In his book, The Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes called it, “the English translation made in the beginning of the reign of King James.” He was, of course, referring to the King James translation of the Bible, published in England in 1611. This translation, while not always perfectly accurate to the original Hebrew text of the Tanach,
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Greetings Rabbi Daniel and Susan, I was reading in the Book of 2 Kings, and it continually refers to: The book of the history of the Kings of Israel. Is this book still available to read? Can the original be purchased? Thank you for your time and help with this. You are both such a
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Thank you Rabbi and Susan for your valuable information. I am a born, raised and practicing Catholic. I find your Ancient Jewish Wisdom very helpful and insightful. I thought you may be able to answer this question a bit better than the many Google searches I have done. The books (I believe there are seven)
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Question: Many years ago, you could go to church and might notice the large numbers of cigarette butts in the parking lots. Today, in most Christian circles, smoking and use of tobacco is said to be sin. I have searched the Bible for an answer and clarification to the question about tobacco use. Is there
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