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I've posted once or twice before in connection with my fondness for whales, partially stimulated by some of my mentors' private whale collections related to the wonderful story of Jonah. Here is a stone whale splashing up out of wooden waves from China. Cathy and I viewed it recently here in north D.C. at the National Arboretum.
posted by S and C at 10:24 AM
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Duties of a son, from The Story of Aqhat: To erect a stele for his ancestral gods; to build a family shrine in the sanctuary; to guard his footsteps from earth to underworld; to take his hand when he is drunk; to put his arm over one's shoulder when he is full of wine; to eat a funeral meal in the temple of Ba'al; to offer a sacrifice in the house of El.
4 Comments:
First, I found your blog through Chris Heard at .
Second: I'm terrified of whales.
Mike, Glad you found us. And, you are in good company--the Hebrews were equally terrified of whales!
Any idea what types of whales the Hebrews might have experience with....? Are there whales today in the Eastern Mediterranean ... ? Also, I thought the translation was closer to "fish" than "whale"...but maybe the two were pretty synonymous at the time...
Hi Peter! Of course you are right, the actual Hebrew is simply: דג גדול. I found a nice WebSite on whales today in the Mediterranean: http://www.whale-watch.org/whales.nsf/EnglishHome
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