[B-Greek] Rev 7:4
Harold Holmyard
hholmyard3 at earthlink.net
Tue Apr 3 10:19:30 EDT 2007
Juan Stam wrote:
> Does "Joseph" appear in lists of the tribes, along with Manassah? The list
> in Rev 7 is certainly very irregular
>
HH: Joseph does not regularly do so, but it is possible:
Ezek. 48:32 ¶ “On the east side, which is 4,500 cubits long, will be
three gates: the gate of Joseph, the gate of Benjamin and the gate of Dan.
HH: You have to read the whole chapter to see this, but 12 tribal names are given at first, with Ephraim mentioned (the Levites are excluded). In Exek 48:32 the name 'Joseph" replaces that of "Ephraim" in the tribal listing.This happens earlier in the book of Ezekiel and so is not difficult for the reader to understand.
Yours,
Harold Holmyard
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