[Rinnwald]

Thanks for the explanation. Ananias could have been a common name. Just like Judas’s house where Saul was recuperating was not owned by the betrayer. That was a common enough name that there were even two among the Apostles.

[Hebrews 11:6]

How could we learn if Ananias and Judas were common 1st Century names?

thinking, thinking

I know! All we need to do is check their phonebooks.

No, that won't work after all. Phonebooks list last names alphabetically, and Ananias and Judas are first names.

Never mind.

[Hebrews 11:6]

You are very alert to make the Judas connection.

I suspect it would be profitable to make a study of biblical names. I presented a guest sermon once focusing on that.

So many include el, for God: Ezekiel, Gabriel, Michael, Daniel....

Of course, Yeshua, God saves, is the champeen.