—very— interesting!
I found this post:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3304515/posts?page=254#254
Many thanks !
Been thinking how many "covenants" are simultaneously being torn down, torn apart, profaned, violated etc.
Ten commandment monuments, the rainbow, marriage, the Constitution, the USS Constitution... even the Confederacy* has become a modern target.
* 01285 b@riyth {ber-eeth'}
from 01262 (in the sense of cutting [like 1254]); TWOT - 282a; n f
AV - covenant 264, league 17, confederacy 1, confederate 1,
confederate + 01167 1; 284
1) covenant, alliance, pledge
1a) between men
1a1) treaty, alliance, league (man to man)
1a2) constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects)
1a3) agreement, pledge (man to man)
1a4) alliance (of friendship)
1a5) alliance (of marriage)
1b) between God and man
1b1) alliance (of friendship)
1b2) covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges)
2) (phrases)
2a) covenant making
2b) covenant keeping
2c) covenant violation
>>> con•fed•er•a•cy
(kənˈfɛd ər ə si, -ˈfɛd rə si)
n., pl. -cies.
1. an alliance between persons, parties, states, etc., for some purpose.
2. a group of persons, parties, states, etc., united by such a confederacy.
3. a combination of persons for unlawful purposes; conspiracy.
4. the Confederacy, Confederate States of America.
Then there's the name of the Unites States in Hebrew : Artzot haBRIT, lit. lands of the covenant.
Hebrew name for US "Lands of the Covenant" remains mystery
More background here:
In this day and age of Obama, the "zot" part of the name sure sticks out like a sore thumb. :-(