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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Abba=Son of the father


2 posted on 04/30/2014 11:35:46 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: onedoug

Abba = father. Jesus referred to His Father as Abba in His prayer to Him. Jewish children call their fathers Abba.


9 posted on 05/01/2014 8:45:36 AM PDT by Shery (in APO Land)
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To: onedoug

Thanks, I thought it was part of the Swedish singing group.


10 posted on 05/01/2014 10:04:23 AM PDT by wildbill
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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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