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| The signs of the [[zodiac]]al constellations were known to them, as well as other constellations, some of which likely served timekeeping purposes, and others with more obscure purposes. Several constellation factored into their mythology. | The signs of the [[zodiac]]al constellations were known to them, as well as other constellations, some of which likely served timekeeping purposes, and others with more obscure purposes. Several constellation factored into their mythology. |
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| | See Amos 5:8, Job 38 |
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| | *[[kecil]] is traditional interpreted as "Orion" |
| | *[[kimeh]] is traditional interpreted as "Pleiades" |
| | *[[yes]] is traditionally identified as "Ursa Major"((Job 9:9, Job 38:32)) |
| | *[[mezerot]] likely refers to the first stars to rise in the evening. |
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| | Contextual clues within the text do seem to partially confirm these proposed identities. |
| | 'kecil' and 'kimeh' usually appear together((Job 9:9, Job 38:31, Amos 5:8)). Additionally, Job 38:31 is typically understood to refer to "binding the cluster of the Pleiades" and "loosening the belt of Orion". |
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| | Job 9 and Job 38 also reference 'yes' which is a possible indication of another constellation located in the same vicinity((please note that the stars are nowhere near each other, they only look like it from our point of view at the location of earth)). The traditional interpretation hence is somewhat more dubious, since Ursa Major is not located close to Orion and the Pleiades. Furthermore, one might expect that if [[yes]] really refers to "Ursa Minor" aka "the Great Bear", it should bear some etymological resemblance to the Hebrew word for "bear", [[deb]] or [[debim]], so the fact that it doesn't casts further doubt on this identification. |
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