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What does the phrase 'sons of God'/בני אלוהים mean throughout the Hebrew bible?
Let me break this answer about the "Sons of God" into two sections:
OLD TESTAMENT
In the OT, the phrase "sons of God" fall into two categories:
Extra-terrestrial beings, (...
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What does the phrase 'sons of God'/בני אלוהים mean throughout the Hebrew bible?
בני אלוהים can mean
Sons of God
Sons of the gods
Sons of judges or rulers
Angels or other heavenly beings
Among those identified as such are the fallen angelic fathers of the Nephilim (Gen. 6); ...
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Who is the referent of "him" in Genesis 18:2?
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The referent of “him” in Genesis 18:2 is Abraham.
Explanation
Chapter 18 begins with a general statement and then explains how all these things occurred.
Introductory statement:-
Yahweh ...
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Who is the referent of "him" in Genesis 18:2?
The matter at hand in Gen 18:2 hinges on the understanding of the Hebrew preposition, עַל (al) = "upon, above, over, by".
In Gen 18:2 is simply means "nearby" and NOT "...
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Who is the referent of "him" in Genesis 18:2?
I'm an amateur at Ancient Greek but this looks like something that has arisen in translation.
Genesis 18:1-2
וַיֵּרָ֤א אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה בְּאֵלֹנֵ֖י מַמְרֵ֑א וְה֛וּא יֹשֵׁ֥ב
פֶּֽתַח־הָאֹ֖הֶל כְּחֹ֥ם ...
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In Isaiah 45:23 is God saying that all shall bow to God or to Cyrus?
Cyrus here is the shadow of another figure that God will use the bear his name to the gentle nations, there’s double meanings here and Paul was quick enough to pick up on it.
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In 1 John 2:5 what is meant by "his word"?
I like user25930's explanation, but would like to expand upon it.
Because Jesus is the Word (John 1:1) and because the author John said this Word was made flesh (John 1:14) and lived among us (whom ...
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