Tag: Hebrew Bible
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Was Keturah the Wife or the Concubine of Abraham ?
According to Genesis 25:1, Keturah is described as being Abraham’s wife : “Abraham married another wife named Keturah.” The word used for wife in the Hebrew is (‘ishshah) (Strong’s No. 802)[1] and The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon (2001) defines the meaning of the word as “woman, wife, female”[2]. But according to I Chronicles 1:32, we are…
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The Event of Worship to the Golden Calf
The Israelites repented about worshipping the golden calf BEFORE Moses returned from the mountain [7:149], yet they refused to repent but rather continued to worship the calf until Moses came back [20:91]. Does Aaron share in their guilt? No [20:85-90], yes [20:92, 7:151].
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Yalqut Shamouni : Debunking the Misattribution of “Toledoth Yeshu” to Yochanan Ben Zakkai
An article posted on a Christian website entitled Jesus in the Rabbinic Traditions is a good example of the level to which religious studies has sunk in recent years, as carried out on the Internet. The author, one Sam Shamoun, who presents himself as one who has the knowledge to instruct us in his chosen subject, is…
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Allah is the “Rimmon” of Syria ? A Reply to Christian Mendacity
A missionary under the Yahoo! Groups nome de plume of "Patriot Tim" has made an allegation in a discussion group by stating that the Syrian pagan idol RIMMON () as mentioned in 2 Kings 5:18 is the same Deity as for the Muslims, who sometimes call upon God as ar-rahman (The Merciful).