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The Angel of YHWH and Abraham and Isaac:
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The Angel of YHWH and Hagar and Ishmael:
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The Angel of YHWH and Gideon: here.
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The Angel of YHWH and the parents of
Samson: here.
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| Hagar
meets the Angel of YHWH:
Genesis [B'reshyit] chapter 16 verse 7, "~ Now the Angel of YHWH [the Creator's Name] found her [Hagar] by a spring of water in the wilderness, by the spring on the way to Shur. 8 And he said, "Hagar, Sarai's maid, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai." 9 The Angel of YHWH said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hand." 10 Then the Angel of YHWH said to her, "I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude." 11 And the Angel of YHWH said to her: "Behold, you are with child, and you shall bear a son. 12 He shall be a wild man; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren." 13 Then she called the name of YHWH who spoke to her, You-Are-the-Eloah [Mighty/Strong One] Who-Sees; for she said, "Have I also here looked upon him who sees me?" 14 Therefore the well was called Beer Lahai Roi [well of the Living One, my beholder]; observe, it is between Kadesh and Bered. 15 So Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram named his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16 Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.~" Genesis [B'reshyit] chapter 21 verse 16, "~ Then she [Hagar] went and sat down across from him at a distance of about a bowshot; for she said to herself, "Let me not see the death of the boy [Ishamel]." So she sat opposite him, and lifted her voice and wept. 17 And the Almighty [Elohiym] heard the voice of the lad. Then the Angel of the Almighty called to Hagar out of heaven, and said to her, "What ails you, Hagar? Fear not, for the Almighty has heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18 Arise, lift up the lad and hold him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation." 19 Then the Almighty opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water, and gave the lad a drink. 20 So the Almighty was with the lad; and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. 21 He dwelt in the Wilderness of Paran; and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.~" |
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Hagar meets the Angel of YHWH: Genesis [B'reshyit] chapter 16 verse 7, "~And the angel of HaShem found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. 8 And he said: 'Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou?' And she said: 'I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.' 9 And the angel of HaShem said unto her: 'Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.' 10 And the angel of HaShem said unto her: 'I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 11 And the angel of HaShem said unto her: 'Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because HaShem hath heard thy affliction. 12 And he shall be a wild ass of a man: his hand shall be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the face of all his brethren.' 13 And she called the name of HaShem that spoke unto her, Thou art a G-d of seeing; for she said: 'Have I even here seen Him that seeth Me?' 14 Wherefore the well was called 'Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. 15 And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. 16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram. ~" Genesis [B'reshyit] chapter 21 verse 16, "~ And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow-shot; for she said: 'Let me not look upon the death of the child.' And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept. 17 And G-d heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of G-d called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her: 'What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for G-d hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. 18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him fast by thy hand; for I will make him a great nation.' 19 And G-d opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 20 And G-d was with the lad, and he grew; and he dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. 21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.~" |
| Abraham
and the Angel of YHWH:
Genesis [B'reshyit] chapter 17 verse 1,"~ When Abram was ninety-nine years old, YHWH appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am the All-sufficent, the Almighty; walk before Me and be blameless.~" Genesis [B'reshyit] chapter 18 verse 1, "~ Then YHWH appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day. 2 So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground, 3 and said, "My lord, if I have now found favor in Your sight, do not pass on by your servant. 4 Please let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. 5 And I will bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh your hearts. After that you may pass by, inasmuch as you have come to your servant." They said, "Do as you have said." 6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, "Quickly, make ready three measures of fine meal; knead it and make cakes." 7 And Abraham ran to the herd, took a tender and good calf, gave it to a young man, and he hastened to prepare it. 8 So he took butter and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree as they ate. 9 Then they said to him, "Where is Sarah your wife?" So he said, "Here, in the tent." 10 And He said, "I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son." (Sarah was listening in the tent door which was behind him.) 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing. 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, "After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?" 13 And YHWH said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, "Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?' 14 Is anything too hard for YHWH? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son." 15 But Sarah denied it, saying, "I did not laugh," for she was afraid. And He said, "No, but you did laugh!" 16 Then the men rose from there and looked toward Sodom, and Abraham went with them to send them on the way. 17 And YHWH said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing, 18since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of YHWH, to do righteousness and justice, that YHWH may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him." 20And YHWH said, "Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave, 21 I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me; and if not, I will know." 22 Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before YHWH. 23 And Abraham came near and said, "Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked? 24 Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city; would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it? 25 Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?" 26 So YHWH said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes." 27 Then Abraham answered and said, "Indeed now, I who am but dust and ashes have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord: 28 Suppose there were five less than the fifty righteous; would You destroy all of the city for lack of five?" So He said, "If I find there forty-five, I will not destroy it." 29 And he spoke to Him yet again and said, "Suppose there should be forty found there?" So He said, "I will not do it for the sake of forty." 30 Then he said, "Let not Adonai [Soveriegn One] be angry, and I will speak: Suppose thirty should be found there?" So He said, "I will not do it if I find thirty there." 31 And he said, "Indeed now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the lord: Suppose twenty should be found there?" So He said, "I will not destroy it for the sake of twenty." 32 Then he said, "Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak but once more: Suppose ten should be found there?" And He said, "I will not destroy it for the sake of ten." 33 So YHWH went His way as soon as He had finished speaking with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place.~" Genesis [B'reshyit] chapter 19 verse 1, "~1 Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground 2 And he said, "Here now, my lords, please turn in to your servant's house and spend the night, and wash your feet; then you may rise early and go on your way." And they said, "No, but we will spend the night in the open square." 3 But he insisted strongly; so they turned in to him and entered his house. Then he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. 4 Now before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both old and young, all the people from every quarter, surrounded the house. 5 And they called to Lot and said to him, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them carnally." 6 So Lot went out to them through the doorway, shut the door behind him, 7 and said, "Please, my brethren, do not do so wickedly! 8 See now, I have two daughters who have not known a man; please, let me bring them out to you, and you may do to them as you wish; only do nothing to these men, since this is the reason they have come under the shadow of my roof." 9 And they said, "Stand back!" Then they said, "This one came in to stay here, and he keeps acting as a judge; now we will deal worse with you than with them." So they pressed hard against the man Lot, and came near to break down the door. 10 But the men reached out their hands and pulled Lot into the house with them, and shut the door. 11 And they struck the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they became weary trying to find the door. 12 Then the men said to Lot, "Have you anyone else here? Son-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and whomever you have in the city--take them out of this place! 13 For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of YHWH, and YHWH has sent us to destroy it." 14 So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, "Get up, get out of this place; for YHWH will destroy this city!" But to his sons-in-law he seemed to be joking. 15 When the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot to hurry, saying, "Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the punishment of the city." 16 And while he lingered, the men took hold of his hand, his wife's hand, and the hands of his two daughters, YHWH being merciful to him, and they brought him out and set him outside the city. 17 So it came to pass, when they had brought them outside, that he said, "Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed." 18 Then Lot said to them, "Please, no, my lords! 19 Indeed now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have increased your mercy which you have shown me by saving my life; but I cannot escape to the mountains, lest some evil overtake me and I die. 20 See now, this city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one; please let me escape there (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live." 21 And he said to him, "See, I have favored you concerning this thing also, in that I will not overthrow this city for which you have spoken. 22 Hurry, escape there. For I cannot do anything until you arrive there." Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. 23 The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered Zoar. 24 Then YHWH rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from YHWH out of the heavens. 25 So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground. 26 But his wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. 27 And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before YHWH. 28 Then he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain; and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land which went up like the smoke of a furnace.~" Genesis
[B'reshyit] chapter
22 verse 1, "~ Now it came to pass after these things that the
Almighty [Elohiym] tested Abraham, and said
to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." 2 Then He said, "Take now
your son, your one uniquely dear son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the
land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains
of which I shall tell you."... verse 6, "So Abraham took the wood
of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire
in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together. 7 But Isaac
spoke to Abraham his father and said, "My father!" And he said, "Here I
am, my son." Then he said, "Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the
lamb for a burnt offering?" 8 And Abraham said, "My son, the Almighty will
provide for Himself a lamb for a burnt offering." So the two of them went
together. 9 Then they came to the place of which the Almighty had told
him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and
he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. 10 And
Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. 11 But
the Angel of YHWH called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!"
So he said, "Here I am." 12 And He said, "Do not lay your hand on the lad,
or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear the Almighty, since
you have not withheld your son, your one uniquely dear son, from Me." 13
Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram
caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and
offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. 14 And Abraham called
the name of the place, YHWH-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, "In
the Mount of YHWH it will be provided." 15 Then the Angel of YHWH called
to Abraham a second time out of heaven, 16 and said: "By Myself I have
sworn, says YHWH, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld
your son, your only son-- 17 blessing I will bless you, and multiplying
I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the
sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate
of their enemies. 18 In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be
blessed, because you have obeyed My voice." 19 So Abraham returned to his
young men, and they rose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt
at Beersheba.~" Genesis
[B'reshyit] chapter
24 verse 7, "~ YHWH the Almighty of heaven, who took me from my
father's house and from the land of my family, and who spoke to me and
swore to me, saying, "To your descendants I give this land,' He will send
His Angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.~"
Genesis
[B'reshyit] chapter
24 verse 40, "~ But he said to me, "YHWH, before whom I walk,
will send His Angel with you and prosper your way; and you shall take a
wife for my son from my family and from my father's house.~"
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Abraham and the Angel of YHWH: Genesis [B'reshyit] chapter 17 verse 1, "~ And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, HaShem appeared to Abram, and said unto him: 'I am G-d Almighty; walk before Me, and be thou wholehearted.~" Genesis [B'reshyit] chapter 18 verse 1, "~ And HaShem appeared unto him by the terebinths of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 2 and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed down to the earth, 3 and said: 'My lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant. 4 Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and recline yourselves under the tree. 5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and stay ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on; forasmuch as ye are come to your servant.' And they said: 'So do, as thou hast said.' 6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said: 'Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.' 7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hastened to dress it. 8 And he took curd, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. 9 And they said unto him: 'Where is Sarah thy wife?' And he said: 'Behold, in the tent.' 10 And He said: 'I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son.' And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.-- 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.-- 12 And Sarah laughed within herself, saying: 'After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?' 13 And HaShem said unto Abraham: 'Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying: Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old? 14 Is any thing too hard for HaShem. At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.' 15 Then Sarah denied, saying: 'I laughed not'; for she was afraid. And He said: 'Nay; but thou didst laugh.' 16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked out toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 17 And HaShem said: 'Shall I hide from Abraham that which I am doing; 18 seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of HaShem, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that HaShem may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him.' 20 And HaShem said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous. 21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto Me; and if not, I will know.' 22 And the men turned from thence, and went toward Sodom; but Abraham stood yet before HaShem. 23 And Abraham drew near, and said: 'Wilt Thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? 24 Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep away and not forgive the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? 25 That be far from Thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from Thee; shall not the judge of all the earth do justly?' 26 And HaShem said: 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sake.' 27 And Abraham answered and said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the L-rd, who am but dust and ashes. 28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous; wilt Thou destroy all the city for lack of five?' And He said: 'I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five.' 29 And he spoke unto Him yet again, and said: 'Peradventure there shall be forty found there.' And He said: 'I will not do it for the forty's sake.' 30 And he said: 'Oh, let not the L-rd be angry, and I will speak. Peradventure there shall thirty be found there.' And He said: 'I will not do it, if I find thirty there.' 31 And he said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the L-rd. Peradventure there shall be twenty found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the twenty's sake.' 32 And he said: 'Oh, let not the L-rd be angry, and I will speak yet but this once. Peradventure ten shall be found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.' 33 And HaShem went His way, as soon as He had left off speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned unto his place.~" Genesis [B'reshyit] chapter 19 verse 1, "~ And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom; and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he fell down on his face to the earth; 2 and he said: 'Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way.' And they said: 'Nay; but we will abide in the broad place all night.' 3 And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. 4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the people from every quarter. 5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him: 'Where are the men that came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.' 6 And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him. 7 And he said: 'I pray you, my brethren, do not so wickedly. 8 Behold now, I have two daughters that have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes; only unto these men do nothing; forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof.' 9 And they said: 'Stand back.' And they said: 'This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs play the judge; now will we deal worse with thee, than with them.' And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door. 10 But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and the door they shut. 11 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great; so that they wearied themselves to find the door. 12 And the men said unto Lot: 'Hast thou here any besides? son-in-law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whomsoever thou hast in the city; bring them out of the place; 13 for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before HaShem; and HaShem hath sent us to destroy it.' 14 And Lot went out, and spoke unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said: 'Up, get you out of this place; for HaShem will destroy the city.' But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that jested. 15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying: 'Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters that are here; lest thou be swept away in the iniquity of the city.' 16 But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; HaShem being merciful unto him. And they brought him forth, and set him without the city. 17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said: 'Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the Plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be swept away.' 18 And Lot said unto them: 'Oh, not so, my lord; 19 behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shown unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest the evil overtake me, and I die. 20 Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one; oh, let me escape thither--is it not a little one? --and my soul shall live.' 21 And he said unto him: 'See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken. 22 Hasten thou, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither.' --Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.-- 23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came unto Zoar. 24 Then HaShem caused to rain upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from HaShem out of heaven; 25 and He overthrow those cities, and all the Plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. 26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. 27 And Abraham got up early in the morning to the place where he had stood before HaShem. 28 And he looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the Plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace.~" Genesis
[B'reshyit] chapter
22 verse 1, "~ And it came to pass after these things, that G-d
did prove Abraham, and said unto him: 'Abraham'; and he said: 'Here am
I.' 2 And He said: 'Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest,
even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for
a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.'...
verse 6, " And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering, and laid it
upon Isaac his son; and he took in his hand the fire and the knife; and
they went both of them together. 7 And Isaac spoke unto Abraham his father,
and said: 'My father.' And he said: 'Here am I, my son.' And he said: 'Behold
the fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for a burnt-offering?' 8 And
Abraham said: 'G-d will provide Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering,
my son.' So they went both of them together. 9 And they came to the place
which G-d had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid
the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar,
upon the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife
to slay his son. 11 And the angel of HaShem called unto him out of heaven,
and said: 'Abraham, Abraham.' And he said: 'Here am I.' 12 And he said:
'Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him; for
now I know that thou art a G-d-fearing man, seeing thou hast not withheld
thy son, thine only son, from Me.' 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and
looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns.
And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering
in the stead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Adonai-jireh;
as it is said to this day: 'In the mount where HaShem is seen.' 15 And
the angel of HaShem called unto Abraham a second time out of heaven, 16
and said: 'By Myself have I sworn, saith HaShem, because thou hast done
this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, 17 that in blessing
I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars
of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed
shall possess the gate of his enemies;
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| Gideon
meets the Angel of YHWH:
Judges [Shoftim] chapter 6 verse 11, "~Now the Angel [messenger]of YHWH [the Creator's Name] came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the Angel of YHWH appeared to him, and said to him, "YHWH is with you, you mighty man of valor!" 13 Gideon said to him, "O my lord, if YHWH is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, "Did not YHWH bring us up from Egypt?' But now YHWH has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites." 14 Then YHWH turned toward him [Gideon] and said, "Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?" 15 So he [Gideon] said to him, "O my master, how can I save Yisrael? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house." 16 And YHWH said to him, "Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man." 17 Then he [Gideon] said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, then show me a sign that it is you who talk with me. [paraphrased: 'show me a sign to prove you truely are the Angel of YHWH.'] 18 Do not depart from here, I pray, until I come to you and bring out my offering and set it before You." And he said, "I will wait until you come back." 19 So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat, and unleavened bread from an ephah of flour. The meat he [Gideon] put in a basket, and he [Gideon] put the broth in a pot; and he[Gideon] brought them out to him under the terebinth tree and presented them. 20 The Angel of Almighty [Elohiym] said to him [Gideon], "Take the meat and the unleavened bread and lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth." And he did so. 21 Then the Angel of YHWH put out the end of the staff that was in His hand, and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and fire rose out of the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. And the Angel of YHWH departed out of his sight. 22 Now Gideon perceived that he was the Angel of YHWH. So Gideon said, "Ah, O Adonai YHWH! For I have seen the Angel of YHWH face to face." 23 Then YHWH said to him, "Peace be with you; do not fear, you shall not die." 24 So Gideon built an altar there to YHWH, and called it YHWH-Is-Peace [YHWH-shalom]. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites... 33 Then all the Midianites and Amalekites, the people of the East, gathered together; and they crossed over and encamped in the Valley of Jezreel. 34 But the Spirit of YHWH came upon Gideon; then he blew the trumpet, and the Abiezrites gathered behind him. ~* |
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Gideon meets the Angel of YHWH: Judges[Shoftim]chapter 6 verse 11, "~And the angel of HaShem [the Name] came, and sat under the terebinth which was in Ophrah, that belonged unto Joash the Abiezrite; and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the angel of HaShem appeared unto him, and said unto him: 'The HaShem is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.' 13 And Gideon said unto him: 'Oh, my lord, if HaShem be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where are all His wondrous works which our fathers told us of, saying: Did not HaShem bring us up from Egypt? but now HaShem hath cast us off, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.' 14 And HaShem turned towards him, and said: 'Go in this thy might, and save Israel from the hand of Midian; have not I sent thee?' 15 And he said unto him: 'Oh, my lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.' 16 And HaShem said unto him: 'Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.' 17 And he said unto him: 'If now I have found favour in thy sight, then show me a sign that it is thou that talkest with me. 18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and lay it before thee.' And he said: 'I will tarry until thou come back.' 19 And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of meal; the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the terebinth, and presented it. 20 And the angel of G-d said unto him: 'Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth.' And he did so. 21 Then the angel of HaShem put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there went up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and the angel of HaShem departed out of his sight. 22 And Gideon saw that he was the angel of HaShem; and Gideon said: 'Alas, O L-rd GOD! forasmuch as I have seen the angel of HaShem face to face.' 23 And HaShem said unto him: 'Peace be unto thee; fear not; thou shalt not die.' 24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto HaShem, and called it 'Adonai-shalom'; unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites... 33 Now all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel. 34 But the spirit of HaShem clothed Gideon; and he blew a horn; and Abiezer was gathered together after him. ~*
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| Samson's
Parents meet the Angel of YHWH:
Judges [Shoftim] chapter 13 verse 1, "~ Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight of YHWH, and YHWH delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. 2 Now there was a certain man from Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children. 3And the Angel of YHWH appeared to the woman and said to her, "Indeed now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and bear a son. 4 Now therefore, please be careful not to drink wine or similar drink, and not to eat anything unclean. 5 For behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. And no razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to Almighty [Elohiym]from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines." 6 So the woman came and told her husband, saying, "A Man of the Almighty [Elohiym] came to me, and His countenance was like the countenance of the Angel of the Almighty [Elohiym], very awesome; but I did not ask Him where He was from, and He did not tell me His name. 7 And He said to me, "Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. Now drink no wine or similar drink, nor eat anything unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death."' 8 Then Manoah prayed to the LORD, and said, "O my Lord, please let the Man of God whom You sent come to us again and teach us what we shall do for the child who will be born." 9 And the Almighty [Elohiym] listened to the voice of Manoah, and the Angel of the Almighty [Elohiym] came to the woman again as she was sitting in the field; but Manoah her husband was not with her. 10 Then the woman ran in haste and told her husband, and said to him, "Look, the Man who came to me the other day has just now appeared to me!" 11 So Manoah arose and followed his wife. When he came to the Man, he said to Him, "Are You the Man who spoke to this woman?" And He said, "I am." 12 Manoah said, "Now let Your words come to pass! What will be the boy's rule of life, and his work?" 13 So the Angel of YHWH said to Manoah, "Of all that I said to the woman let her be careful. 14 She may not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor may she drink wine or similar drink, nor eat anything unclean. All that I commanded her let her observe." 15 Then Manoah said to the Angel of YHWH, "Please let us detain You, and we will prepare a young goat for You." 16 And the Angel of YHWH said to Manoah, "Though you detain Me, I will not eat your food. But if you offer a burnt offering, you must offer it to YHWH." For Manoah did not know He was the Angel of YHWH. 17 Then Manoah said to the Angel of YHWH, "What is Your name, that when Your words come to pass we may honor You?" 18 And the Angel of YHWH said to him, "Why do you ask My name, seeing it is wonderful?" 19 So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, and offered it upon the rock to YHWH. And He did a wondrous thing while Manoah and his wife looked on-- 20 it happened as the flame went up toward heaven from the altar--the Angel of YHWH ascended in the flame of the altar! When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell on their faces to the ground. 21 When the Angel of YHWH appeared no more to Manoah and his wife, then Manoah knew that He was the Angel of YHWH. 22 And Manoah said to his wife, "We shall surely die, because we have seen the Almighty [Elohiym]!" 23 But his wife said to him, "If YHWH had desired to kill us, He would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things, nor would He have told us such things as these at this time." 24 So the woman bore a son and called his name Samson; and the child grew, and YHWH blessed him. 25 And the Spirit of YHWH began to move upon him at Mahaneh Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.~"
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Samson's Parents meet the Angel of YHWH: Judges [Shoftim] chapter 13 verse 1, "~And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of HaShem; and HaShem delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. 2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bore not. 3 And the angel of HaShem appeared unto the woman, and said unto her: 'Behold now, thou art barren, and hast not borne; but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. 4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing. 5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come upon his head; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto G-d from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.' 6 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying: 'A man of G-d came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the angel of G-d, very terrible; and I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name; 7 but he said unto me: Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto G-d from the womb to the day of his death.' 8 Then Manoah entreated HaShem, and said: 'Oh, HaShem, I pray Thee, let the man of G-d whom Thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.' 9 And G-d hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of G-d came again unto the woman as she sat in the field; but Manoah her husband was not with her. 10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and told her husband, and said unto him: 'Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me that day.' 11 And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him: 'Art thou the man that spokest unto the woman?' And he said: 'I am.' 12 And Manoah said: 'Now when thy word cometh to pass, what shall be the rule for the child, and what shall be done with him?' 13 And the angel of HaShem said unto Manoah: 'Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware. 14 She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the grapevine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; all that I commanded her let her observe.' 15 And Manoah said unto the angel of HaShem: 'I pray thee, let us detain thee, that we may make ready a kid for thee.' 16 And the angel of HaShem said unto Manoah: 'Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt make ready a burnt-offering, thou must offer it unto HaShem.' For Manoah knew not that he was the angel of HaShem. 17 And Manoah said unto the angel of HaShem: 'What is thy name, that when thy words come to pass we may do thee honour?' 18 And the angel of HaShem said unto him: 'Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is hidden?' 19 So Manoah took the kid with the meal-offering, and offered it upon the rock unto HaShem; and the angel did wondrously, and Manoah and his wife looked on. 20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of HaShem ascended in the flame of the altar; and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground. 21 But the angel of HaShem did no more appear to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of HaShem. 22 And Manoah said unto his wife: 'We shall surely die, because we have seen G-d.' 23 But his wife said unto him: 'If HaShem were pleased to kill us, He would not have received a burnt-offering and a meal-offering at our hand, neither would He have shown us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these.' 24 And the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson; and the child grew, and HaShem blessed him. 25 And the spirit of HaShem began to move him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.~" |