From: "Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.beitberl.ac.il>
To: George Athas <gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au>
Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Ezek 37 - Valley of Dry Bones
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 20:49:21 +0200
Dear George,
If you want to make a case for the biq'ah being in Babylon, then look at
the Tower of Babel story for support. There we read that people settled
"a valley (biq'ah) in Shin'ar".
Yours,
--
Jonathan D. Safren
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
44905 Beit Berl Post Office
Israel