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Why was Goliath's sword kept in the tabernacle at Nob?
Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand
here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me,
because the king’s business was urgent.”
9The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you
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What is the proper translation of the Hebrew word רוּחַ (ruach) in Genesis 3:8?
I recently discovered during the initial stage of study of the word “spirit” that the Hebrew word רוּחַ (ruach) in Genesis 3:8 is translated into English as “cool.”
8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the…
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Why does Pharaoh ask Jacob his age?
In Genesis 47, Jacob is presented before Pharaoh:
Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in and presented him before Pharaoh. After Jacob blessed Pharaoh, Pharaoh asked him, "How old are you?"
And Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The years of my pilgrimage…
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Where did that camel come from?
Psalm 13, verse 6, second hemistich, reads:
אָשִירָה לַיהוָה, כִּי גָמַל עָלָי
Which is to say, "I will sing to G-d, because there is a camel upon me."
Can anyone offer a hermeneutic explanation for this sentiment?
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How do the waters of Noah's flood correspond to baptism (1 Peter 3:21)?
In the NIV and the Berean Study Bible (apparently the most literal Bible translation according to its website) versions, 1 Peter 3:21 reads:
"and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also--not the removal of dirt from the body but the…
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What portions of the New Testament are purported to have originally been written in Aramaic?
I am wondering what portions of the New Testament are purported to have originally been written in Aramaic, and by whom. I am aware that Seventh Day Adventist and Nestorian scholars often assert Aramaic primacy, but they generally assert that the…
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What is the "booth of David" in Amos 9:11?
Amos 9:11 (ESV):
In that day I will raise up
the booth of David that is fallen
and repair its breaches,
and raise up its ruins
and rebuild it as in the days of old
What does the "booth of David" refer to in this context? Is it the…
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"There is a son born to Naomi"? But it's a grandson -- what's up with that?
In chapter 4 of Rut, after Boaz performs levirate marriage with Rut and she bears a son, it says:
וַתִּקְרֶאנָה לוֹ הַשְּׁכֵנוֹת שֵׁם לֵאמֹר, יֻלַּד-בֵּן לְנָעֳמִי; וַתִּקְרֶאנָה שְׁמוֹ עוֹבֵד, הוּא אֲבִי-יִשַׁי אֲבִי דָוִד.
And the women her…
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Does the postfixed χ in Jewish Greek transliterations simply denote the aleph, i.e. vs. other vowels?
The Hebrew א and the Greek χ (especially in their typical manuscript form) look very similar. 'Jewish Greek' (Septuagintic/Diaspora/NT Greek) already being an insiders language (inasmuch it's virtually necessary to be familiar with Hebrew culture,…
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Why are there two harvesters in Revelation 14?
In Revelation 14:15-16, at seemingly the end of the age, we have this scene:
Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come,…
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Why are there so many unusual weapons used in Judges?
There are a number of unusual or unconventional weapons used in the book of Judges:
Shamgar uses an oxgoad to strike down Philistines (3:31)
Jael uses a tent peg to kill Sisera (4:21)
Gideon's army is equipped with jars, torches, and trumpets…
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Psalm 60:4 difference between different translations
Why are ESV and NKJV on the second part of Psalm 60:4 very different? Which one is correct?
Ps 60:4, ESV:
You have set up a banner for those who fear you,
that they may flee to it from the bow.[a]
[a] Or that it may be displayed because of…
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Why was prohibition against consuming grapes and raisins included in the Nazirite vow?
Wine and fermented drink contain alcohol, and one easily gets drunk when consuming them. Grapes and raisins, on the other hand, don't make you drunk, do they? So, why the prohibition? Does it have to do with fermentation and production of alcohol in…
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What did Nebuchadnezzar actually say in Daniel 3:25?
In Daniel 3:25, both Young's Literal and Green's Literal give :
... a son of the gods
whereas the KJV gives :
... the son of God.
Young lists the word Elah, as being the Chaldee word which Nebuchadnezzar uttered and I presume that he uttered it…
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What was Nicodemus supposed to know from the Old Testament about being born again?
“Nicodemus said to Him, "How can these things be?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and do not understand these things?”
John 3:9-10 NASB
Jesus asks Nicodemus you the expert of the Law(Torah) and the…
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