05-10-2011, 03:14 AM
Wow I just reread my post. Spell checker on the iPhone stinks. ;(
Your welcome Akhan Robert.
I've heard the argument before as well. It doesn't hold water. Both words are used many times in the OT. For instance in Isaiah or other books, even Genesis, Ashur is spelled aleph, sheen, waw, resh just like in Aramaic.
Asher is aleph, sheen, resh. No Waw. Its also a very common word in the OT.
The argument they give is silly, really. Not to mention heretical and pagan.
Your welcome Akhan Robert.
I've heard the argument before as well. It doesn't hold water. Both words are used many times in the OT. For instance in Isaiah or other books, even Genesis, Ashur is spelled aleph, sheen, waw, resh just like in Aramaic.
Asher is aleph, sheen, resh. No Waw. Its also a very common word in the OT.
The argument they give is silly, really. Not to mention heretical and pagan.