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2 Kings 1:8

From: "Jon Clemence" <black_strat AT hotmail.com>
To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: 2 Kings 1:8
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 19:41:40 -0500

I am interested in knowing more about the phrase "ba`al se`ar" in 2 Kings 1:8. Does this mean that Elijah was a hairy man, had a priestly garment of hair, or had long hair (on his head)? Those are the three options I have discovered, but none seems to stand out in light of what I have been able to learn. Also, does anyone have a good Jewish description of what Elijah may have looked like?

Shalom,

Jon Clemence

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2 Kings 1:8, Jon Clemence, 08/10/2002
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- Re: 2 Kings 1:8, Ben and Jo Crick, 08/12/2002
- Re: 2 Kings 1:8, Jon Clemence, 08/12/2002
- Re: 2 Kings 1:8, Polycarp66, 08/13/2002
- Re: 2 Kings 1:8, Lance Petersen, 08/13/2002
- RE: 2 Kings 1:8, Peter Kirk, 08/14/2002
- Re: 2 Kings 1:8, Ben and Jo Crick, 08/14/2002