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--- bera [2024/03/28 13:43] – ken
+++ bera [2024/12/13 16:21] (current) – [Bera Usage] ken
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 It seems that the assumptions regarding this phrase bear additional investigation into the true meaning of 'bera'.
-In 2009, the Dutch theologian Ellen van Wolde published "Reframing Biblical Studies; When Language and Text Meet Culture, Cognition, and Context". The book is a wide ranging exposition introducing and exemplifying a holistic approach to understanding and interpreting ancient Hebrew. In chapter 6 of her book van Wolde examines the word 'bara'(sic) in great detail spanning no less than fifteen pages and employing inscrutable academic rigor. Her conclusion was that 'bara'(sic) refers not to an act of creation "ex nihilo", but instead a creative act employing the **division** of two or more already existing objects. She goes on to examine the similarities and differences of Hebrew words of similar meaning, particularly [[hibdil]] and [[ashi]].
+In 2009, the Dutch theologian Ellen van Wolde published "Reframing Biblical Studies; When Language and Text Meet Culture, Cognition, and Context". The book is a wide ranging exposition introducing and exemplifying a holistic approach to understanding and interpreting ancient Hebrew. In chapter 6 of her book van Wolde examines the word 'bara'(sic) in great detail spanning no less than fifteen pages and employing inscrutable academic rigor. Her conclusion was that 'bara'(sic) refers not to an act of creation "ex nihilo", but instead a creative act employing the **division** of two or more already existing objects. She goes on to examine the similarities and differences of Hebrew words of similar meaning, particularly "hibdil" (sic)((see [[hebedil]])) and "ashi" (sic)((see [[asi]])).
 Van Wolde's conclusion is that 'bara'(sic) does not mean "created". It means "divided."
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   *Genesis 1:27 - //The Elohim divided the human Shadow Ones Shadow Ones The Elohim divided and male female divided//
-In each of these instances, the Elohim are dividing or being divided between some other group of living beings; the [[Shemim]], [[Tanim]], [[Gedowlim]](giants), and the [[Tselem]](Shadow Ones).
+In each of these instances, the Elohim are dividing or being divided between some other group of living beings; the [[Shemim]], [[Tanim]], [[Gedolim]](giants), and the [[Xelim]](Shadow Ones).
 The next four occurrences of 'bera' are found in Genesis 2:3-4 and Genesis 5:1-2, and merely refer back to the first series of events.
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 ^Word ^ LexID ^ Meaning ^Occurrences ^Defining Verse|
 ^bera | LexID 1254  | division by people group or by geography|47 instances | Joshua 17:15-18|
-^[[hibdil]] | LexID 914 | to separate; implying idealistic opposition and/or physical splitting | 39 instances|Leviticus 20:24-26  |
+^[[hebedil]] | LexID 914 | to separate; implying idealistic opposition and/or physical splitting | 39 instances|Leviticus 20:24-26  |
 ^[[pered]] | LexID 6504 | social isolation | 25 instances | Genesis 13:9  |
+^[[asi]]| | | | |
 Notably, the division spoken of in Genesis 1:1 can now be categorized as a division by geography (or more generally, location) of certain distinct people groups. Hence, when we read: