Re: [OT] Good, evil and religion [WAS] Re: A way to compile 3rd party modules into deb system?
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 04:10:42PM -0700, Raquel wrote:
> On Wed, 9 May 2007 16:26:31 -0400 (EDT)
> judd@wadsworth.org wrote:
>
> >
> > It helps to know something of the context when reading the
> > bible. The people who Abraham lived among (Canaanites, IIRC?),
> > practiced sacrificed the "first fruits" to whatever gods they
> > worshipped. It was not uncommon to include the first born
> > son in this. One of the remarkable parts of the story of Abraham,
> > to a contemporary audience is the fact that the God of Israel does
> > not actually call for his people to sacrifice their children.
>
> And Abraham did not sacrifice Isaac. When Abraham showed up, in
> compliance to the wishes of the God of Israel, God provided a lamb
> in his place.
>
It was actually a ram:
Gen22:13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind
him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took
the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his
son.
But, yes you are right.
Regards,
-Roberto
--
Roberto C. Sánchez
http://people.connexer.com/~roberto
http://www.connexer.com
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