Bobbie jean carter biography of abraham
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Hebrew poetry relies on conceptual rather than auditory rhymes, with line pairs expressing similar ideas. To pick an example at random: “Save me O God, by your name, / and vindicate me by your might” (Psalm 54:1). While I was correcting proofs for The Prince of This World — a preorderable book, incidentally — I was particularly struck by several of my quotes from the Hebrew prophets that refer to the Babylonians in the first half of a line pair, then the Chaldeans in the second. On some level, this pairing is probably just a poetic convenience. They talk about the Babylonians a lot, and the demands of Hebrew poetry require them to have a synonym for the second line. Yet there’s another context where the Chaldeans come up — namely, Ur of the Chaldeans, the hometown of Abraham.
What does it mean that the ancestor of the Israelites is a Babylonian? Or more specifically, that he is someone who breaks with the Babylonians, in the first story of the Book of Genesis that is not in some sense a reworking or parody of Babylonian mythology? Empire is always already there as a rival who inspires mimesis and rejection all at once, and the Israelites, who will spend most of their history in exile within Empire, ar
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By: Christopher L. Starr
I have yet to meet a genealogist that did not have at least one amazing story to share about the unexpected path that their research took. As my own research progressed, this native New Englander was very surprised by the western turn made by my family. It actually became something of a circle, as they eventually made their way back to Vermont and Massachusetts years later. But the story that accompanies their migratory circle changed my life in complex ways. I also discovered family and social relationships that connected to Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, the famed racehorse Lexington, Henry Clay, and a host of other prominent Kentuckians that had influenced their home state as well as the next states in their migration. These discoveries paint an amazing picture of Kentucky migration and influence of the bluegrass on the continuing westward expansion. My research has also allowed me to continue the story of my ancestors as I assist in the preservation efforts of an ancestral home in Central Kentucky.
My interest in genealogy started many years ago as a kid when my Mother decided she wanted to be a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). She had heard the family lore about some of our ancestors participating in the Revolutionary