Understanding the Beginning of Genesis: Just How Many Beginnings Were There?
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The first word of the Hebrew text of Genesis "תישארב" as traditionally vocalized means literally "In a beginning." However, tradition gives it the meaning and translation "In the beginning." The literal meaning is considered as contradicting reality. Therefore, Rashi suggested a syntactic solution that maintains the traditional meaning. However, this syntactic solution, as is shown later, requires a change in the vocalization of the second word of Genesis. This paper argues that we should accept the traditional Masoretic vocalization along with its literal meaning, and explores the implications of that literal meaning.
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