Definitions
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- proper noun A book of the
Old Testament ofBible , and of theTanakh . - proper noun A
prophet , the author of the Book of Isaiah. - proper noun A male
given name .
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- noun (Old Testament) the first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC)
- noun an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies
Etymologies
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Examples
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Isaiah refers to this tunnel: "Go forth and meet Ahaz ... at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field" (_Isaiah, _ vii, 3).
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Donald Alexander Mackenzie 1904
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In doing this, Isaiah is only doing what many Christian writers, and others, would do after him.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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Perhaps one of the best examples is in Isaiah 14. 12ff.
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In the original Hebrew text, the fourteenth chapter of Isaiah is not about a fallen angel, but about a fallen Babylonian king, who during his lifetime had persecuted the children of Israel.
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Isaiah is here drawing from Canaanite mythology: when Baal the Thunderer, whose throne was on Mount Zaphon, was swallowed up by the god of death, Mot, then the god of the morning star, Athtar the Awesome, attempted to ascend to his throne and take his place.
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Isaiah is here drawing from Canaanite mythology: when Baal the Thunderer, whose throne was on Mount Zaphon, was swallowed up by the god of death, Mot, then the god of the morning star, Athtar the Awesome, attempted to ascend to his throne and take his place.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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And he reads the words recorded both in Isaiah and in Luke chapter 4.
Archive 2009-03-01 Andrew Beckner 2009
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Perhaps one of the best examples is in Isaiah 14. 12ff.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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And he reads the words recorded both in Isaiah and in Luke chapter 4.
We Feed People: On the Road Andrew Beckner 2009
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In doing this, Isaiah is only doing what many Christian writers, and others, would do after him.
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