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On the question why certain Names in the Holy Scriptures are changed

Philo of Alexandria · Parte 261

[261] [cap.45] Virtue, therefore, will bring thee forth a legitimate male child, far removed from all effeminate passions; and thou shalt call the name of thy son by the name of the passion which thou feelest in regard to him; and thou wilt by all means feel joy; so that thou shalt give him a name which is an emblem of joy, namely, Laughter.