Biblical Hebrew Forum

["George F. Somsel" <gfsomsel AT juno.com>]

On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 13:27:57 -0500 "Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>
writes:
> George:
> 
> The question is not the identity of Ephraim, nor that of his son 
> Bery'ah, but how should we read the text?
> 
> I understand that Chronicles was written after the Babylonian Exile, 
> making use of the genealogical tables that were still extant at that 
> time (notice their use in Ezra). As such, it is no surprise to find 
> names out of temporal sequence, much the same was as if I were to 
> write about Henry Hudson's visit to New York.
> 
> My reading of the text indicates that the event of Ephraim losing 
> his sons occured in Egypt itself, not in Canaan. Further, the "men 
> of Gath" were the Egyptian born sons of people from Gath who had 
> settled in Egypt.
> 
> But who was this "daughter" $)RH and how does she fit in the 
> picture? Was she a notable descendant mentioned because she founded 
> the towns in Canaan after the Exodus under Moses? Or was she an 
> immediate daughter of Ephraim, and the towns in question were 
> temporary towns for Israelites while still in Egypt? Right now, I 
> lean towards the former.
> 
> The conclusion is not so obvious.
> 
> Karl W. Randolph.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----

Karl,

Perhaps there's some text between the lines that I'm not seeing.  Where
does it say, or even remotely indicate, that this occured in Egypt? 
Please instruct me.  I need to sit at your feet.  I always thought that
when it referred to HaN.oWLfDiYM B.f)ReC it definitely meant in the land
of Israel.  Come, tell me where I have gone wrong.

george
gfsomsel