J-M's History Corner

Here is the Restored English Translation (RET) of the 19th chapter of Beresheet , known in English as Genesis .  As usual, it contains the Hebrew names , with a glossary of them at the end.  Also included at the end is a list of where the Aleph/Tavs occur (as they are not included in the main text). Chapter 19 recounts the famous destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (which when I was younger was one of my favourite Bible stories, and one of my favourite Superbook episodes). Chapter 19 ends when Lot’s daughters get him drunk and sleep with him – both becoming pregnant with sons.  As wrong an action as that was (although they thought they were the last persons on earth), it is interesting that King David and Messiah Yehoshua (Jesus) both descended from the resulting sons. This chapter also contains a serious lesson about obedience. CHAPTER 19 1 And the two messengers arrived at Sedom in the evening. And Lot sat in the gate of Sedom. And seeing them , Lo...

Here is my Restored English Translation (RET) of Beresheet ( Genesis ) chapter 14.  As usual, it contains the Hebrew names and a glossary for them.  After that, at the very end, is a list of occurrences of the Aleph/ Tavs . Verse 5 is particularly interesting; it mentions that the confederacy that attacked Sodom and Gomorrah had previously struck the Rephaim, Zuzim, Emim and Horites.  The Rephaim were a race of Nephilim , and the others may have been as well. CHAPTER 14 1 And it happened in the days of Amraphel the king of Shinar, that Aryok the king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer the king of Eylam and Tidal the king of nations, 2 they made war with Bera the king of Sedom, and with Birsha the king of Amorrah, Shinav the king of Admah, and Shemever the king of Tsevoim, and the king of Bela (which is Tsoar). 3 All these were joined together to the valley of Sidim, which is the Salt Sea. 4 They served Kedorlaomer for 12 years, and in the 13 th year they ...