Bible Figure
Immanuel
Hebrew name that appeared in the Book of Isaiah
Immanuel, meaning 'God with us,' is the name or sign announced in Isaiah and applied by Matthew to Jesus Christ.
Biography
Isaiah 7:14 announces that a young woman or virgin will conceive and bear a son called Immanuel in the setting of the Syro-Ephraimite crisis. Matthew 1:22-23 quotes the prophecy in connection with the virgin conception and birth of Jesus, explicitly translating the name as 'God with us.'
Biblical Significance
Immanuel is better treated as a prophetic title or designation than as a separate biblical person. In Christian interpretation Matthew identifies its fullest significance with Jesus.