Planet Venus in alignment with Mercury (above) and the Moon (below) LuciferLucifer is the Latin name for the planet Venus in its morning appearances. It corresponds to the Greek names , "light-bringer", and , "dawn-bringer". is the name of various figures in folklore associated with the planet Venus. Originally stemming from a son of the personified dawn, the goddess Aurora, in Roman mythology, the entity's name was subsequently absorbed into Christianity as a name for Satan. Modern scholarship generally translates the term in the relevant Bible passage where the Ancient Greek figure's name was historically used (Isaiah 14:12) as "morning star" or "shining one" rather than as a proper name, Lucifer. As a name for the Devil in Christianity , the more common meaning in English, "Lucifer" is the rendering of the Hebrew word (transliteration: hêylêl; pronunciation: hay-lale)Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary. in Isaiah given in the King James Version of the Bible. The translators of this version took the word from the Latin Vulgate, Originally published New York: The MacMillan Co., 1923. which translated by the Latin word (uncapitalized), meaning "the morning star, the planet Venus", or, as an adjective, "light-bringing".
Planet Venus in alignment with Mercury (above) and the Moon (below) LuciferLucifer is the Latin name for the planet Venus in its morning appearances. It corresponds to the Greek names , "light-bringer", and , "dawn-bringer". is the name of various figures in folklore associated with the planet Venus. Originally stemming from a son of the personified dawn, the goddess Aurora, in Roman mythology, the entity's name was subsequently absorbed into Christian folklore as a name for Satan. Modern scholarship generally translates the term in the relevant Bible passage where the Ancient Greek figure's name was historically used (Isaiah 14:12) as "morning star" or "shining one" rather than as a proper name, Lucifer. As a name for the Devil in Christian theology , the more common meaning in English, "Lucifer" is the rendering of the Hebrew word (transliteration: hêylêl; pronunciation: hay-lale)Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary. in Isaiah given in the King James Version of the Bible. The translators of this version took the word from the Latin Vulgate, Originally published New York: The MacMillan Co., 1923. which translated by the Latin word (uncapitalized), meaning "the morning star, the planet Venus", or, as an adjective, "light-bringing".
R
Christianity
Christian folklore
R
Christianity
Christian theology