Six Jameses, four Johns, two Andrews, one Abraham, one Thomas, one Benjamin: 15 men who served as president of the United States and happen to have names found in the Bible.
James, John, Andrew and Thomas were apostles. Abraham was a prophet. And Benjamin was one of Jacob's 12 famous sons.
If we stretch and count Zachary Taylor for Zachariah, a former king of Israel, we have 16.
During today's inauguration ceremony, President Barack Obama will become the 17th president with a name found in the Bible.
Rubbish, you say?
Judges 4-5
"Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. And the Lord discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet."
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woah....how do you find this stuff??
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