To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Hail Stones & Fire (Ex 9:24)
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 15:03:14 +0200
At 23.02 10/06/00 -0700,
Responding to Walter's:
>> 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
Dave Washburn wrote:
>I don't recall seeing anything in the text that said these "stones"
>were meteorological events. Someone is assuming this, not
>demonstrating it.
How about if we cut the word "meteorological"? Can you document any such
event regarding stones coming from the sky other than those listed above?
Obviously, anything else will need to be demonstrated before being considered.