J-M's History Corner

G’day everyone (and a welcome to my new followers)!  Today I present my Restored English Translation (RET) of Beresheet ( Genesis ) chapter 24.  Yes, this is the chapter I quoted the RET of earlier in the week (in A History of Marriage – Part 1 ), which surprisingly no-one noticed.  As usual, the RET of chapter 24 includes the Hebrew names , with a glossary of them afterwards.  At the end is a list of where the Aleph Tavs occur, as they are no longer included in the main text. CHAPTER 24 1 And Avraham was old, and well gone in days; and YEHOVAH had blessed Avraham in all things. 2 And Avraham said to his eldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that was put to him, “Please put your hand under my thigh. 3 And I will make you swear by YEHOVAH ELOHAY, the ELOHIM of the heavens and of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son of the Kena’ani women, among whom I live. 4 But you will go to my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for...

This is the first in a series of articles I’m doing on how our modern marriage came to be.  Our modern marriage system would not be recognised by our forefathers. MARRIAGE LICENCES/STATE APPROVAL/CHURCH WEDDING The following are a series of articles on this subject: Surprising History of Holy Matrimony: HOLY MATRIMONY IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH FACT: In the Roman Catholic Church the presence of a priest was not required until the Council of Trent. I point this out so that the reader may see that the requirements for marriage have not always been as they are now. Those marriages were considered quite valid. Once again, the matter and form of the sacrament of Holy Matrimony is the consent offered and the consent accepted one to the other. The Church is only witness to this. “If a tree falls down in the forest and there is no one there to hear it crash, does it still make a noise?” This question seems silly. We want to say: “Of course it does!” To say ...