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			<description><![CDATA[ There was no disgrace in being a concubine. Hagar, concubine to Avraham, was an Egyptian princess! ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Thanks Mordochai for explaing the difference of what a concubine is. I&#39;ll give the Bible verse where I read about her being a concubine and a part of the
royal Harlem. Esther 2:14 about her being a virgin the verseis 2:17. ]]></description>

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  <strong class="quote-title">Pamela Susette wrote:</strong>
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  <span style="color:yellow">(Estér 2:17) (Estér 2:3)! I believe this is what I might have read which lead me to believe that she was a virgin....</span>
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<font face="times new roman" size="4">I dealt with this issue in detail in <a target="_blank" href="http://messiahtruth.yuku.com/reply/35002/t/Purim.html#reply-35002"><font color="lightblue"><strong><u>Post... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">Ezekah wrote:</strong>
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  <span style="color:yellow">Prof, you could try posting this question on.... theologyweb. Surely someone there would be able to answer you.</span>
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<font face="times new roman" size="4">I discovered that it is not worthwhile to &quot;throw pearls in front of pigs&quot;.</font></p> ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Prof Mordochai,
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(Estér 2:17) (Estér 2:3)! I believe this is what I might have read which lead me to believe that she was a virgin but I did read where she spent a night with
the king and was one of his concubines and they refer the concubines being virgins. I always thought concubines were not virgins but women that the king slept
with.
<br>
<br>
As to the scripture you are asking for, I don&#39;t remember reading this in the New Testament. I could always asked the people at Open... ]]></description>

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  <strong class="quote-title">ProfBenTziyyon wrote:</strong>
  <hr>

  <p><font face="times new roman" size="4">Again, I don&#39;t think so. The christian claim is usually worded as &quot;God has promised to preserve His
  scriptures&quot;, and they cite some GT verse or other to support this claim. But, try as I will, I can&#39;t find the verse they use.</font></p>
</blockquote>Prof, you could try posting this question on the xian site that you used to post on, theologyweb.... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <p><font face="times new roman" size="4">Again, I don&#39;t think so. The christian claim is usually worded as &quot;God has promised to preserve His
scriptures&quot;, and they cite some GT verse or other to support this claim. But, try as I will, I can&#39;t find the verse they use.</font></p> ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Hello Professor:
<br>
<br>
Would the following passage from the GT be the one you are referencing?
<br>
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<br>
Matthew 5:18 KJV Chapter
<br>
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
<br>
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The only problem, of course, is that nothing was fulfilled.
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<br> ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">UriYosef wrote:</strong>
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    <font color="yellow"><u>Mark 13:31(KJPV)</u> - Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.</font>
  </blockquote><font color="yellow">Is that the one?</font>
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<font face="times new roman" size="4">I don&#39;t think so; as I recall, it was rather more explicit than that. In any case, no part of the <em>T&#39;nach</em>
can reasonably be called... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">Pamela Susette wrote:</strong>
  <hr>
  <span style="color:yellow">&quot;And you still didn&#39;t explain where you got the idea that Estér was still a virgin when she was taken to
  Ahashvérosh&#39;s harem.&quot; I read it from my perverted version.</span>
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    <font face="times new roman" size="4"><font face="ezra sil sr" size="5">וַיֶּֽאֱהַ֨ב הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֶת־אֶסְתֵּר֙... ]]></description>

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  <font face="times new roman" size="4"><font color="#FFCCFF">Arikm7,
  <br>
  <br>
  Maybe you can help me out with a small query.... there is a verse somewhere buried in the Greek Garbage which says something to the effect that God will
  &quot;preserve His scriptures&quot;.
  <br>
  ...
  <br>
  Do you know the verse or passage I am talking about and where it is to be found?</font></font>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Hi ProfBenTziyyon: Yes.. I do remember that scripture but I don&#39;t remember the exact wording or placement. I will do some investigating and get back to
you. I got home late this evening and wasn&#39;t able to do so. But I will by week&#39;s end. Thanks ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ &quot;And you still didn&#39;t explain where you got the idea that Estér was still a virgin when she was taken to Ahashvérosh&#39;s harem.&quot; I read it from
my perverted version.
<br>
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Thanks for answering my question about Vashti being naked. I would have refused too if he would asked me to be naked in front of all those men. ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">Pamela Susette wrote:</strong>
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  <span style="color:yellow">So Vashti could have been naked or she may not have been naked?</span>
  <hr>
</blockquote>

<p><br>
<font face="times new roman" size="4">It didn&#39;t happen, if you remember the account of the incidents.... King <em>A<u>h</u>ashvérosh</em> SUMMONED Queen
<em>Vashti</em></font></p>

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  <font face="times new roman" size="4">&quot;to appear before him wearing [only] the... ]]></description>

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  <strong class="quote-title">Arikm7 wrote:</strong>
  <hr>
  Hi Pam!
  <br>
  <br>
  <br>
  I debated whether or not I should just apologize if my comments came off as chastising you and just move on; or whether I should just explain my frustration
  at things. So against my better judgement perhaps, I decided to go with the latter.
  <br>
  <br>
  <br>
  First off, I just wanted to say that my comments concerning your comments were not just indicative of you, but rather, the... ]]></description>

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  <strong class="quote-title">ProfBenTziyyon wrote:</strong>
  <hr>

  <blockquote>
    <strong class="quote-title">Pamela Susette wrote:</strong>
    <hr>
    <span style="COLOR: yellow"><font color="#3300FF">I reread the story of Esther again (from my perverted version of the Bible. Thats the only version I have
    is the perverted one. I can&#39;t a ford a Jewish version and lost the link that Yoself gave me since my computer crashed) and I have to say that I learned
    a... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <p><font face="times new roman" size="4">Arikm7,
<br>
<br>
Maybe you can help me out with a small query.... there is a verse somewhere buried in the Greek Garbage which says something to the effect that God will
&quot;preserve His scriptures&quot;. This verse or passage is regularly trotted out by christians in defence of King James&#39;s and all the other Per
Versions, as though it is promised that God will not allow, and will actively <em>prevent</em>, the publication of falsified... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Hi Pam!
<br>
<br>
<br>
I debated whether or not I should just apologize if my comments came off as chastising you and just move on; or whether I should just explain my frustration at
things. So against my better judgement perhaps, I decided to go with the latter.
<br>
<br>
<br>
First off, I just wanted to say that my comments concerning your comments were not just indicative of you, but rather, the problem that lies with most of
WESTERN xianity; especially those in the US. Millions of xians... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ ProfBenTziyyon: Thank you very much for posting the exact reference for this! I really, really appreciate this! ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ <blockquote>
  <strong class="quote-title">Pamela Susette wrote:</strong>
  <hr>
  <span style="color:yellow">I reread the story of Esther again (from my perverted version of the Bible. Thats the only version I have is the perverted one. I
  can&#39;t a ford a Jewish version and lost the link that Yoself gave me since my computer crashed) and I have to say that I learned a lot.... I learned that
  Queen Esther was Queen for five yrs before Haman made his evil plot against the Jews.</span>... ]]></description>

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    <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ou.org/holidays/purim">Learn about Purim</a>
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