THE ANCIENT ARAMAIC PARAPHRASE BIBLE - GENESIS 18:2 = THREE ANGELS
ARAMAIC
TARGUM (circa. 100 B.C.-1000 C.E.): “...And the glory of the Lord was
revealed to him in the valley of Mamre; and he, being ill from the
pain of circumcision, sat at the door of the tabernacle in the
fervour (or strength) of the day. And he lifted up his eyes and
looked, and, behold, THREE ANGELS in the resemblance of men were
standing before him; ANGELS who had been sent from the necessity of
three things;--because it is not possible for A MINISTERING ANGEL to
be sent for more than one purpose at a time;--one, then, had come to
make known to him that Sarah should bear a man-child; one had come to
deliver Lot; and one to overthrow Sedom and Amorah. And when he saw
them, he ran to meet them from the door of the tent, and bowed
himself on the earth. - (Genesis 18:2, Section IV., Vayera, from
the Pseudo-Jonathan, “Pentateuchal Targumim,” “The Targums of
Onkelos and Jonathan Ben Uzziel On the Pentateuch With The Fragments
of the Jerusalem Targum From the Chaldee,” by J. W. Etheridge, M.A.
First Published 1862.)
ARAMAIC
TARGUM (circa. 100 B.C.-1000 C.E.): “...THREE ANGELS were sent to our
father Abraham; and the three were sent for three things;--because it
is not possible that one of the high angels should be sent for more
things than one. THE FIRST ANGEL was sent to announce to our father
Abraham, that, behold, Sarah would bear Izhak; THE SECOND ANGEL was
sent to deliver Lot from the midst of the overthrow; THE THIRD ANGEL
was sent to overthrow Sedom and Amorah, Admah and Zeboim. Therefore
was there a word of prophecy from before the Lord unto Abraham the
Just, and THE WORD OF THE LORD WAS REVEALED TO HIM IN THE VALLEY OF
VISION; and he sat in the door of the tabernacle, comforting himself
from his circumcision in the fervour (or strength) of the day...” -
(Genesis 18:2, Section IV., Vayera, from the Jeruslaem Targum,
“Pentateuchal Targumim,” “The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan
Ben Uzziel On the Pentateuch With The Fragments of the Jerusalem
Targum From the Chaldee,” by J. W. Etheridge, M.A. First Published
1862.)
ARAMAIC
TARGUM (circa. 100 B.C.-1000 C.E.): “...THREE ANGELS were sent unto our
father Abraham ; and ( these three ) were sent for three purposes,
since it is impossible for ( ONE OF THE HIGHEST ANGELS ) to be sent
for one thing. THE FIRST ANGEL was sent to tell our father Abraham
that Sarah should bring forth Issac ; ( the second ) was sent to
deliver Lot out of the midst of the overthrow ; THE THIRD ANGEL was
sent to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboim. Therefore ( HE
WAS THE PROPHETIC MEMRA, WORD, ) and ( THE MEMRA, WORD OF THE LORD ),
appeared to him in the valley of vision...” - (Genesis 18; Page
164, Letter V, Part 2, “Joseph and Benjamin: letters on the
controversy between Jews and Christians,” By Joseph Samuel C.F.
Frey 1837.)
“...No
one --- has seen God --- at any time...” - John 1:18 NASB
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