that James drew a valid conclusion from the verse at the Jerusalem Council (Acts 15:14–19). The idiom “be called by someoneʾs name” (אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָא שְׁמִי עֲלֵיהֶם, ʾašer-niqrāʾ šĕmî ʿălêhem, lit. “who My name is called over them”) expresses ownership or possession. The name of the Lord was “called over” Israel (Deut. 28:10), the ark of the covenant (2 Sam. 6:2), the Temple in Jerusalem (1 Kings 8:43), and the city of Jerusalem (Jer. 25:29). David spoke of the possibility that his name might