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Friendship, a covenant, romance – no matter what you call it, David’s love for Jonathan is one of the Bible’s most beautiful
For the idea of love, biblical Hebrew has precious few synonyms ... Many translators read this passage to mean that Jonathan ...
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The Foundation of Judaism
Q: One sign of the covenant is circumcision, right? Where does this idea come from? As you mentioned, the Bible says that Abraham is circumcised. Cohen: Yes. Genesis 17 is the chapter that spells ...
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The Word "Testament"
The term "testament," as applied to the two parts of the Bible, means: a covenant, agreement, pact. In the language of the Bible it denotes the agreement or pact between God and man: Man agreed to ...
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Friendship, a covenant, romance – no matter what you call it, David’s love for Jonathan is one of the Bible’s most beautiful
Yet the Hebrew of the Bible can communicate a rich sensation ... Many translators read this passage to mean that Jonathan and David form a covenant, a pact. Jonathan immediately removes his ...