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   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 02:03:37 GMT, "Riain  Barton"   
    wrote:   
      
   >Because there are different translations of the "Old Testament". And there   
   >is not just one Christian "Old Testament".   
      
   So which versions of the Christian  Old Testament do you know of   
   that have five stones mentioned in the story of David and Goliath,   
   as in the Jewish version, rather than just one stone?    And do   
   you think it just accidental mistranslation or a deliberate editing   
   to remove the reference to the number five (which is associated   
   with Solomon and also the Pentateuch, right, and also shows   
   up in the New Testament in the tale involving five loaves of   
   bread).   
      
   Thanks,   
   David   
      
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