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'''Ebenezer''', less commonly spelled '''Ebenezar''', is a male [[given name]] of [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] origin meaning "stone of the help" (derived from the phrase [[Eben-Ezer|''Eben ha-Ezer'']]).<ref>[http://www.sacrednamebible.com/kjvstrongs/STRHEB0.htm#S72 Entry "'Eben ha-`ezer"], in: [[Strong's Concordance|''Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionary'']].</ref> The name is sometimes abbreviated as [[Eben (disambiguation)|Eben]]. [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] from [[Charles Dickens]]'s ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' has given the name a negative connotation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/ebenezer | title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Ebenezer }}</ref> |
'''Ebenezer''', less commonly spelled '''Ebenezar''', is a male [[given name]] of [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] origin meaning "stone of the help" (derived from the phrase [[Eben-Ezer|''Eben ha-Ezer'']]).<ref>[http://www.sacrednamebible.com/kjvstrongs/STRHEB0.htm#S72 Entry "'Eben ha-`ezer"], in: [[Strong's Concordance|''Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionary'']].</ref> The name is sometimes abbreviated as [[Eben (disambiguation)|Eben]]. [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] from [[Charles Dickens]]' ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' has given the name a negative connotation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/ebenezer | title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Ebenezer }}</ref> |
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==List of people with the given name Ebenezer== |
==List of people with the given name Ebenezer== |