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  • From: "Martin Arhelger" <arhelger AT gmx.de>
  • To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Cc: "Ruthy & Baruch" <alster AT comandcom.com>
  • Subject: different names for places
  • Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 09:08:21 +0200



> It is well known that different names (or descriptions) can be used
for
> the
> same person in a Biblical narrative, e.g. Yishma'el being called in
> Genesis
> 21 "the son of Hagar the Egyptian" (v. 9), "the son of this
servant" (v.
> 10), "His [=Abraham's] son" (v. 11), "the lad" (v. 12), and "the
child"
> (v.
> 14). The different descriptions are used according to the point of
view
> cited in each particular verse.
>
> Does anyone know of similar cases, using different names or
descriptions
> of
> *places*, rather than people?



Jerusalem is called "the city of our God" in Ps 48:1 and 8 and "the
city of the great King" in 48:2. (Other names are "Jebus", Judg 19:10,
"Salem", Ps 76:2 and sometimes "Sion" is used for the whole city.)

I'm sure there are other examples.

Martin Arhelger,
Germany






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