1. אמר 'āmar — “say, bid.” After this verb comes the thing said in the words of the speaker, or an equivalent expression. I…

EXCURSUS B: ON THE NAMES ELOHIM AND JEHOVAH-ELOHIM.

Throughout the first account of creation (Genesis 1:1 to Ge…

It is a good thing to have the right names for things. An error is often half killed when you know the real name of it; its power lies in its being…

And God called the light. That is, God willed that there should be a regular alternation of days and nights, which also followed immediate…

And God called the light day, and the darkne he called
night
Either by the circulatin…

God said, Let there be light; He willed it, and at once there was light. Oh, the power of the word of God!

In the new creation, the…