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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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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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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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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Why is 1 Kings 22:47-50 missing in the LXX?
1 Kings 22:47-50 which describes the death of Jehoshaphat is missing in the LXX.
What could be the reason for having left out these verses?
1 Kings 22:47 ~ There was then no king in Edom; a ...
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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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Different chapter verse numbering in Job 40 between Masoretic and other texts
Can someone explain how there came to be different chapter/verse numberings in Chapter 40 of the book of Job? MT 40:25 becomes 41:1 in many other Bibles.
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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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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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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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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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How and why does the Lord appear again to Jacob in Beth-el (Gen 35:9-13)?
In what form does the Lord appear to Jacob at Beth-el (Gen 35:9-13)? Was it similar to the form in which he appeared in Gen 32 (assuming the wrestler was, indeed, God)? Regardless, why does he appear ...
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