To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Hail Stones & Fire (Ex 9:24)
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 23:02:26 -0700
> Dave Washburn has expressed reservations about "Hail stones" in association
> with fire, as coming from heaven, as noted in the Assyrian hymn.
>
> I am aware of only two meterological events that the term "stones" (coming
> from heaven) might refer to:
> 1) A shower of Meteorites
> 2) A shower of Hail Stones
>
I don't recall seeing anything in the text that said these "stones"
were meteorological events. Someone is assuming this, not
demonstrating it.
Dave Washburn http://www.nyx.net/~dwashbur
"In the face of an obstacle which is impossible to
overcome, stubborness is stupid." Simone de Beauvoir