Rich man and Lazarus Rich man and Lazarus The parable of the rich man and Lazarus (also called the Dives and Lazarus or Lazarus and Dives) is a well-known parable of Jesus appearing in the Gospel of Luke. The Gospel of Luke () tells of the relationship, during life and after death, between an unnamed rich man and a poor beggar named Lazarus. The traditional name "Dives" is not actually a name, but instead a word for "rich man", "dives", in the text of the Latin Bible, the Vulgate. The rich man was also given the names "Neuēs" (i.e. Nineveh) and "Fineas" (i.e. Phineas)
Helen (given name) Helen (given name) Helen is a feminine given name derived from the Ancient Greek name , "Helenē" (dialectal variant: , "Helena") whose etymology is unknown; a derivation of the latter from , a variant form of , i.e. "torch", is considered "rather uncertain". Another possible derivation is from Greek "Selene", meaning 'moon'. Helen of Troy is a character in Greek mythology. The name was widely used by early Christians due to Saint Helena, the mother of the emperor Constantine I, who according to legend found a piece of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified when she traveled to