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RE: Biblical Humor

From: Dan Wagner <Dan.Wagner AT datastream.net>
To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: RE: Biblical Humor
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 07:27:53 -0500

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Wagner [mailto:Dan.Wagner AT datastream.net]
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 19:30
> To: Biblical Hebrew
> Subject: RE: Biblical Humor
>
>
> Maybe some already know this one:
>
> What HB character was born before his mother, died before his
> father, and
> was buried in his grandparent?
>

It's Abel, for whom Eve was not born, died early due to Cain's murder, and
returned to the dust from which Adam was formed. Well, a little stretch on
the exegesis to get "grandfather" there, but ... :)

Dan

RE: Biblical Humor, Dan Wagner, 03/02/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- RE: Biblical Humor, Dan Wagner, 03/02/2001
- RE: Biblical Humor, Dan Wagner, 03/02/2001
- Re: Biblical Humor, Christian M. M. Brady, 03/03/2001
- RE: Biblical Humor, Dan Wagner, 03/06/2001
- RE: Biblical Humor, Dan Wagner, 03/06/2001
- biblical humor, David Stabnow, 03/16/2001
- Re: biblical humor, Stoney Breyer, 03/16/2001