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    Sullivan

    Pronounced SUL-ih-vun

    boy
    Not found in the KJV text — No — the name Sullivan does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Dark eyes; Hawk-eyed", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Sullivan.
    Meaning
    "Dark eyes; Hawk-eyed"
    Origin
    Irish/Gaelic

    Sullivan has sharp eyes — the hawk-eyed observer. 'The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.' Sullivan sees clearly because he looks through the lens of God's discernment.

    Spiritual meaning

    Sullivan sees with discernment — the LORD's eyes beholding all, nothing hidden, the sharp sight that distinguishes good from evil.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good."

      Proverbs 15:3 (KJV) →

    • "Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do."

      Hebrews 4:13 (KJV) →
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