Tomorrow our adventure continues as we cross the border into Canada. After last year’s events in British Columbia, we are staying in Alberta as long as possible until we reach Dawson Creek where the Alcan Highway begins. We are planning a LONG day and hope that the border crossing will go as easily and quickly as last year. If not, I’ll be sharing the adventure of a challenging border crossing!
Year: 2018
Pagan – Hebrew: Komer, Zikkaron, and Tame
In Lamentations the word goy or ‘nations’ is used. There is no separate reference to ‘pagan’ which suggests that the translators wanted to differentiate it from Isaiah 56:6-7. The ‘nations’ entering the sanctuary was forbidden. During the days of Antiochus Epiphanes, the goyim, the Greeks, entered the sanctuary and defiled it with pig’s blood. Their actions were pagan and they were goyim.
Throw, Cast – Hebrew: Yarah
Yarah in Hebrew means ‘to throw, to cast, direct, teach, instruct.’ Yarah is the root of the word Torah and suggests that Torah is like a target, the goal to which we are to attain. Torah, instructions, and teachings are found 598 times in the Complete Jewish Bible.
Precept – Hebrew: Piqqud
A precept is a a general rule that regulates behavior or thought. A precept is something that is learned through teaching.