To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: RE: Biblical Humor
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 07:27:53 -0500
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Wagner [mailto:Dan.Wagner AT datastream.net]
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 19:30
> To: Biblical Hebrew
> Subject: RE: Biblical Humor
>
>
> Maybe some already know this one:
>
> What HB character was born before his mother, died before his
> father, and
> was buried in his grandparent?
>
It's Abel, for whom Eve was not born, died early due to Cain's murder, and
returned to the dust from which Adam was formed. Well, a little stretch on
the exegesis to get "grandfather" there, but ... :)