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McLaughlin argues that Matthew recognizes that the prophecy Isaiah gave to King Ahaz in the referenced Old Testament passage concerned a virgin living at that time (namely, Isaiah's wife) and a child (namely, Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz), who was born as a sign to Ahaz , and he argues that Matthew saw the act of salvation of which Maher-Shalal-Hash ...
The Septuagint translates four [19] occurrences of almah into a generic word neanis (νεᾶνις) meaning 'young woman' while, two occurrences, one in Genesis 24:43 and one in Isaiah 7:14, are translated as parthenos (παρθένος), the basic word associated with virginity in Greek (it is a title of Athena 'The Virgin Goddess') but still ...
There is much debate over the meaning of Isaiah 7:14. Most scholars today agree the Hebrew word 'almah, used in Isaiah, would more accurately be translated as young woman rather than virgin. However, the Septuagint version of Isaiah and the Gospel of Matthew both use the Greek word parthenos, which unambiguously translates as virgin. It is far ...
Isaiah 66:13 "As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you." ... capable wife and mother is someone who instills confidence in her family ... A mother's love remains strong despite the ...
Rebecca [a] (/ r ɪ ˈ b ɛ k ə /) appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca's father was Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, also called Aram-Naharaim. [3] Rebecca's brother was Laban the Aramean, and she was the granddaughter of Milcah and Nahor, the brother ...
Thus, Isaiah may have prophesied for as long as 64 years. [13] According to some modern interpretations, Isaiah's wife was called "the prophetess", [14] either because she was endowed with the prophetic gift, like Deborah [15] and Huldah, [16] or simply because she was the "wife of the prophet".
The name is mentioned twice in the Hebrew Bible, both times in the Book of Isaiah chapter 8: [3] Isaiah 8:1. Moreover the L ORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz. [4] Isaiah 8:3. And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived and bore a son.
Theologians view the Woman of the apocalyse in Revelation 12:1–3 as a foresight to the Virgin Mary, both the mother of God and the mother of church; taking Revelation 12 as a reference to Mary, Israel, and the Church as a threefold symbolism through the Book of Isaiah and affirms Mary as the mother of Jesus Christ as the prophetic fulfilment ...