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On the virgin birth of Jesus, in Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah used the word almah to describe the mother of a child Christianity says was the messiah.
Vincent Bugliosi: Why Do I Doubt Both The Atheists And The Theists? Vincent Bugliosi 2011
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On the virgin birth of Jesus, in Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah used the word almah to describe the mother of a child Christianity says was the messiah.
Vincent Bugliosi: Why Do I Doubt Both The Atheists And The Theists? Vincent Bugliosi 2011
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In a change in a passage in Isaiah 7:14 that foretells the coming of Jesus and his birth to a virgin mother, the 1970 edition's reference to "the virgin" will become "the young woman," to better translate the Hebrew word "almah."
Reuters: Top News 2011
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The LXX translated the Hebrew word almah in Isaiah
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The LXX translated the Hebrew word almah in Isaiah 7: 14 as parthenos.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Bradh137 2009
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But while parthenos may mean virgin in Greek, almah in Hebrew means young woman.
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However, they encountered much opposition from the Jews who disagreed with the early Christians interpretation of the word almah as "virgin."
Latest Articles 2009
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But while parthenos may mean virgin in Greek, almah in Hebrew means young woman.
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Bradh137 2009
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But while parthenos may mean virgin in Greek, almah in Hebrew means young woman.
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I know that the Jews are accustomed to meet us with the objection that in Hebrew the word almah does not mean a virgin but a "young woman."
Latest Articles 2009
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