Questions tagged [hebrew-bible]
The Hebrew Bible (Biblia Hebraica) refers to the Jewish Tanakh. Questions about specific texts should only be tagged with the name of the text. This tag is reserved for questions related to a collection of texts within the Hebrew Bible rather than only one individual text within this collection.
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Was God tired while creating the universe?
Exodus 31:17 (ESV) reads:
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in
six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he
rested, and was refreshed.
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Elaborate on what Psalm 138:2 "For You have magnified Your word according to all Your name." means
Psalm 138 (New American Standard Bible 1995)
1 I will give You thanks with all my heart; I will sing
praises to You before the gods. 2 I will bow down toward Your holy
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Masoretic apparatus in Psalm 89 of the Stuttgartensia
What is the significance of the Hebrew letter làmεḏ preceding a number of verses in Psalm 89 in the margin of the Masoretic text?
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Why is the frequency of the "Lord of Hosts" exponentially greater in the post-exilic prophets than the rest of the Tanakh?
While preparing a sermon on Haggai 2 this week, I realized that the designation "Lord of Hosts" occurs 0 times in the Torah, makes up less than a fraction of a percentage of text of the ...
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(1 Chronicles 7:15-17) "Machir took a wife for Huppim and Shuppim" then does it mean that Machir was arranged a marriage for Huppim & Shuppim?
1 Chronicles 7:6-19 NASB
Descendants of Benjamin
6 The sons of Benjamin were three: Bela and Becher and Jediael. 7 The sons of Bela were five: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri. They were heads ...
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Were the waters parted instantly?
On the one hand, we have the Exodus 14 account that reads:
Exodus 14:21
Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night,...
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What did the people present, including the Pharisees, hear when they heard Jesus say the Holy Spirit in the unpardonable sin verses?
My question is on a specific portion of the unpardonable sin verses. The verses quoted below are from the NASB 1995
Matthew 12:31, 32
31 Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be ...
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Where is the location of the "Red Sea" crossing depicted in the events of Exodus? (Exodus 14)
Modern Documentaries There seems to be a rash of video documentaries about finding the location of the Red Sea crossing by the Israelites in the story depicted in the book of Exodus. With the ...
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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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What was David's infant son's age at death?
"On the seventh day the child died" (2 Sam. 12:18). Is there a way textually or contextually to know if these seven days refer to the age of the infant, or instead, seven days of sickness?
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Who were the Horites (Genesis 36:20)?
Seir is identified as a "Horite" at Genesis 36:20. Who, then, were the Horites?
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Why were they always meeting their future wives at the well?
Rebekah was approached at the well to marry Isaac. Jacob met Rachel at the well and Moses also had his first encounter with Ziphora at the well.
Below are the references to the three cases I cited ...
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Hebrew words for "sister" & "bride" interchangeable? "sister" can mean "friend"? [closed]
Paul M. Conner, O.P., Celibate Love p. 23 (PDF p. 27), claims:
In Hebrew the terms "sister" and "bride" do not always have literal application. Often they are interchangeable. ...
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Why did God LOVE Solomon over all the more legitimate sons of David, before He was Born?
When David was old and Adonijah his son proclaimed himself King, Nathan the Prophet rushed to Bathsheba and gave her wisdom to go in to the King and save her life and the life of her son Solomon – and ...
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What are the 7 Pillars of Wisdom's House?
In Mishlei / Proverbs 9, we are told Chakmot (חָכְמוֹת) resides in a House built on 7 Pillars.
Proverbs 9
[1] Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars. (חָכְמוֹת בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ ...
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What are some sources about the idea of official titles being mistaken as proper names in the Bible?
I'm looking for scholarship on the phenomenon of the Bible treating official titles as though they were proper names. Examples of this seem to include: Pharaoh, Abimelekh, Rabshakeh (maybe Agag?), all ...
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Why is Zibeon called a “Hivite” and not “Horite” at Gen 36:2? Was this not the son of “Seir the Horite” (36:20)?
Esau's wife Aholibamah is said to be "the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite" (Gen 36:2). It is easy to fail to notice that a Zibeon is listed further down in the chapter as ...
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Does righteousness come from the law or not? [closed]
In Ezekiel 18:9 it says (ESV):
"walks in my statutes, and keeps my rules by acting faithfully—he is righteous; he shall surely live, declares the Lord God."
And in Ezekiel 14:14 (ESV) it ...
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How can we trust the Hebrew Bible to be accurate when the oldest MSS go back only to about the tenth century C.E.?
The oldest complete MSS of the Hebrew Bible is from about the tenth century C.E.? We have portions of manuscripts from the years between 200 B.C.E. and 200 C.E.(the Dead Sea scrolls) but nothing like ...
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When the woman was caught in adultery in John 8 vs 3, why is the man not mentioned?
In John 8 vs 3, a woman was made to stand before Jesus after being caught in an act of adultery but there is no mention of the man. Why is that?
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Is there some prophetic significance to the location of Benjamin’s birth, his names, and the manner of his birth (Genesis 35:16-19)?
This question is about the four verses concerning the birth of Benjamin and death of Rachel:
16 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed,...
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Why is Bilhah referred to as Jacob's wife in one passage and his concubine in another? can the hebrew be tranlsated it as woman and not wife
Why is Bilhah referred to as Jacob's wife in one passage and his concubine in another? can the hebrew be tranlsated as woman and not wife?
Genesis 30:4 (NIV)
So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a ...
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Did Moses allowed rape?
,,Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
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Does Isaiah 43:5 refer to the Philippines? Can you also provide details supporting that Isaiah 46:11 refer to Cyrus of Persia?
There are a number of religious groups here that say Isaiah 43:5 and 46:11 refer to the Philippines and a "filipino preacher". There are assumptions that mizrach and James Moffat's ...
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Who was the Man Jacob wrestled with at Peniel?
The Bible tells of a tale where Jacob wrestled with a Man and he prevailed. And because of this he was named Israel. Scripture refers to him as both Man and God respectively.
Genesis 32:24
And Jacob ...
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Did God command the making of graven images, in Exodus and Numbers?
Exodus 20:4
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any
thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or
that is in the water under the earth:
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Where should Isaiah 9:1 be and honor/afflict
I wanted to see the arguments for and against the placement of Isaiah 9:1 and the translation of "כָּבַד". [ie, 3513]
So, What are the arguments for the placement of Isaiah 9:1 in Isaiah 9 ...
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On Why Joseph Specifically Chose Simeon to be the Hostage in Gen. 42?
As a follow-up to When Did Israel First Expect Deliverance from Egypt?, I would like to add:
In Gen 42:25, we read (regarding Joseph)---
And taking Simeon, and binding him in their presence, he ...
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Why would Deborah’s death be recorded, and not that of Rebekah herself (Genesis 35:8)? And why was she buried beneath a terebinth?
In the "chapter of three deaths" (Deborah, Rachel, and Isaac), there is this brief and enigmatic verse: "But Deborah, Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an ...
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What part of the tabernacle did Hannah pray in 1 Samuel 1:1-20?
Herod's temple had court of women. Where did Hannah go to pray in the tabernacle in Shiloh?
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Shimei's children( Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran ) as being part of the household of Ladan, Shimei's brother
1 Chronicles 23:7-11 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
7 Of the Gershonites were Ladan and Shimei. 8 The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel, three. 9 The sons of Shimei were ...
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May it be Inferred that the Sacrifices of Cain and Abel Occurred on a Sabbath?
We read in Gen. 4:3-5 (D-R):
3 And it came to pass after many days, that Cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the Lord. 4 Abel also offered of the firstlings of his flock, and of their ...
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Is Psalm 5:3 referring to prayer or sacrifice?
Psalm 5:3, ESV:
O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.
However, from the NIV:
In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;
in the morning I ...
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What Does "and of Their Fat" Specifically Mean in Abel's Sacrifice to God?
In Gen. 4:3-5 (D-R), we read:
And it came to pass after many days, that Cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the Lord. Abel also offered of the firstlings of his flock, and of their ...
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Is Psalm 30:13[H] exhorting "my glory" or "my liver" (heart - keveidi[H]) to sing praises to YHVH?
In his commentary on the Psalms, Robert Alter refers to "one ancient Greek version, [reading] keveidi, 'my liver,' which he utilizes in his translation of this verse using the word 'heart' ...
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How should עִנִּיתָֽהּ be understood? (Dt. 21:10-14)
Dt. 21:10-14: (NLT) “Suppose you go out to war against your enemies
and the Lord your God hands them over to you, and you take some of
them as captives. 11 And suppose you see among the captives a
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What does saraph mean? "a fiery serpent" "animal" "dragon" or "seraphim (angel)"
Does anyone know what saraph שָׂרָ֥ף means? It is sometimes translated as "fiery serpent" but this word הַשְּׂרָפִ֔ים, sharing the same root is also translated as "fiery" (serpent)...
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How does the right hand and forehead for the mark of the beast correlate to the hand and forehead for the Shema?
How does the right hand and forehead for the mark of the beast correlate to the hand and forehead for the Shema?
Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to ...
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What manuscript tradition do Mark 1:2 & Matthew 11:10 quote from for Malachi 3:1?
In Mark 1:2 we see a quote from Malachi that reads:
Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
Who will prepare Your way [before You.]
Ἰδού, [ἐγὼ] ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου πρὸ προσώπου σου ὃς ...
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Do Genesis 7 and 8 imply a month was 30 days long?
Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 7:11
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In the six hundredth year of the life of Noah, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, in this day have been broken up all fountains of ...
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BHS inscription between Psalms and Job
What is the significance of the inscription in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia between the Psalter and the book of Job and what is the proper translation?
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Why do scholars think Abraham came from Ur in Mesopotamia?
Most scholars still think that Abraham came from Ur in southern Mesopotamia / Sumer.
This seems strange for a number of reasons, including:
-The Ur in Mesopotamia is NOT beyond (East of) the Euphrates,...
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Does Numbers 5:27 involve an induced miscarriage/abortion?
Recently, I have come across Numbers 5:27 being used to show that abortion is not wrong and, in fact, even was advocated to test against a woman committing adultery through a certain type of drink. In ...
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When a passage references days and nights (e.g. seven days and seven nights), is it to be taken literally as X complete days and X complete nights?
1 Samuel 30:12 KJV - And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and
two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again
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Did Adam & Eve's children had to procreate among their own blood?
According to my understanding of the Bible, the world was empty of humans before Adam and Eve.
Does it mean that their offspring had to procreate among themselves in order to populate the earth?
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Did the author of Genesis intend for Rachel's death in childbirth to be understood as a punishment?
Rachel's death in childbirth, recounted in Genesis 35:16-19, follows her theft of her father Laban's "gods" (teraphim, Gen 31:19), which Jacob, years later, finally buried under an "oak&...
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Does the Fool say "There is no God" or "No to God" in Psalm 14:1
I saw Billy Graham say in a 1993 video that the Hebrew text says "No to God". Is that a possible translation he is described as a rebel against God's sovereignty/governance, or suggests the ...
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Is "a thousand generations" declaration from God that Earthly World will last for at least 30000 years?
In Exodus 20:6 (in some translations), Deuteronomy 7:9 and 1Chronicles 16:15 the phrase "thousand generations" had mentioned, does this mean that the Earthly World will last for at least thirty ...
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KJV & NKJV translate Isaiah 9:1(b) by stating affliction/oppression becomes worse but NASB1995 & ESV translate that it becomes more glorious
Isaiah 9:1 New American Standard Bible 1995
9 [a]But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish; in
earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali
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Does God order that infants be dashed to pieces in Hosea 13:16?
Three days ago I got into an argument with my Atheist friend, who said that God orders that infants be dashed to pieces and that every women with child shall be ripped open, does God order this to ...
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