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Who named Ichabod? 1 Sam. 4:19-22

From: "Don A. Elbourne Jr." <delbourne AT home.com>
To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Who named Ichabod? 1 Sam. 4:19-22
Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 20:11:16 -0500

Who named Ichabod in 1 Sam. 4:19-22? Most interpret the text to mean the
mother gave the child his name before she died. But the text does not seem
to be clear. The first word of verse 21, "she called," could refer either to
the mother or the woman standing beside her. Since the last two verbs of the
previous verse indicates that the mother is incoherent and unresponsive, it
would seem more likely that the woman standing beside her did the naming. Is
this possible? What do you think?

Don A. Elbourne Jr.
http://elbourne.org

Who named Ichabod? 1 Sam. 4:19-22, Don A. Elbourne Jr., 05/12/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Who named Ichabod? 1 Sam. 4:19-22, Ben Crick, 05/13/2001
- Re: Who named Ichabod? 1 Sam. 4:19-22, Bearpecs, 05/13/2001
- Re: Who named Ichabod? 1 Sam. 4:19-22, David Stabnow, 05/14/2001
- RE: Who named Ichabod? 1 Sam. 4:19-22, Liz Fried, 05/14/2001
- RE: Who named Ichabod? 1 Sam. 4:19-22, Dave Washburn, 05/14/2001
- Fwd: Re: Who named Ichabod? 1 Sam. 4:19-22, Serge Lyosov, 05/14/2001
- Re: Who named Ichabod? 1 Sam. 4:19-22, Bearpecs, 05/14/2001
- Re: Who named Ichabod? 1 Sam. 4:19-22, David Stabnow, 05/15/2001
- Re: Who named Ichabod? 1 Sam. 4:19-22, Bill Rea, 05/15/2001
- RE: Who named Ichabod? 1 Sam. 4:19-22, Liz Fried, 05/15/2001