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|    jojo to David Dalton    |
|    Re: Jacob "wrestling" with his God    |
|    04 Jun 25 16:18:05    |
      d9a6520a       XPost: soc.culture.jewish, soc.culture.israel, alt.messianic       XPost: alt.bible, alt.atheism       From: f00@0f0.00f              David Dalton wrote:       > Am I right in saying that in the Jewish Torah Jacob is said to       > have wrestled with his God whereas in the Christian Old Testament       > it says he wrestled with an angel?       >       > I believe the reference to Jacob “wrestling” with his God at night       > means he negotiated with his God on behalf of all humans       > in his (large, but not global) region, but over a period of       > 18 years, not just one night.       >              its all same thing god angel devil demon djin              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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