Truth in Mikra

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  • Is John 8:1-11 Authentic

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    The NIV 1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said…

  • Was Arphaxad the first Ubaid ?

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    Here are two questions ,Was Arphaxad the first Ubaid and did the word Sumer from from the Shem in the Bible?We will discuss the matter today.So who was Arphaxad ,his name was Arpakhshad אַרְפַּכְשַׁד and he was a son of Shem from the book of Genesis.He had a son ,Shelah which means sent and maybe…

  • Oldest Torah text writers II

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    Let us put to bed with evidence the theory of a late writing of the Pentateuch in part II.We ended part 1 with Deuteronomy and we will begin 2 with Deuteronomy. For more in depth on this you can find many articles on this subject with a google search on the title.In 2021 they found…

  • Part 3. The vowels (nikud) נקוד

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    We will cover the nikud/nikudot in a simple manor and in modern terms but also try to address Bible era pronunciation also.Especially for people interested in Tanakh or the old testament ,Biblical vowels can be different and different pronunciation also.For instance in modern Hebrew Lie or false is sheker but in the Bible it’s shaker…

  • Hebrew Alef-Beit אלפבית עברי part 2.

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    About half of the letters are pronounced in multiple ways and we will explain this and some letters are unique to Hebrew (or at least near eastern Semitic language) and we will explain these also.Hebrew has the Nikud or Nikudot(plural) which literally mean dots and are a system of dots and dashes that change consonant…

  • The Hebrew Alef-Beit אלפבית עברי (Alef-Beit Ivri) part 1.

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    So what is the Hebrew Alphabet or Alef-Beit.Lets start with basic simple meaning of the 22 letters.It is read from right to left and (Sofit or final form) letters end words. Meaning number Latin/English name form Ox(strong ,leader) 1 silent Alef/ א אלף house 2 B/V Beit/ב בית Camel 3 G,Gh,J( most always g like…