Teritos
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Jesus has given us a new commandment:
Matthew 5:33-37
I say to you, do not swear at all, but make sure your statement is, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil origin.
This new commandment is so important that it is even repeated by an apostle:
James 5:12
But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you do not fall under judgment.
The Hebrew word for "oath" is Alah. The interesting thing is that this hebrew word also means "curse". So Alah means "oath" and "curse". See Strong's Hebrew: 423. אָלָה (alah) -- an oath (biblehub.com)
This word is very similar to the Arabic word Allah. It is also a fact that the followers of Islam swear very often and gladly by saying "Wallah", even their prophets often swore. I wonder if this is just a coincidence? And what do Jews say about the similarity of these two words?
Matthew 5:33-37
I say to you, do not swear at all, but make sure your statement is, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil origin.
This new commandment is so important that it is even repeated by an apostle:
James 5:12
But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you do not fall under judgment.
The Hebrew word for "oath" is Alah. The interesting thing is that this hebrew word also means "curse". So Alah means "oath" and "curse". See Strong's Hebrew: 423. אָלָה (alah) -- an oath (biblehub.com)
This word is very similar to the Arabic word Allah. It is also a fact that the followers of Islam swear very often and gladly by saying "Wallah", even their prophets often swore. I wonder if this is just a coincidence? And what do Jews say about the similarity of these two words?
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