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   SolomonW to All   
   Re: Ravens or Arabs? 1 Kings tanslation    
   30 Aug 18 15:00:16   
   
   From: SolomonW@citi.com   
      
   On Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:22:48 -0700 (PDT), Oh so rich & successful JTEM   
   wrote:   
      
   >> But my question isn't regarding his commentary   
   >> though, it's regarding the translation of   
   >> "Ravens." Nearly everyone readily admits that   
   >> it's an uneasy fit, this "unclean" animal is   
   >> actually denounced as an "Abomination" in   
   >> modern translations of Leviticus,   
      
   They are not denounced as an abomination in Leviticus, what it states is   
   that they are unclean so they are not kosher to eat. In the bible, unlike   
   today in literature the raven is quite favorably viewed.   
      
   https://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=raven&qs_version=NIV   
      
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