Bible Names

Nathanael: meaning of the name

Nathanael means “the gift of God.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Nathanael in Hebrew and Greek

Ναθαναήλ G3482

Nathanaḗl — Nathanaël (i.e. Nathanel), an Israelite and Christian

of Hebrew origin (H05417);

Who named Nathanael in the Bible

Nathanael in Scripture

“Nathanael” appears in 6 verses of the King James Version.

  • John 1:45

    Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

  • John 1:46

    And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

  • John 1:47

    Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

  • John 1:48

    Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

  • John 1:49

    Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

  • John 21:2

    There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.