This chapter feels long and repetitive, but it's worth digging into. Josh, Tori, and Brendan seek to understand what the language has to reveal about what may be beneath the surface of this story and how it relates to Genesis 1.

Key Words

• checed (חֵסֵד) - lovingkindness (especially in covenant relationship)
• bethulah (בְּתוּלָה) - a virgin
• almah (עַלְמָה) - a young woman, a virgin
• yarek (יָרֵךְ) - thigh, loin, side, base
• Laban (לָבָן) - White

Sources

• Bible Hub
• Abarim Publications

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