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  • From: Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>
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  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Daniel 8:9
  • Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:56:30 -0400


Rosangela Lira wrote;
Is the most probable translation in Daniel 8:9 "from one of the winds" or "from one of the horns"?




"And from one of them (one of the horns) emerged a small horn, which grew exceedingly southward and eastward and toward the coveted land"


Stone commentary: Most commentators interpret this vision as an allusion to the persecution of King Antiochus, whose Seleucid Kingdom emerged from one of Alexander's four successors. He advanced to the south and invaded Egypt and conquered the Lanbd of Israel, where he was eventually defeated by the Macabees. Others relate the vision to Rome, Titus and Vespasian.


Rashi:

And from one of them and from one of these kingdoms.

emerged aŠ horn The kingdom of Titus emerged from it.

small A small and despised kingdom, as he calls it above one small horn, and that is in the manner of (Obad. 1:2): "Š you are very despised."

and it became very great Heb. ??????????? ?????.

to the south That is Egypt, which is to the south of the land of Israel.

and to the coveted land Heb. ??????? The land of Israel, called ????? ???????, the coveted land [or the land of beauty] after the manner of (Jer. 3:19): "an inheritance of the beauty of hosts of nations.



  • [b-hebrew] Daniel 8:9, Shoshanna Walker, 10/18/2006

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