The Prophet Elisha & the Children Who Mocked

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Uploaded by on Apr 18, 2010

How many children were "torn up" by the two bears?

2 Kings 2:24
http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=2Ki&c=2&v=24&t=KJV#con...

אַרְבָּעִים H#705 ar'bayim
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H705&t=KJV

אָרַב H#693 arab "ambush"
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H693&t=KJV

See also...
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H694&t=KJV
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H701&t=KJV

Compare... (begins with an Ayin, instead of an Alef)

עֲרָבִי H#6163 Arabiy "Arabian"
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H6163&t=KJV

עֲרָב H#6152 arab "Arabia"
http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/Lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H6152&t=KJV

Sorry You will find the reference to it below in the title Origin Myths: "Artemis was worshipped as the Great-She-Bear and the girls, who were required to undergo a period of ritual 'wildness' before puberty, were her images, the arktoi, and often wore bear masks in rituals." --wayman29

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  • There are 42 lines in a column of a Torah Scroll. It could be that the children were disciplined with words of Torah. The Talmud also has a story where Elijah reincarnates as a bear and attacks an errant person in the shul.

  • Sorry You will find the reference to it below in the title Origin Myths: "Artemis was worshipped as the Great-She-Bear and the girls, who were required to undergo a period of ritual 'wildness' before puberty, were her images, the arktoi, and often wore bear masks in rituals." --wayman29

  • I also heard that na'ar also could mean an adolescent rather than a little child. Interestingly enough, the Vulgate translates the word as "puer" which is Latin for a "servant", "boy" or a "young man". As far as the Hebrew "dob", it's often rendered as bear but it comes from an older root meaning "slow" or "sluggish". Again, the Latin in the Vulgate used "duo ursi" which fits well with "shettayim dobim". - Good video!

  • @TLucretiusCarus Is "ursi" masculine or feminine?

    It's nice to have a Latin expert around!

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  • @IWannabeJew - "ursi" is masculine plural, however if you have two bears of both genders then "ursi" is still acceptable. "ursa" (she-bear), "ursae" (she-bears). Remember Jerome (Hieronymus) was one in a handful of Romans that new enough Hebrew to qualify as a translator.

  • B"H I agree.. if the TaNakH is corrupt (in this case it's the translations) than it's corrupt IN the favor of the Arabs.

    just a side note, could not the erev rav be "the great Arabs" instead of "mixed multitude"?

  • Hey nice job with this!

  • "torn up" could just as easily refer to their clothing, rather than meaning that they were killed.

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