Firstborn meaning in the Tanakh as I cannot see how only the firstborn were killed [closed]
Was the word ‘firstborn’ in the Tanakh ever used to mean ‘the flower of Egypt,’ the pick of the pick,’ or ‘the best of the best.’?
Was the word ‘firstborn’ in the Tanakh ever used to mean ‘the flower of Egypt,’ the pick of the pick,’ or ‘the best of the best.’?
The Biblical account narrates King Jehu’s actions as destroying Baal worship in Israel. It describes a mass murder conducted by Jehu in which hundreds of Baal devotees are destroyed in the Temple of Baal in Samaria. Translations universall…
John 17:3–This means eternal life, their knowing you( Father)THE ONLY TRUE GOD and the one whom you sent forth Christ Jesus.)—
Now are there not two simple to understand major points Jesus teaches there-1)The Father is the only true God…
I searched in the LXX, OT massoretic text but I didn’t find one place where we have a such "only" equivalent in scripture, yet J.C seems to cite it as a scripture !
If you have any answer on that !
(I wonder what the targumim say…
In John 17:3, Jesus addressed the Father as ‘the only true God” which semantically means that no one else is true God except the Father. However, Jesus is also addressed as ”God” in the same gospel (John 1:1, 18, 10:33, 20:28) and still…
Mark 13:32’s is
"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven,
nor the Son, but only the Father." (Berean Standard Bible)
The use of ‘only’ in the final clause is typical. Some add ‘alone’ in italics, as w…
I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus…They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years (Rev. 20:4)*
In Genesis 2k9:17 the only specific part of the body mentioned is the eyes. Is this because everything else was covered up?
“Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured” (KJV). The tender eyes of Leah, as so translat…
In Genesis 2k9:17 the only specific part of the body mentioned is the eyes. Is this because everything else was covered up?
“Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured” (KJV). The tender eyes of Leah, as so translat…
In Genesis 2k9:17 the only specific part of the body mentioned is the eyes. Is this because everything else was covered up?
“Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured” (KJV). The tender eyes of Leah, as so translat…
Now, to be clear, this question is not on whether YHWH is the only God that should be worshipped. That’s pretty simple. It is my belief that the Ancient Israelites were at least aware that they were commanded to pledge allegiance to one go…
(2 Samuel 18:19-33) (New American Standard Bible 1995 ) 19 Then
Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and bring the king
news that the Lord has freed him from the hand of his enemies.” 20
But Joab said to him, “You are not the…