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Dear George,
I would understand habbiq'ah as "a certain valley", not a specific GN.
What's important in this prophecy is not the venue but the powerfful images
evoked about national resurrection.
Yours,
Jonathan

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From: George Athas [mailto:gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au]
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 12:34 AM
To: Biblical Hebrew
Subject: Ezek 37 - Valley of Dry Bones


I noticed that Ezek 37:1, which gives the setting for the Valley of Dry
Bones prophecy,
places the dry bones in _habbiq`ah_. We could translate this as "the
valley", but this
then begs the question, "Which valley?" Why the definite article? Is this a
reference to
the Biqa` Valley in the Lebanon, or to the Rift Valley in general? If so,
what's the
significance of such a reference? Ezekiel does get taken by the spirit on a
few joyrides
around the Near East. So, is this another definite location -- the Lebanese
Biqa`?

George Athas
 Dept of Semitic Studies,
 University of Sydney
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