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  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: Out of Edom
  • Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 23:59:53 EDT


In a message dated 10/21/2000 7:54:13 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
barre AT nethere.com writes:

<< Dear forum members,

Yahweh, when you set out from Seir,
as you trod the land of Edom,
earth shook, the heavens quaked,
the clouds dissolved into water.
The mountains melted before Yahweh,
before Yahweh, the god of Israel. (Judg 5:4-5)

I am interested in what opinions people hold as to the identity of the event
described in this text from the Song of Deborah and also in whatever other
information may be gleaned from this passage.

Thank you for your comments.

L.M. Barre >>


According to the footnotes in my version of the Hebrew Bible, these verses
depict the giving of the Torah to Israel. The Torah was first offered to the
descendants of Esau, dwelling then in Edom and Mount Seir. When they rejected
it, God moved in splendor from Mount Seir to Mount Sinai to give it to the
Isrealites. It seems these verses gave rise to that tradition, or helped,
anyway. Hope that helps a little.

Lance Petersen




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