Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Yigal Levin <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>]

Dear James,

This, together with several other poetic passages (such as Judges 5:4),
envision YHWH as "coming" from the mountains of the south. Since this is
poetry and not a geography lesson, the writers used different terms for that
general direction.
What the origin of the idea of YHWH's southern origin is, is a different
matter. 

Yigal Levin

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[mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of James Christian
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:03 AM
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Subject: [b-hebrew] Seir Sinai

Hi,

I've been considering for a long time the true location of mount Sinai and
today in my random readings came across Deuteronomy 33:1

Jehovah—from Si´nai he came,
And he flashed forth from Se´ir upon them.
He beamed forth from the mountainous region of Pa´ran,

I find this verse problematic because Paran we have etymological basis for
associating with Wadi Feran while Seir we associate with Edom. Any ideas?

James Christian
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