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  • From: dwashbur AT nyx.net
  • To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Where Is En-Mishpat?
  • Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 16:48:54 -0700



On 11 May 2009 at 22:57, James Read wrote:

> Quoting George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>:
>
> > Jim,
> >
> > Very long post - more like an article. Please cut it out. Let me
> > remind you AGAIN (!!!) that this forum is not your personal blog.
> > (BTW, have you looked into getting your own blog where you can post
> > this stuff? It really would serve you much better.)
> >
> > Most of your musings look quite implausible to me. A bit like saying
> > Southern California must be heaven, because "The Town of the Queen
> > of the Angels" (Los Angeles) is there. Once again, your methodology
> > is backward, imposing your own shape onto the evidence, and
> > inferring far-fetched conclusions.
> >
> > Incidentally, there is no evidence for Amalekites in Galilee, but
> > plenty for the Negev region. And "En" does not mean gateway - it
> > means 'spring' or 'fountain'. Plain and simple.
>
> Depending on what time of the year it is, wouldn't the nature of
> valleys dictate that opening into had some kind of water source? I
> only say this because last January I went into Sinai to retrace Moses
> footsteps and it soon became clear how he chose his root. All the
> valleys are potential rivers. Just that outside of the rainy season
> that river is not visible. Because it is under ground. And that's why
> the trees grow in these valleys. Because their long roots grown under
> the ground and reach down to the water. And that's how the ancients
> knew where to dig for a well. Because if there were trees growing,
> that was were the water was closest to the surface and in greatest
> quantity.

That's all well and good, but it has nothing to do with the biblical Hebrew
usage of the word
En.

> > There is no need to pursue this thread anymore.

Agreed.

Dave Washburn

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