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re: Isaiah 40:22

From: Randall Buth <ButhFam AT compuserve.com>
To: "John Townsend" <webmaster AT touchstoneforum.com>
Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
Subject: re: Isaiah 40:22
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 15:11:11 -0400

Please excuse this if duplicate,
but it appears that your question wasn't answered.

>How is the expression "circle of the earth" to be viewed based on the the
>original Hebrew word "chuwg" as found at Isaiah 40:22

The circle is the circle that the sun cuts through the heavens (sky).

The Lord sits at the top of that circle, or semi-circle.
Please note: the circle is pictured verticle to the land and does not
refer to the horizon or to the earth's surface.

blessings,

Randall Buth
Jerusalem

Isaiah 40:22, John Townsend, 07/17/2002
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Isaiah 40:22, Rolf Furuli, 07/18/2002
- re: Isaiah 40:22, Randall Buth, 07/18/2002
- re: Isaiah 40:22, Yigal Levin, 07/18/2002
- Re: Isaiah 40:22, Lawrence May, 07/18/2002
- RE: Isaiah 40:22, Peter Kirk, 07/18/2002
- Re: Isaiah 40:22, Rolf Furuli, 07/18/2002
- RE: Isaiah 40:22, Stephen C. Carlson, 07/19/2002
- Re: Isaiah 40:22, John Townsend, 07/22/2002
- Re: Isaiah 40:22, John Townsend, 07/22/2002