Bible Question:
What is Lot, Abram's nephew, or brother? In the light of 2Tim 3:16, how can I explain away this seemingly contrdictory phrase to scoffers that I encounter? God Bless you for helping, Tim Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, and the persons which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan; (Gen 12:5 NASB) So Abram said to Lot, "Please let there be no strife between you and me, nor between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are brothers. (Gen 13:8 NASB) They also took Lot, Abram's nephew, and his possessions and departed, for he was living in Sodom. (Gen 14:12 NASB) |
Bible Answer: Timothy Paul, In Aramaic and Hebrew there is no word that differentiates between cousins, nephews and immediate brothers.The word often translated "brother" would more accurately be translated as "kinsmen." It is only the contact or a more round about description that clarifies the exact relationship. In the case of Abram and Lot you find this in Gen 12:5 where Lot is decribed as "his brother's son." This same kind of question arises in the New Testament regarding the "brothers of Jesus." The Greek Orthodox and Catholic Church hold that theses "brothers" are really knismen cousins since none of them are identified as sons of Mary of Nazareth, but are in other passages identified as sons of another Mary (Matt 13:55;28:1; cf Matt 27:56. There are severa passsages in both Testament where the same word is used to identify immediate brothers or less closely related kinsmen. Emmaus |
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