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To: Blogger

Besides, isn’t Elohim plural?


9 posted on 02/06/2011 10:26:13 AM PST by null and void (We are now in day 747 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: null and void

Yes, it is:

‘elohiym
el-o-heem’
plural of ‘’elowahh’ (433); gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative:—angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.


33 posted on 02/06/2011 12:16:23 PM PST by SuzyQue (Remember to think.)
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To: null and void
It can be plural or singular. It is the root of the later title for God used in Canaan, El, and is used in names like Israel Michael and so on. Many Christians think of Elohim as the Trinity, but it is much more than that when used as a plural. It includes the plural "sons of God," not to be confused with the "Son of God." You might look up the Divine Counsel while looking up Elohim.
40 posted on 02/06/2011 12:30:45 PM PST by pallis
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To: null and void

Elohim is plural; but, it is the term God uses for Himself various places in Scripture - example “Let US create man in our own image.” There aren’t multiple Gods. There is one God in three persons.


64 posted on 02/10/2011 5:46:07 AM PST by Blogger
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