NCHS AP English Language

Biblical Names by Bobby Katoli

In the Bible Rachael could not bear a son for Jacob, so Rachael let Jacob sleep with their maid, Hagar so he could have a son. In Moby Dick the captain Rachael asks for help from Ahab to find his son who went missing from a whaling event. Ahab rejects the offer and continues on its course to catch up with Moby Dick. After the fight with the whale Ishmael is the only of the Pequod. After two days and a night, the Rachael finds him floating aimlessly in the sea and rescues him. Rachael from the Bible and the captain on the Rachael from Moby Dick both wanted a son. They were both searching to find a way to have a son.

Jeraboam in the Bible led a revolt against Solomon but failed and fled to Egypt were he stayed for a few years but later returned. When he returned he led a succession. In Moby Dick, the crew of the Jeroboam was afflicted by an epidemic and worshipped their prophet instead of their captain. The prohet had led a revolt on the captain and had taken control of the ship. Gabriel, the prophet on board the Jeroboam, warns Ahab not to go after Moby Dick. Ahab does not listen to the warning and continuos on to his .

posted by NCHS AP English Language III @ 8:10 AM