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In Jeremiah 25:11 are the seventy years literal?

In Jeremiah 25:11 are the seventy years literal?

Jeremiah 25:11 KJV

And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

Were the seventy years of serving Babylon a duration of time or were they literal cal…

What are the "gates of Sheol"? Isaiah 38:10

What are the "gates of Sheol"? Isaiah 38:10

Isaiah 38:10 (ESV):

I said, In the middle of my days I must depart; I am consigned to the gates of Sheol for the rest of my years.

We find similar expressions by David, Job and Jesus:

Be gracious to me, O Lord! See my affliction from th…

What are the "lower parts" in Ephesians 4:9?

What are the "lower parts" in Ephesians 4:9?

Ephesians 4:9

SBLGNT:

τὸ δὲ Ἀνέβη τί ἐστιν εἰ μὴ ὅτι καὶ κατέβη εἰς τὰ κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς;

KJV

(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

ESV

(In saying, “He …

Why are there extra dots in Genesis 33:4?

Why are there extra dots in Genesis 33:4?

I was reading Genesis 33 and noticed extra dots (i.e. not part of the niqqud that I understand) above the letters of “and he kissed him” in verse 4 (picture from archive.org’s Biblia Hebraica):

and he fell on his neck and kissed him, and…