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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: "Yard, John" <jyard AT ais.ucla.edu>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org, tladatsi AT charter.net
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Human Sacrifice - 2 Sam 21
  • Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 00:03:02 +0100

On 21/10/2005 23:30, Yard, John wrote:

It makes one wonder if a food like pork is XRM because it is dedicated exclusively to
the deity, like the women in the harem are
forbidden to outsiders because they are dedicated to the lord...


An interesting question. But it seems clear that the Muslim food laws have a common origin with the Jewish food laws, or maybe are simply derived from them - despite the difference that Muslims are allowed to eat camel meat. But in Hebrew the root XRM is never used of food laws. Also it is clear in the Hebrew Bible, and I think in Muslim teaching, that forbidden foods are unclean and detestable, rather than being too holy to be eaten. So it seems more probable that it is just the meaning of the word has changed, not also the meaning of the food laws.

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