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Lets have a little trivia game

Mike's is a great question, I had to look it up and I don't remember reading that story before, it's interesting.
 
Deborah13 said:
Mike's is a great question, I had to look it up and I don't remember reading that story before, it's interesting.
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Deborah,

I thought about this story years ago when I was stationed in Italy. In a conversation with an Italian friend, we tried to get him to say Thursday. He just wasn't able to make the th sound, no matter how hard he tried. :)
 
Mike S said:
What is the significance of the word "Shibboleth?" Which biblical figure used it, and for what purpose?
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Without looking it up I can tell you that "shibboleth" was a password of sorts, but I don't remember who used it. If I recall correctly, there was a war and people were asked to say "shibboleth", but the enemy had a different accent and said "sibboleth".

The TOG​
 
TOG said:
Without looking it up I can tell you that "shibboleth" was a password of sorts, but I don't remember who used it. If I recall correctly, there was a war and people were asked to say "shibboleth", but the enemy had a different accent and said "sibboleth".

The TOG​
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Right.

In Judges chapter 12 we learn of Jephthah, a judge of Israel who lived in Gilead. While warring with the Ephraimites the men of Gilead used the pronunciation of the password "shibboleth" to identify friend from foe.



Another question: how many of the apostles of Jesus had the same name as one of Jesus' brothers?
 
james? I think two james the brother of john and also a son of Zebedee, and one other.
 
Jesus had brothers named James, Judas, Joseph, and Simon.

Jesus's apostles included two James, a Judas, and two Simons (one renamed Peter.)
 
, jude is related to judas but I do wonder if jude changed his name from judas to jude.
 
jasonc said:
, jude is related to judas but I do wonder if jude changed his name from judas to jude.
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I've never been able to find a good answer to Jude and Judas. As relates to the brother of Jesus, the two names seem to used interchangeably.
 
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