Geneva
Pronounced jeh-NEE-vah
girl
Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Geneva does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Juniper tree; White wave; Race of women", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Geneva.
- Meaning
- "Juniper tree; White wave; Race of women"
- Origin
- French/Celtic
Geneva is the juniper — and Elijah rested under a juniper tree when exhausted. 'And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him.' Geneva is the place of rest where God speaks to weary servants.
Spiritual meaning
Geneva is the juniper of rest — the weary sleeping, the angel touching, the place where exhausted servants receive divine provision and a gentle word.
Related verses (KJV)
"But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die... And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him."
1 Kings 19:4-5 (KJV) →"And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest."
Psalm 55:6 (KJV) →