Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Heard, Christopher" <Christopher.Heard AT pepperdine.edu>]

On May 12, 2005, at 7:45 AM, <tladatsi AT charter.net>  
<tladatsi AT charter.net> wrote:
> The
> minor detail that the headwaters of these rivers are
> actually many miles apart and do not share a literal common
> source would be known to very few and be of interest to
> even fewer.

Jack: I actually don't think it's a minor point at all, and I thank  
you again for making it. Please see my other post on this subject for  
why I think the narrator describes an impossible geography on purpose  
assuming that readers will know the geography is impossible.

Chris

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