Gawrah again and again

[judge]

Shalom Yochanan,

Shalom Paul,

please do not consider the following as rude, i was trying to ask a simple yes/no question concerning the scholarship behind Gaw'rah meaning "father", specifically for Mattai 1:16, as to whether or not this is a modern concept (or discovery), or if there is COE teaching much older than the last 100 years. and should the answer have been yes, i would have asked for some references.

i am all for Gaw'rah meaning "father", it makes better sense to me. you see i have a Beyth Mid'rash to present these things to, and for them, it is shaky ground to present something as authortative if there is no certain tradition to confirm or deny it ~ specifically, in the matter of Gaw'ah meaning "father" for Mattai 1:16, from the COE.

John try reading this article. It may help.

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