'Called' in the Bible

God called the light "day" and the darkness "night." There was evening, and there was morning, marking the first day.

God called the expanse "sky." There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.

God called the dry ground "land" and the gathered waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good.

The Lord God formed out of the ground every living animal of the field and every bird of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them, and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.

Then the man said, "This one at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one will be called 'woman,' for she was taken out of man."

But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?"

That is why its name was called Babel -- because there the Lord confused the language of the entire world, and from there the Lord scattered them across the face of the entire earth.

That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi. (It is located between Kadesh and Bered.)

Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there." (This incident explains why the town was called Zoar.)

But God heard the boy's voice. The angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and asked her, "What is the matter, Hagar? Don't be afraid, for God has heard the boy's voice right where he is crying.

But the Lord's angel called to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Here I am!" he answered.

And Abraham called the name of that place "The Lord provides." It is said to this day, "In the mountain of the Lord provision will be made."

The Lord's angel called to Abraham a second time from heaven

So they called Rebekah and asked her, "Do you want to go with this man?" She replied, "I want to go."

So Esau said to Jacob, "Feed me some of the red stuff -- yes, this red stuff -- because I'm starving!" (That is why he was also called Edom.)

When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he was almost blind, he called his older son Esau and said to him, "My son!" "Here I am!" Esau replied.

So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. Then he commanded him, "You must not marry a Canaanite woman!

He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.

Laban called it Jegar Sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.

Laban said, "This pile of stones is a witness of our agreement today." That is why it was called Galeed.

It was also called Mizpah because he said, "May the Lord watch between us when we are out of sight of one another.

But Jacob traveled to Succoth where he built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was called Succoth.

There he set up an altar and called it "The God of Israel is God."

God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but your name will no longer be called Jacob; Israel will be your name." So God named him Israel.

With her dying breath, she named him Ben-Oni. But his father called him Benjamin instead.

she called for her household servants and said to them, "See, my husband brought in a Hebrew man to us to humiliate us. He tried to have sex with me, but I screamed loudly.

In the morning he was troubled, so he called for all the diviner-priests of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

The time for Israel to die approached, so he called for his son Joseph and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh and show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,

Jacob called for his sons and said, "Gather together so I can tell you what will happen to you in the future.

When the Canaanites who lived in the land saw them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "This is a very sad occasion for the Egyptians." That is why its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.