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  • From: Yitzhak Sapir <yitzhaksapir AT gmail.com>
  • To: "Heard, Christopher" <Christopher.Heard AT pepperdine.edu>
  • Cc: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] God vs gods
  • Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 03:44:49 +0000

On 8/24/05, Heard, Christopher wrote:
> Yitzhak,
>
> It's not me making the association, it's the Seleucids ... or at
> least, according to my memory, the Seleucids identified Greek Zeus
> with Syrian Baal Shamayim. I am at home right now so I am working
> from memory but I will see if I can dig up bibliography tomorrow.
>
> Chris

Thanks. I am asking because it occurred to me that the mention of
Baal Shamayin in the Aramaic Zakkur inscription from Sfire may be
a mention of Jupiter, which would create another circumstancial link
between the word xwzh and astronomy or astrology.

Yitzhak Sapir




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