Alice C. Linsley
Horites or Horim (חרי) were a caste of metal working traders who ranged from the Nile to ancient Babylon
It is generally maintained that the Horites were later conquered by the Edomites. However, analysis of Genesis 36 indicates that there was a close kinship between theses peoples. The Horites and Edomites intermarried, as is evidenced by this diagram which shows two named Esau. Esau the Younger was Jacob's brother. Possibly they were half-brothers.
In the region ofEdom in modern Jordan and in Dedan they lived in caves as is mentioned in the Genesis 14:6, 36:20 and Deuteronomy 2:12. Their descendants built Petra in Edom (modern Jordan).
In the Qur'an the word Horite appears as Houris and refers to deified ancestors. Some Jews and some Arabs share this common ancestry.
It is generally maintained that the Horites were later conquered by the Edomites. However, analysis of Genesis 36 indicates that there was a close kinship between theses peoples. The Horites and Edomites intermarried, as is evidenced by this diagram which shows two named Esau. Esau the Younger was Jacob's brother. Possibly they were half-brothers.
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These are all Horite clans. Job of Uz was a Horite. |
In the region of
In the Qur'an the word Horite appears as Houris and refers to deified ancestors. Some Jews and some Arabs share this common ancestry.
The Horites have been identified with references to Khar, a unit of measurement used in trade in the Egyptian inscriptions (See James Orr, The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, page 1421.) The word khar is related to gur. In Akkadian gurguri means metalworkers or copper smiths. In Oromo gurguru means to sell (gurgurtaa = sale, gurguraa = seller). In Somali gur- means to collect something and gurgure means one who Collects and Keeps Collecting. The Gurgure clan of the Dir refers to traders who collect wares and resale them. Among the Dir guri means stick, rod or firearm.
The Persian and Urdu word Saudagar means trader. This contains the gr root in connection with Arabia. Horite traders dispersed across the ancient world. The association of the roots gr (traders) and hr (Horites) is evident in India in place names such as Gurgaon Haryana.
A linguistic connection to the Horites is retained in the name Horowitz (also spelled Hurwitz or Gurvich), a surname found among Jews of Sephardic ancestry.
The Gir-gam tells the story of Abraham's Proto-Saharan ancestors Cain, Seth and Noah. All were trader-rulers who controlled the water ways of West Central Africa.
Likely gr is also the root of the Japanese (Ainu) word guruma, meaning wheel. The Ainu originated in the Nile.
The word Horite takes many forms besides Khar and Gur. These include Hur, Horonaim, Horoni and Hori. Hori was the son of Lotan son of Seir whose pre-Edomite descendants were the "lords of the Horites in the
The Jews call their ancestors Horim because many are direct descendants of the Biblical Horites. "Horite" does not refer to the ethnicity of the people, but to their caste. The ancient world had a caste structure. This explains why Horites are found among many peoples across the Afro-Asiatic Dominion.
Related reading: The Horite Ancestry of Jesus Christ; The Relationship of Somali Kushitic Languages and Somali Oromo; Petra Reflects Horite Beliefs; Nimrod and the Baptism of Jesus; Edom and the Horites; Horite Expectation and the Star of Bethlehem; "The Horites" by The Rev. John Campbell, M. A.
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Hi Alice,
You have probably heard this one, but how do you respond to arguments that not ordaining women, is the same as churches embracing slavery, or blaming women for eve's sin etc.
Savvy
Hi, Savvy.
Good to hear from you. I hope you are doing well.
Women priests is contrary to the received tradition of the Church which has nothing to do with equal rights. In the tradition, binary opposites like male-female are not regarded as equals. One is regarded as superior in some evident way and because of the superior trait is able to and responsible for the care of the lesser.
Hi Alice, following on from Savvy's question, have you written anything on the issue of male-female roles in the bible? You used the word "superior" - I was curious about that. I have never thought of male "headship" as pertaining to superiority per se. hmmmmm . . .
Hi Alice,
I am doing good. My well wishes to you as well. Thanks for your input. When I am asked a question, like this I usually respond with political language cannot be used to explain theology.
Savvy
Matt,
"Superior" in the sense that one of the entities of the binary set is objectively larger and stronger than the other. Men are observably larger and stronger as a group then females. The sun is greater than the moon as it gives light whereas the moon merely reflects the sun's light. God is great than man. Heaven is more glorious than earth, etc. Were Christ not greater, He could not have stooped to save us (Kenosis).
Start here and read the related readings linked at the end of the article:
http://jandyongenesis.blogspot.com/2012/04/levi-strauss-and-derrida-on-binary.html
what the patriarchs know about the anointing with power, I mean the Greek word for Christ, because I have read that Satan is an anointed archangel and Jesus is anointed too, so in what other cultures the anointing thing is done, referring with supernatural power? is there other archangels anointed and other sons of G-d anointed too?, plss drop me an email robert630@hotmail.co.uk
Robert in UK,
Satan is a created being. Jesus was not created. Jesus Messiah (Christ) was "begotten" of the Father, not created.
Be careful about "anointing" power. Unless it is the power that comes through the Blood of Jesus, it is not of God.
Jesus Christ is the one and only Son of God. To be saved one must believe this and trust in Him for salvation. He is the one and only savior who came into the world to save repentant sinners.
as it is Written... ALL, not some things, are SUMMED up (shown to be funneled into one man, the man Yeshua Messiah) in the Anointed One, the 42nd generation listed in Matthew 1 - the 41st generation is listed as Salvation (Yeshua - Jesus) - a lot to discover when we study NAMES - especially Messiah and especially the context + application of Yeshua (Jesus) - bravo - but I test all things by the Spirit of God - the SEAL of our real faith - without the Spirit, that remains, what is the point - AMEN? (Galatians 3)... (:- )
The "pleroma" in Greek. He is the all in all.
Test by the Spirit of God and by the Scriptures inspired by that same Holy Spirit.
I found your analysis of Abraham's children fascinating. It leads me to consider that you might be able to answer some lingering questions I have, if you'd be so kind.
Jesus was said to have cleansed Mary Magdalene of 7 demons. Might not this have been some sort of initiation of Mary by Jesus?
At the wedding at Canae, where Jesus turned water into wine, could this have been Jesus' wedding? For Jesus' mother told Jesus about the shortage of wine. Is this not something which would be, properly, only the concern of the hostess or mother of the groom? It would have been very unusual for a Rabbi to be unmarried.
I've read that Nazareth wasn't a geographical location on maps during Jesus'. And that Jesus was a member of the Nazorean sect. What do you think of that possibility? What do you know of the Nazaoreans?
Finally,might the Hebrew people have been the Haibaru who were part of the Hyskos invasion or migration into Egypt?Joseph was said to be a Vizir or high public official, surely he was part of the ruling class. In that case, the Hebrews were a part of the Hyskos expulsion from Egypt rather than the story in Exodus which was developed later while they were in Babylon. What do you think of that possibility?
I hope you find these questions worthy of your answer and/or comment. Thank you.
Carmon,
Jesus never married. This is evident from the pattern of his Horite ancestry and their 2 wife marriage pattern. Only Gnostics believe that Jesus was married.
The word Hebrew is the English equivalent of Ha-Biru, and the Habiru or Hapiru existed long before the Hyskos. They are the temple and shrine priests of the ancient Afro-Asiatic Dominion.
The Horites were a caste of shepherd priests who held high status in ancient Egypt and the king of Egypt would have recognized Joseph as a Horite.
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