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Re: Abel's birth

From: "Lewis Reich" <LBR AT sprynet.com>
To: George Athas <gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au>, b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: Abel's birth
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 17:57:17 -0500

On 18 Nov 98, at 7:44, you wrote:

> Lewis Reich wrote:
>
> > What do you think of Genesis 38:5? Should we conclude that Onan and
> > Shelah
> > were twins?
>
> Point taken, Lewis. In the context, Onan and Shelah seem to be just
> brothers, not
> actually twins. So, I'll make the assumption that the use of the verb YSP
> in relation
> to childbearing is idiomatic for indicating continued fertility, not
> continued labor.

On rereading my post, it strikes me that it sounds rather brusque, which I
had
certainly not intended. Please accept my apologies for not phrasing my
comment
more carefully.

Lewis Reich
LBR AT sprynet.com

Abel's birth, George Athas, 11/16/1998
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- Re: Abel's birth, Lewis Reich, 11/16/1998
- Re: Abel's birth, George Athas, 11/17/1998
  - Re: Abel's birth, Lewis Reich, 11/17/1998
- Re: Abel's birth, Ben Crick, 11/17/1998