Mandy Baker Johnson

Welcome to the web site for Joy Johnson when she was known as Mandy Baker Johnson. Following the passing of Joy in 2021, this site is now archived. You can read a tribute to Joy here.

Who was the first baby that God named?

Published 6 January 2010

The first child in the Bible to be named by God while he was still in the womb is Ishmael, the son of Abraham and Hagar.  His name is amazing.  In Hebrew it is made up of three parts:  ‘I’ = the Eternal, ‘shma’ = to hear, and ‘El’ = Lord.  Ishmael was a man who God heard, and who was blessed by God.