Biblical Hebrew Forum

[JimStinehart AT aol.com]

George Athas:
 
1.  I apologize.
 
2.  As to your public statement that “There is absolutely no reference to 
the Mediterranean as the Salt Sea to my knowledge….”:  (i) Ezekiel 27: 29 
and Jonah 1: 5 refer to people who sail the Mediterranean Sea as “salts”
/MLXYM or H-MLXYM, (ii) Ugarit viewed Yam/YM as the god of salt water in 
reference to the Mediterranean Sea, (iii) the Greeks and the Romans each 
referred at 
times to the Mediterranean Sea as being the “salt sea”, and (iv) in 
context, YM H-MLX at Genesis 14: 3 is probably referring to the Mediterranean 
Sea 
as being the “salt sea” in question.
 
My sincerest apologies if I misrepresented anything you said, or if I 
disclosed any confidence.
 
I understand that this thread is now closed.
 
Jim Stinehart
Evanston, Illinois