In writing to the Hebrews—Christians of Jewish background— Paul shed much light on the meaning of the Law and on how God’s purpose is fulfilled in Christ. Дзуттӕгтӕй чырыстондинчирайста, уыдонӕн Павелйӕ фыстӕджы...
divinenaming at Genesis 16: 15, and then at 17: 20 God says to Abraham that God/Elhas heard/ishma Abraham’s plea on behalf of Ishame-El, which is once again adivine play on the Hebrew meaning of the name “Ishma-El”. The correspondence with this character’s“actual behavior” is...
of their lives. In turn, they named their son Isaac, meaning laughter, because Sarah laughed when she was told she would have a baby at her age. Even the infamous Saul changed his name to Paul after having an encounter with God. Names make a huge impact on a person’s life, and ...
The Hebrew alphabet is curious, but by no means as spiritual as the Bible. Before trying to find meaning in the Hebrew alphabet, a few things should be taken into consideration.
When God instructed Abraham to leave his country, He did so by using the famous words in Hebrewלךלך– Lech Lecha, which is a difficult phrase to directly translate into English. The meaning of this phrase is actually quite straightforward but the translation is challenging. A literal...
The term Hebrew takes on a meaning of “crossing over” which is exemplified through Abram’s life’s journey. He was a man who no longer wanted to follow the ways of an idol-worshipping culture. Instead, he was a person who crossed over to seek God with all his might. Gen. 14:3...
text of the Bible (see Ber. ii. 3; Yer. Ber. 4d. 42), corresponding to the Aramaic "dayyeḳ lishana" ('Er. 53b); and it was the latter meaning ofthe word which gave rise to its subsequent use as the term for the grammatical investigation of Hebrew, the language of the Bible...
click to see {14} {17} — abowy, ab-oee; from 14 (in the sense of desiring); want: — sorrow. click to see {14} {18} — ebuwc, ay-booce; from 75; a manger or stall: — crib. click to see {75} {19} — ibchah, ib-khaw; from an unused root (apparently meaning to ...
In summary, the interpersonal meaning of the clause hinges on the role the clause plays in an exchange. When two or more people engage in dialogue, they assume certain speech roles and assign other ones to their interlocutors, and each one may initiate exchanges and/or respond in either an...
“Abram was born into a well off family from the prominent city of Ur, found in ancient Mesopotamia (a site in modern day Iraq, about 220 miles southeast of Baghdad).(2) The culture of Abram’s day was highly advanced, with large, middle class stone/brick homes featuring multiple floors...