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Ebenezer

Ebenezer is a male given name of Hebrew origin. It derives from Eben-ezer, meaning "stone of help." The name has been used in Christian and Jewish contexts and appears in literature and toponymy, including as a name for places and institutions in English-speaking regions.

In the Hebrew Bible, Eben-ezer refers to a stone Samuel sets up after Israel's victory over the

Notable uses include Ebenezer Howard (1850–1928), the English urban planner who founded the Garden City movement,

Across the world, various towns, churches, and other sites bear the name Ebenezer, reflecting biblical inspiration

Philistines
at
Mizpah
(1
Samuel
7:12).
The
term,
commonly
rendered
as
"stone
of
help,"
became
a
symbolic
reminder
of
divine
aid
and
has
influenced
later
devotional
language
and
place
names.
and
Ebenezer
Scrooge,
the
main
character
of
Charles
Dickens's
A
Christmas
Carol.
Scrooge
is
a
fictional
figure,
and
while
the
name
has
literary
associations
with
thrift
and
miserliness
in
popular
culture,
the
name
itself
predates
the
novel.
in
naming
practices.
Today,
Ebenezer
remains
in
use
as
a
given
name
and
as
a
geographic
or
institutional
toponym.