Biblical Hebrew Forum

[dwashbur AT nyx.net]

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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