LIST604a (C) Dr Hendel, Jan-04
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List of verses where objects are treated like people
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VERSE
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OBJECT
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LAW (Usually applies to humans)
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Ex20-25d
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STONES
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Dont expose nudity on STONE steps
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Nu20-12b
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STONES
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STONES should listen to God
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Dt12-02
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TREES
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Destroy idolatrous TREES
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Nu20-15a
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ANIMALS
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Kill ANIMAL who slept with person
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Gn32-16a
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ANIMALS
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Speak discretely about modest animals*1
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COMMENTS
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*1 See LIST343L for an analysis of descriptions of the
5 animal pairs mentioned in Gn32-15:16
Notice the contrast of COARSENESS vs DISCRETION
- e.g. for goats the Torah COARSELY mentions
a 1:10 male:female ratio--
- for camels the Torah discretely mentions
the CAMELS and CHILDREN--
From this we infer that the CAMELS led a family
life--they mated one on one with one child.
The Torah treats these animals discretely by not
mentioning mating ratios but mentioning children
The implication for us is that we should speak
discretely about modest couples
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