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VERSE: Nu02-03a

RASHIS COVERED: Ex27-13a Nu02-03a Nu34-15a

=============== THE WORDS FOR North, South, West... =============

 We review a list of the 4 compass positions and see a
 consistency in how they are named.

 To understand the naming convention we imagine a person facing
 the sunrise (which happens in the east). Then
 * EAST is the direction he FACEs
 * WEST is to his BACK
 * SOUTH is on his RIGHT
 The verses illustrating this principle come from RADACK, ROOTS
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POSITION  NAME         SAMPLE VERSE  TEXT OF VERSE
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EAST      BEFORE/FACE  Ex27-13 *1    the EASTERN side
WEST      AFTER/BACK   Joel 2:20 *1  The WESTERN SEA
SOUTH     RIGHT        Song 4:16     Arouse North & come SOUTH

NOTES
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*1 Particularly strong proofs come from verses which mention
   opposite directions. For example we have
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   Joel 2:20 Its start to the EAST SEA & its end to the WEST SEA
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or
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   Job 23:8 I cant find God in the EAST or search for him in WEST
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   The words for EAST and WEST in these 2 verses are FACE & BACK.
   These contrasts lend credibility to our thesis
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