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Who did Daniel see?
My knowledge of Judaism is fragmentary so I would like to ask you not to assume, if possible, that I know anything about it other than what I'm saying in the question.
The Book of Daniel 7:9 speaks ...
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Does the name Daniel really mean: 'G-d is my judge'?
Most people pronounce the Hebrew name דניאל as Dani-el.
Surprisingly enough, when the name Daniel is mentioned in Tanach (in the book of Daniel) it is written with a Tzeirei under the Yud with no ...
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What's the significance of the dot in “bqr” in Danial vs the omission of the same in Genesis
In researching the phrase "evening and morning" I noticed a very small difference in the Hebrew text between Genesis 1 (e.g. 1:4) and Daniel 8:14, where the latter has a tiny dot in the first letter ...
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Hebrew to English Translations of Daniel 9:23-27
I'm kind of falling on a last resort here. I'm trying to get as close to a literal translation of the most original form of Daniel 9/I:23-27 as possible. I haven't been able to find anything in ...
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The 70 weeks in Daniel 9
How does one understand the 70 week prophecy in Daniel 9? When does the decree to rebuild Jerusalem take place, and how do you interpret the "seven weeks; and for threescore and two weeks" from that ...
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Is there any corobating evidence besides the Bible of the stories of Shadrach, Meschach, and Abednego?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadrach,_Meshach,_and_Abednego
(AKA Chananya, Mishael, and Azarya)
The story is that these 3 people did not bow to a golden image. Then they got thrown into a fire. A ...
