From: "George Athas" <george.athas AT moore.edu.au>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] the name Qumran
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 11:56:12 +1000
I seem to remember that "Qumran" is an Arabic derivation of "Gomorrah" (Heb:
`amorrah, with ghayin, rather than `ayin). Wasn't the site popularly thought
to be the location of Gomorrah many centuries ago?
Best Regards,
GEORGE ATHAS
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