Timeline for How do you know when to understand the Hebrew word עלום (olam) as "eternal" or simply a long duration?
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| Dec 2, 2013 at 21:49 | answer | added | user2910 | timeline score: 3 | |
| Nov 28, 2013 at 20:06 | comment | added | brilliant | I agree with H3br3wHamm3r81 about the context. In fact, negative expressions convey the concept of something being eternal way better than such adjectives like "eternal" or "everlasting": "...the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary" (Isa 40:28), "...before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me" (Isa 43:10), "But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end" (Psalms 102:27) | |
| Nov 28, 2013 at 14:38 | comment | added | Niobius | Interesting question! I'd encourage you to post it on the Judaism stackexchange site in addition to here - they know the Old Testament well. | |
| Nov 27, 2013 at 19:11 | comment | added | user862 | Just to offer some advice, a great Christian commentary on the Old Testament is by Keil and Delitzsch (that is, if you are a Christian). You should read what they have to say on this verse: studylight.org/com/kdo/view.cgi?bk=18&ch=143 | |
| Nov 27, 2013 at 19:04 | history | edited | user862 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 27, 2013 at 18:56 | comment | added | user862 | There is no way to definitely determine according to a rule. You have to rely on context. | |
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| Nov 27, 2013 at 14:06 | history | asked | janetb | CC BY-SA 3.0 |