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To: Hebrews 11:6
53 is great. To me it looks the most real.

The version posted says:

3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”

Looks like an assumption regarding the word "more".

KJV:

John 2:3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

I know later on there's the remark about saving the best for last, but the verse is telling "as is" because there's an ancient Jewish tradition about wine and secrets. Lots of articles involving Purim explain it if anyone is interested, but basically when "the wine goes in, the secret comes out". Wine --> secret.

There is also the numeric connection that wine (yayin) = sod (secret) = 70.

Plus yayin rhymes with ayin (the letter that is 70, and meaning "eye" and also fountain/spring). Seen in the place named "Ein" Gedi, for example.

So putting that all togther, when they wanted wine, they had no wine... no secrets.

That's funny because of the secret about the water becoming wine..

9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

It's a simple meaning, because folks at the beginning speak about good secrets, but when they get drunk, those which are worse. Who knows what unmentionable information a drunk might blurt out.

Here is it that the best kept secret has been saved for very last.

Won't people be surprised. :)

12 posted on 05/17/2021 6:42:04 AM PDT by Ezekiel ("Come fly with US". Ingenuity-- because the Son of David begins with Mars.)
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To: Ezekiel

Are you sure you didn’t mean #52?

#53 is very Sicilian or old Italian with the lute and the headpiece on the lute player, but #52 is really what that part of Israel would probably have looked like and the clothing is much more era specific.


17 posted on 05/17/2021 6:57:59 AM PDT by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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To: Ezekiel
Won't people be surprised. :)

Jesus' first public miracle, the first of very, very many--every one surprising, by definition, of course.

19 posted on 05/17/2021 7:02:50 AM PDT by Hebrews 11:6 (Watch "THE CHOSEN," the great show about Jesus: https://watch.angelstudios.com/thechosen )
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