tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post7237908159825287751..comments2024-03-20T10:47:46.434-07:00Comments on Annotated Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith (Judges 9)Bruckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445755788968924719noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-14052785572603004912023-06-04T20:50:38.770-07:002023-06-04T20:50:38.770-07:00Great post thankyyouGreat post thankyyouPizza Recipeshttps://www.pizzapins.com/pizzas/basil_pizza_with_white_sauce_13556121144.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-45297319982456026482008-05-28T07:39:00.000-07:002008-05-28T07:39:00.000-07:00Thanks for the info!Thanks for the info!Bruckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445755788968924719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-67804350452465005592008-05-23T08:07:00.000-07:002008-05-23T08:07:00.000-07:00You are correct in your assesment of the reference...You are correct in your assesment of the reference to the Tower. The Hebrew word used in the verse "Migdal", which can refer to a tower, fortified area, etc. For example, in Joshua 15.37 there is a city mentioned called Migdal-Gad. So a better translation of the verse may be "the fortified city of Shechem".Yitzhakofeirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388247572255056053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-2718020354131386232008-04-24T17:30:00.000-07:002008-04-24T17:30:00.000-07:00I think you're right about mothers typically namin...I think you're right about mothers typically naming children; that does seem to be the norm.<BR/><BR/>As for whether "he" called him Abimelech, I think this is possibly another case of an ambiguous translation. Looking at the Hebrew isn't highly enlightening (for me at least), and I know certainly in Spanish, the way one says "He named him" is phrased in a drastically different grammatical Bruckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445755788968924719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-45708914052555775642008-04-24T07:57:00.000-07:002008-04-24T07:57:00.000-07:00OK, I see now my comment's a bit goofy, as it says...OK, I see now my comment's a bit goofy, as it says "he" called him Abimelech, referring to Gideon. Why is Gideon given the credit or the blame for this name?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14859368648882079125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14900114.post-58907099661650836612008-04-23T17:57:00.000-07:002008-04-23T17:57:00.000-07:00Regarding the naming of Abimelech, this is totally...Regarding the naming of Abimelech, this is totally my own observation, but naming children seems to be up to the mother in much of the old testament. A pretty typical mention (sometimes the sole one) for a woman is "she bore a son and she called his name such and such." <BR/><BR/>In the case of Leah, for example, some these names refer to problems with Jacob or Rachel, IMO evidence that Jacob Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14859368648882079125noreply@blogger.com