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Genesis 35:19 - Ephrath is Bethlehem. Micah 5:2 - But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah 1 Samuel 17:21 - Ephrathite Bethlehem In the Hebrew Bible, names are often accompanied with another word of similar meaning, in this case Ephrath means Bethlehem, thus Ephrath must somehow mean Bread. אֶפְרָת (APRT) - Thi...

The context of Psalms 89:12 are the mountains, Tabor and Hermon, , the context is how these mountains are filled with Snow with the cold of the north [Job 37:9], The most interesting place in the Hebrew Bible is Mt. Hermon, it as so many different names and poetry assigned to it. Thalassa (or Thalat...

Genesis 12:6 - Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh Sichem and Moreh are synonyms referring to the Sycamore-Mulberry tree , in fact the word Sycamore is literally ' Sichem+Moreh ' Sichem , from συκάμινος [Sukaminos] also written שִׁקְמָה [shakam ] Morah is ...

The Latin word cruce is not a cross, the definition is ' a gallows, frame, tree ' , the same is true for σταυρός , so none of these words suggest a 'cross-shape', that people have in mind , however the Greek word for Cross is χιάζω, a word never used in the New Testament, so where are people getting...

Identifying ' Alexander the Great ' with Cyrus in Isaiah 45:1 means most of the events in the Bible can be moved forward 229 years, which solves a major problem with Jewish history, the history between Alexander and the time of the Maccabees ( 332 BCE to 150 BCE ) , very little is known about Jews b...

Read the fuller Psalms Psalm 89:12 The north-west fattened Tabor and Hermon Job 37:9 ' Cold of the North North in Job 37:9 is actually מְזָרִים [Mzrim] which is rather similar to מִצְרַיִם [Msrim], see Exodus 9:23 ' LORD rained hail upon the land of Msrim ' , a weather phenomena associated with the ...

In the Hebrew Bible, there is no 'Red Sea', however the term translates from יָמָּה סּוּף , However יָמָּה doesn't always refer to a Sea, but to the Western direction Psalms 89:12 The north-west thou hast created them This verse is similar to Genesis 1, tsaphown (North) yamiyn (West) Bara ( Filled) ...

[wiki]The Hebrew word shamayim is constructed of two parts: sham (שָׁמַ) derived from Akkadian samu meaning "sky" or "lofty", and Hebrew mayim (מַיִם) meaning "water". In Genesis 1:6 Elohim separated the "water from the water". The area above the earth was fi...

I consider Isaiah , Ezekiel and Songs of Solomon to be the most original books in the Tanakh and can be used to decipher Genesis. Genesis 1:6 as some strange language that mentions 'Upper Waters, Lower Waters, under the firmament and above the firmament ' and this cryptic language can be found in on...

I am also an opponent of PIE [Proto-Indo-European] , Every time i look up PIE Etymology of any words, no mention of Hebrew , Why is Hebrew not classified as a PIE language, the language was used in Europe, the oldest city in Europe is Cádiz (South west spain) founded by the Phoenicians, PIE can be t...