Biblical Names

Isak being the biblical version of Isaac stood out to me because of the story of Abraham and Isaac. When God tested Abraham to kill his only son (technically not his only son but the only son he recognized as Ishmeal was born out of wedlock), Abraham attempted to do it. One thing that I did not know though was that Isaac was not tricked, but knew what was happening the entire time and accepted that since God had ordered it he will sacrifice his life. Isaac’s willingness to sacrifice his life simply because God said so is similar to how devout Isak is in the story. Isak marries Sunja because he believes that might be God’s calling for him. Isak chooses to never go against his faith even when it essentially kills him in jail. Both of these things are sacrifices that remind me of Isaac.


Another biblical name version I found interesting was Mozasu and Moses. Both Mozasu and Moses seem to be two people who wanted to be with/help the hated. For instance, Moses, while still being a prince of Egypt, helps a Hebrew slave, while Mozasu helps Haruki when Mozasu is young. Both people somewhat support their home or at least do not dislike it, as Mozasu becomes a pachinko parlor worker and is kind of the opposite of Noah, while Moses helps the Jews by freeing them from Egypt. The two characters are somewhat similar within these two aspects, but there are still differences between them such as Moses being separated by his parents, while Mozasu is not.


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