New Testament people named Mary

The Three Maries at the Tomb by Mikołaj Haberschrack, 15th century

The name Mary (from Ancient Greek: Μαριάμ or Μαρία from the original Hebrew מרים Miryam), appears 54 times in the New Testament,[note 1] in 49 verses.[4] It was the single most popular female name among Jews of the Roman province of Judaea at the time, borne by about one in four women,[5][6] and most of the New Testament references to Mary provide only the barest identifying information. Scholars and traditions therefore differ as to how many distinct women these references represent and which of them refer to the same person.

  1. ^ "Strong's Greek: 3137. Μαρία (Maria or Mariam) — 54 Occurrences". Biblehub.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ "NAS Exhaustive Concordance 3137. Maria or Mariam". Biblehub.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Matthew 1:24 translations comparison". Biblehub.com. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling search results for Maria". debijbel.nl (in Dutch). Nederlands Bijbelgenootschap. 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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