
Psalm 82:4 (KJV) →

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