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CONTENTS

Contents

Preface to Second Edition ............................................................................v
Preface ......................................................................................................... v vii

Introduction: About Coincidences, About This Book ................................. 1

Part I
Coincidences in the Hebrew Language:
Messages of Design

Chapter 1 The Structure of the Hebrew Language ................................. 11
1.1 The Structure of a Hebrew Word (Biblical Only) ...........................11
1.2 Letters and Their Meanings ............................................................13
1.3 Precision of Biblical Language ........................................................16
1.3.1 The Donkey (Ass) in the Bible ................................................... 17
1.3.2 “Which God had created to do” (Gen. 2:3) ................................ 19
1.3.3 “Thou shalt not … put a stumbling block
before the blind” (Lev. 19:14) .................................................... 20
1.3.4 “And Thou shalt not favor a poor man in his cause”
(Exod. 23:3) ............................................................................... 22
1.3.5 Eda and Kehila ........................................................................... 23
1.3.6 Why Was the Earth Punished? (Gen. 3:17) ................................ 26
1.3.7 “Please be fruitful and multiply,” with Variations ....................... 27
1.3.8 Summary ................................................................................... 28
1.4 Playing with Gematria: An Acceptable Practice (Not Here) ............29

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