Matthew McConaughey Reveals Biblical Inspiration Behind Son Levi's Name

Matthew McConaughey keeps it cool and casual with a iced-coffee in hand as he exits his hotel on Monday morning (July 31) in New York City.

The 47-year-old actor made his way to Good Morning America where he promoted his upcoming fantasy film The Dark Tower and revealed the reason he and wife, Camila Alves, chose the to name their 9-year-old son Levi out of the six other options they were weighing.

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“Levi’s another name for Matthew in the bible. We had talked about possibly Matthew, Jr. if he was a boy. And my favorite [verse] in the bible is Matthew 6:22,” Matthew revealed to host Michael Strahan. “We find out he’s a boy when he’s born. You’re not thinking about the name, right? An hour later, the doctor comes up and he hands you that card to fill out: ‘Blank was born at 6:22 p.m.’ So we went, ‘It’s Levi.’”