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Sep 25, 2024 · Naamah is the first woman in this list and women have a special place in God's plan. She is followed by a great list of women who served God and mentioned through he Bible such as Sarah, Rebekah, Rahab, Ruth, Deborah and ......
Sep 21, 2024 · Naamah. What is said about Naamah? Genesis 4 verse 22: “and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.” There are a whole range of ideas as to why Naamah is mentioned. The Jewish midrash writings suggest that this Naamah was the wife of Noah, others suggest she was mentioned because she was a singer.
Sep 14, 2024 · Editor’s Notes and/or Image Credit: “Naamah” is a contrapuntal or cleave poem. It provides an intriguing (and bold) indirect juxtaposition of the two persons with the name, Lamech, that are mentioned in the Bible, and the curious supposition that Naamah is Noah’s wife. From ‘Wives aboard Noah’s Ark’ [Wikipedia] there are at least ...
Sep 10, 2024 · Lilith, female demonic figure of Jewish folklore. Her name and personality are thought to be derived from the class of Mesopotamian demons called lilû (feminine: lilītu), and the name is usually translated as “night monster.”.
2 days ago · Isis. Inanna[a] is the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility. She is also associated with sensuality, procreation, divine law, and political power. Originally worshipped in Sumer, she was known by the Akkadian Empire, Babylonians, and Assyrians as Ishtar[b] (and occasionally the logogram 𒌋𒁯).
Sep 12, 2024 · The Nephilim are referenced in Genesis and Numbers and are possibly referred to in Ezekiel. The Hebrew word nefilim is sometimes directly translated as “giants” or taken to mean “the fallen ones” (from the Hebrew naphal, “to fall”), but the identity of the Nephilim is debated by scholars.
6 days ago · Lech-Lecha, Lekh-Lekha, or Lech-L'cha (לֶךְ-לְךָ leḵ-ləḵā — Hebrew for "go!" or "leave!", literally "go for you"—the fifth and sixth words in the parashah) is the third weekly Torah portion (פָּרָשָׁה , parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 12:1–17:27.
