Don’t forget dear Zech(ariah) and Liz. She enjoyed a wonderful nine months of husbanded silence, while all he could do was listen. How tranquil was that! Have a blessed day/week!
Lamech's sons have a description of what they contributed to the world after each of their names. Then his one daughter ends the list-- with a blunt nothing after her name.
"The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah" It's a sad thing to imagine being in her shoes.
It has been suggested (Jewish tradition? I can't remember.) that Naamah ended up being Ham's wife and thus survived the Flood. That cannot be proven biblically, but it might explain why she is mentioned without further description. BTW, I'm not saying I think this is true.
One of the cool moments of restoration through marriage that I stumbled on through Rabbi Ari Laam, is that their marriage restored or is placed in contrast with the awful narratives of both of their bloodlines (Judah and Tamar, and Lot and his daughters), so it does seem that the Hebrew Bible does point towards a notion of restoration through marital commitment.
Don’t forget dear Zech(ariah) and Liz. She enjoyed a wonderful nine months of husbanded silence, while all he could do was listen. How tranquil was that! Have a blessed day/week!
There needs to be a LOL option in this platform.
Lamech's sons have a description of what they contributed to the world after each of their names. Then his one daughter ends the list-- with a blunt nothing after her name.
"The sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah" It's a sad thing to imagine being in her shoes.
It has been suggested (Jewish tradition? I can't remember.) that Naamah ended up being Ham's wife and thus survived the Flood. That cannot be proven biblically, but it might explain why she is mentioned without further description. BTW, I'm not saying I think this is true.
I never considered before the dearth of happy marriage narratives in the Bible. This will be an interesting series!
These are the stories I want in children’s Bibles. 😉
One of the cool moments of restoration through marriage that I stumbled on through Rabbi Ari Laam, is that their marriage restored or is placed in contrast with the awful narratives of both of their bloodlines (Judah and Tamar, and Lot and his daughters), so it does seem that the Hebrew Bible does point towards a notion of restoration through marital commitment.