On Wed, 24 Oct 2001 10:04:03 -0400 Thom Harrison > I also learned that the names of God show up often as men's names, Though interestingly the Hebrew Elohim, used often in the Bible to refer to G*d, is plural. I have asked for an explanation from Jewish friends, and you can see the light bulb go on over their head. It was obvious, but they had never thought of it. D