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Mike,
There are two Hebrew words that normally translated
"congregation." QAHAL and `EDAH." What is interesting is that the two words are
translated in the LXX by several different words, of which, two are
primary.
1. QAHAL (assembly) is normally translated
in the LXX by EKKLHSIA (assembly; Church [unfortunately, this latter word has
lead to horrible theology: there was NO CHURCH in the OT. Don't go there.] ) in
the majority of instances, but also by OCHLOS (crowd) and PHLTHOS (multitude).
What is striking is that in Genesis, Leviticus, Numbers and Ezekiel 32:23
QAHAL is translated by SYNAGOGH.
2. `EDAH is normally translated by SYNAGOGH
(congregation; transliterated into English as Synagoge). Of the 225 times in the
LXX SYNAGOGH is word used, but there are 34 times that has no Hebrew
equivalent.
Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
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