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Re[2]: Miscellaneous minor points (Baal, Asherah, Anath, etc

From: Ian Hutchesson <mc2499 AT mclink.it>
To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re[2]: Miscellaneous minor points (Baal, Asherah, Anath, etc
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 01:15:28 +0100

At 20.01 21/02/00 -0500, Peter Kirk wrote:
>Yes, but there is no indication in the text (Judges 3:31 only) that
>Shamgar was an Israelite. Many have concluded from the names that he
>was not.

Yes, I know -- Garbini is one. It doesn't change too much though. He is
still a judge of Israel according to the book. It would seem that the
literature indicates that the asherah had always been with the Hebrews,
given all the purges.

Ian

>><snip>
>>
>>One of the judges was called Shamgar, son of Anath. And wasn't Anath then
>>name of she who was the asherah?

Re[2]: Miscellaneous minor points (Baal, Asherah, Anath, etc, Peter Kirk, 02/21/2000
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