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| The word 'kebed' is often referred to by Biblical scholars and goes under a variety of spellings and pronunciations including "chavod", "kabod" and others. | The word 'kebed' is often referred to by Biblical scholars and goes under a variety of spellings and pronunciations including "chavod", "kabod" and others. |
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| It is almost unamimously claimed by theologians to refer to "the glory of God" | It is almost unamimously claimed by theologians to refer to "the glory of God". The contextual use is not so cut and dry however. There is a long history of an alternative interpretation backed by significant textual evidence. The 'kebed' might actually be better understood as a vehicle of some kind. The 'kebed' is mentioned in [[Ezekiel 1]], being driven or ridden in by Jehovah. Likewise, similar descriptions appear numerous times throughout the Psalms.((See also the closely related word [[merekeb]] |
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| The contextual use is not so cut and dry however. There is a long history of an alternative interpretation backed by significant textual evidence. The 'kebed' might actually be better understood as a vehicle of some kind. The 'kebed' is mentioned in [[Ezekiel 1]], being driven or ridden in by Jehovah. Likewise, similar descriptions appear throughout the Psalms. | This fact was well known in ancient Judaism and was in fact the premise of a longstanding and highly reputable sect of Judaism which later came to be known by the term "Merkabah Mysticism".(([[wp>Merkabah_mysticism]])) These devout Jewish scholars thought of the 'kebed' as a vehicle (metaphorically, "a chariot") that could fly. It was often portrayed pictorially as a set of two interlocking spinning tetrahedrons. Intriguingly, this symbol was deemed so important that it has endured through the centuries. It is the original form of the simplified symbol known today as the "star of David", which adorns the flag of the modern state of Israel. |
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| This fact was well known in ancient Judaism and was in fact the premise of a longstanding and highly reputable sect of Judaism which later came to be known by the term Merkabah Mysticism.(([[wp>Merkabah_mysticism]])) These devout Jewish scholars thought of the 'kebed' as "a chariot" that could fly, and was typically pictured as a set of two interlocking spinning tetrahedrons. This is the origin of the symbol known today as the "star of David", which adorns the flag of the modern state of Israel. | In this context, one may be wise to reconsider the ancient words of Proverbs 20:3. כבד איש שבת ריב כל אויל תגלע |
| | . 'kebed ais sebet rib kel aoil tegeley' which literally translates as "the spaceship person rests argument all fools disclose" |
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| In a more general sense, 'kebed' is used as an adjective to indicate "abundance". | |
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| In a few cases it appears to refer to "the liver".((Strongnumber 3516)) This might be due to the roughly chariot-shape of the organ. | In a more general sense, 'kebed' is sometimes used as an adjective to indicate "abundance". |
| | In a few cases it appears to refer to "the liver".((Strongnumber 3516)) This might be due to the roughly chariot-shape of the organ, or might have something to do with a sense of abundance. |
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