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Does the "exception clause" in Matthew 5 and Matthew 19 permit divorce or explain culpability for adultery?
Nearly all the interpretations I've seen of the "exception clause" treat it as expressing a situation where divorce could be allowed, but I've heard another interpretation that instead ...
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Do textual variants of Genesis exist where Elohim is clearly plural?
In researching for this question, I found other questions/answers that make me believe Elohim in Genesis is translated as singular because it is associated with singular verb forms (as well as plural ...
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Is there a first person verb with a plural subject in Hebrew?
I am aware of singular verbs with plural subjects in the third person, masculine, singular (see Exodus 4:29). I am wondering if there is a 1st person verb that has a plural subject?
Exodus 4:29 Moses ...
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Why is evening and morning not listed in the sabbath day?
Genesis 2.3 And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because
that in it He rested from all His work which God in creating had made.
Every other day says there was evening and morning day 5 ...
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Does “observer of times” in Deuteronomy 18:10 refer to divination used to reveal past events?
Deuteronomy 18:10 lists a series of practices that are clearly forbidden and consistently associated with supernatural or occult activity:
“There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son ...
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What ancient sources describe Jewish pilgrimages to Jerusalem for Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot?
The Torah commands pilgrimage to Jerusalem three times yearly for Sukkot, Passover, and Shavuot (Exodus 23:14–17). I’m seeking detailed historical accounts of how these pilgrimages functioned in ...
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Torah verse references with Latin and Greek letter designations
In the website, thetorah.com and specifically content inside the following https:
https://www.thetorah.com/article/israels-departure-from-egypt-a-liberation-or-an-escape
I've noticed Greek letters ...
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Gospel of Thomas Log.13 - three words in Coptic or Greek or something else?
Referring to the (non-canonical/tertiary) Gospel of Thomas Log 13.6 (or 83.8):-
He spoke three words to him. (Brill, 1959).
https://www.gospel-thomas.net/keywords/Lnn_all.htm#L013
The word for words ...
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What is the significance and customs of the "7 days" of mourning? (Genesis 50:10)
Scripture says in Genesis 50:10-11
10 Then they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the
Jordan, and they mourned there with a great and very solemn
lamentation. He observed seven ...
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How long was the weeping of Tammuz?
In the book of Ezekiel, it describes women weeping for the god, Tammuz, in the Temple. I've heard that supposedly the weeping lasted for only a couple of days, while others say it lasted for the month ...
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Was the angelology in [Tobit 12:15] based only on [1 Enoch 20:1-8]?
We read in [Tobit 12:15] a reference to [1 Enoch 20:3].
"I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels, which present the prayers of the saints, and which go in and out before the glory of the Holy One."...
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Did Jezebel also destroy the sons of Naboth as alluded to in 2 Kings 9?
When Jehu recounts the Naboth incident he seems to insinuate that Naboth died with his sons.
2 Kings 9:25, 26 NASB
25 Then Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Take him up and cast him into the property ...
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Are the last three books of laws in the Pentateuch related?
There are several verses in the latter books of the Pentateuch that seem to expand on each others laws. I think the best examples are verses like Leviticus 20:9 and Deuteronomy 21:18–21, which both ...
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Who was the Gilead of Judges 11?
In Judges 11: 1-3 it reads:
Jephthah [Yiftach] the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His father was
Gilead; his mother was a prostitute. 2 Gilead’s wife also bore him
sons, and when they were ...
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Does a Yahwistic Etymology for "Moriah" Challenge the Southern-Origin Model of YHWH?
The Hebrew Bible is notably devoid of clearly Yahwistic toponyms. Instead, the landscape is dominated by archaic El-theophoric sites (e.g., Bethel, Penuel) or non-theophoric descriptors. This is ...
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