It was my senior year of college, and I had room for one elective. As a dedicated Bible Christian, I had a strong desire to learn the original languages of the Scriptures, and I jumped at the chance ...

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The difficultiesof translating the Hebrew Bible begin with the first word of Genesis. The King James Bible of 1611 translates Genesis 1:1 as “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” ...

Words matter. Words of truth convey values, culture, tradition. False words tear at the fabric of society, creating a chaotic biblical Tower of Babel. For believers, the world was created by Divine ...

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Hebrew word of the week: Salt/Melah A very old word, quite common in the Bible and in other Semitic languages, including brit melaH “fellowship over a meal”* (Numbers 18:19); a sacred offering to God ...

Very typical and a favorite biblical interjection. It alternates with hen, as in Genesis 3:22 (God speaking): hen ha-adam … “Now that the man has become like one of us … ” Common in other Semitic ...