Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

Why would it be? Zebulun and Iyzebel (Jezebel) are probably both derived
from Zebul, but Eshbaal, the son of Saul whom the book of Samuel calls
Ishboshet, probably means "Man of Baal" - "Baal" in this case referring not
to the Canaanite deity but to YHWH. Nowhere in the Bible are Saul and his
family accused of idolatry. 

Yigal Levin

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[mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Isaac Fried
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Why Etymologies for Jacob's 11 Oldest Sons?

Seems to me that ZBULUN (Gen. 30:20) is a variant of IYZEBEL (1kings  
16:31) and of E$BAAL of 1Ch. 8:33.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Oct 11, 2011, at 1:49 PM, JimStinehart AT aol.com wrote:

> Speaking of ZBLWN

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