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First we should note that even though the words עולם עלם עלמה עלומים תעלומה OLAM, ELEM, ALMAH, ALUMIYM, TA-ALUM-AH share the root עלם ( related to the root אלם from which the אלומה ALUMAH, 'pile, heap, sheaf' of Gen. 37:7) they have nothing in common with 'hidden'. A Hebrew root can not have the meaning of 'hidden'. What will happen in the upcoming eternity is not a greater mystery then where are my socks now. As I vaguely recall we had Eccl. 3:11 את הכל עשה יפה בעתו גם את העלם נתן בלבם מבלי אשר לא ימצא האדם את המעשה אשר עשה האלהים מראש ועד-סוף on the agenda here some time ago, and this is what was said then: 1. The world is created a perfect system. 2. God gave man the ability to understand (NATAN BE-LIB-AM) the laws of nature and discover the divine undertaking (HA-OLAM). 3. The deed of God (HA-MA-ASEH) is so complex that man will never end his quest of fathoming it. Isaac Fried, Boston University On Jun 1, 2013, at 12:44 AM, Jerry Shepherd wrote:
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