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RE: ABH Gen 31:42, 51-53 the Dread of Isaac

From: "Brian Sullivan" <bsullivan AT dingoblue.net.au>
To: "b-Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: RE: ABH Gen 31:42, 51-53 the Dread of Isaac
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 20:42:30 +1000

Greetings to all,

In Genesis 31 Laban and Jacob swear a covenant. Laban swears by the god of
hiws forefathers but Jacob swears by the ' Dread of his father Isaac '
(Rotherhams transl ).

To my ears this reads like a title. eg the NAB reads the Awesome One, but other renderings translate pachad as fear: 'the 'fear' of his father Isaac .'

Is the word used as a divine title? Is it used as a title of YHWH?

Or was such a title used for local gods in Canaan?

Yours Sinerely,

Brian Sullivan

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RE: ABH Gen 31:42, 51-53 the Dread of Isaac, Brian Sullivan, 06/25/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- RE: ABH Gen 31:42, 51-53 the Dread of Isaac, Ben Crick, 06/25/2001
- RE: ABH Gen 31:42, 51-53 the Dread of Isaac, Bill Rea, 06/26/2001