Barach, Is that a saint's name?

[Billski]

Barach Obama is the president of the United States. I thought that his first name was not that of one of the saints. But I found something at a Catholic web site. The following is one of the ancient saints.

St. Berach
Feastday: February 15
6th century

Irish abbot and nephew of St. Freoch. He was raised by his uncle and became a disciple of St. Kevin. Berach, who is sometimes called Barachias or Berachius, founded an abbey at Clusin-Coirpte, in ........., Ireland. He is the patron saint of Kilbarry, County Dublin.

 

[xriley]

I believe his name is Barack Hussein Obama jr. Named after his father who is from Kenya.

 

[airplanedoc]

Barack Obama

Its a K not a H

And to be best of my knowlege he is not catholic

 

[The Nid Hog]

Barack mean "blessed." It's essentially the same as Baruch in Hebrew. My guess is that the appropriate English analog would be Benedict.

 

[Chimensch]

Barack mean "blessed." It's essentially the same as Baruch in Hebrew. My guess is that the appropriate English analog would be Benedict.

You are correct, sir!

 

[Duckster]

I liked him when he was Barry.


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[proxymoron]

Name two other US presidents, alive or dead, who could pull off that hat. Lincoln doesn't count.

 

[dpm802]

Name two other US presidents, alive or dead, who could pull off that hat. Lincoln doesn't count.

Harry Truman

FDR

 

[Miles]

I like how FDR is actually pulling the hat off. Bonus style points!

 

[KarthVader]

He wasn't president yet, but he still looked like a bad ***.

 

[professorchaos]

Berach is not a saint my religion recognizes.

 

[CaribbeanSoul]

Buraq (Arabic for "Lightning") is a mythical winged horse from the heavens that was said to have transported prophets. As the story goes, in the 7th Century, a Buraq carried the prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Jerusalem and back in the company of Gabriel during the "Night Journey" to meet Allah.

 

[mmack66]

Don't forget B.A. Baracus.

 

[CaribbeanSoul]

...or Burt Bacharach.

 

[Hreafn]

I believe that this is from when he was pres.

 

[CaribbeanSoul]

...or Lou Brock...

 

[FreezerBurns]

Not to be confused with Baraka

 

[Storer50]

Not to be confused with Baraka

you beat me to it

 

[CaribbeanSoul]

...or a Breck's girl...

 

[Seraphim]

Barak is refered to in St. Paul's letter to the Hebrews:

The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40
Brethren, by faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, choosing rather to share ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.

And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets -- who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign enemies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated -- of whom the world was not worthy -- wandering over deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Barak is a prophet from the Old Testament.