Incidentally, it is common for relatives of the bride to refer to her husband as 'groom'. This is still the case in many Mediterranean cultures today.
GEORGE ATHAS Dean of Research, Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au) Sydney, Australia From: kenneth greifer <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Wednesday, 9 January 2013 4:32 AM To: B-Hebrew <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: [b-hebrew] Exodus 4:25 bridegroom of blood I think the explanation by James Stinehart and Pamela Reis are close to the usual explanations about Moses being the bridegroom of blood. I didn't think people call husbands grooms after they are married a long time. Maybe she circumcized her son and touched his feet and said :"that (because) a bridegroom of blood came to me" referring to the circumcision's blood. Maybe Moses came to her walking on foot, so she symbolically touched the child's feet to represent him walking to her. THe word "came" looks like "you". Every explanation is a wild guess. Kenneth Greifer _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
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