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The Meaning of Zer‘a You Need To Understand

The Meaning of Zer‘a You Need To Understand

Continued from Part 23 53:10:   “he shall see seed” Zer‘a The expression in the verse is “see seed” (yireh zer‘a) and appears only here.  The absence of a possessive pronominal suffix is a common feature in biblical Hebrew and is understood from the context (e.g. Isaiah 25:11, 59:2, 49:16, 32:11, 33:24, 41:1, 49:22, 65:21).  Zer‘a, refers to actual physical offspring or descendants (Psalms 22:31, Isaiah 54:3).  It is never used symbolically in the Jewish Scriptures. Christians claim that “he


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Zalman Kravitz

Chapter 3 - The Seed of the Woman

Chapter 3 - The Seed of the Woman

Continued from Chapter 2 (Genesis 3:15) Some Christians explain the genealogical discord between Matthew and Luke by claiming that the determination of the Messiah’s genealogy is to be different because biblically he is biologically supposed to be different. God declares to the serpent: “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he will strike your head, and you will strike at his heel” (Genesis  3:15). Christians take the verse to mean that a miracu


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Zalman Kravitz

Chapter 5 - THE SEED OF PROMISE

Chapter 5 - THE SEED OF PROMISE

Continued from Chapter 4 (Genesis 3:15, 17:8) God made two significant promises to Abraham concerning the everlasting possession of ’Eretz Yisrael, the Land of Israel, by his descendants: [F]or all the land which you see, to you will I give it, and to your seed forever. (Genesis 13:15) And I will give to you, and to your seed after you, the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. (Genesis 17:8) These verses are used by Paul to


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz