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To: onedoug
Abba=Son of the father

No. In Aramaic, "Abba" literally means "father" (it's the cognate of the Hebrew av). It was also used as a man's first name in Second Temple times. "Son" would be bar. The name "Barabas" which appears in the Christian Scriptures means "son of Abba."

11 posted on 05/01/2014 10:16:51 AM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Lurking Libertarian

By Abba, you’re right. I got ahead of...uh, behind myself. My fault. Thank you for setting me straight.


13 posted on 05/01/2014 10:22:01 AM PDT by onedoug
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