You didn't break the rules at all, Peter. You asked a good question about
Hebrew. Unfortunately, the answer to your question is not an issue with
Hebrew per se, but rather with historiography. And since that is beyond the
scope of the forum, we can't really explore it here (fascinating though it
would be).
Cheers!
GEORGE ATHAS
Director of Postgraduate Studies,
Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au)
Sydney, Australia
Dear Karl and George,
thank you for your answers ! George, it was not my intention to break the
rules of this list, so I'm sorry. I thought questions on word meanings in
different contexts were ok, but it obviously went to far in historical
issues. I've checked several commentaries befor posting my request, but
they gave no answer to my question.
Yours
Peter M. Streitenberger