Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Harold Holmyard <hholmyard AT ont.com>]

Dear Liz,

> You're forgetting the high priest, always the anointed leader of his 
> people.(e.g. Lev. 8:12).It is probably Onias III or Simon II (the one 
> described in Ben Sira). SimonII is credited with restoring Jerusalem. Onias 
> III is cut off and has nothing.The troops destroying the sanctuary are those 
> of Antiochus IV.
>  


HH: The events described are 483  years after the decree of Cyrus or a 
successor regarding the rebuilding of Jerusalem. So it is way after the 
time of Onias.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard

> > -----Original Message-----> From: b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:b-hebrew-> bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Steve Miller> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 3:15 PM> To: 'Yonah Mishael'; 'B-Hebrew'> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Daniel 11:22> > > > -----Original 
> > Message-----> > From: Yonah Mishael Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006> >> > Translating נגיד as "prince" has also led to Christians translating> > 9:25 of Daniel as "Messiah the Prince," although משיח נגיד would maybe> > better be understood as "an anointed 
> > ruler" (indefinite) or "an> > exalted anointed one" (if נגיד be understood as the adjective> > modifying משיח).> >> > What do you make of this?> >> > Yonah> >> Yes, Yonah, I agree with you on the meaning of nageed as ruler. In Dan.> 9:25, who could 
> > "mashiach nageed" refer to? The words "mashiach nageed"> could refer to Cyrus, or an anointed leader of Israel, or to the promised> Messiah. The verse says that "mashiach nageed" is to come either 49 yrs or> 693 years after the word to restore and build Jerusalem. This 
> > couldn't be> Cyrus because the word to restore and build Jerusalem was given by Cyrus> (and later Persian kings). Neither was there an outstanding anointed ruler> of Israel meeting this time criteria. Thus "maschiach nageed" in Dan.9:25> must mean the Messiah.> -Steve Miller> 
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