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From: dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman)
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Subject: fascinating Biblical fact
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Date: Sun, 28-Aug-83 23:37:17 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 28 23:37:17 1983
Date-Received: Mon, 29-Aug-83 04:01:32 EDT
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Here is an interesting facet of the Torah which many people may
not know.  Draw your own conclusions.

1. The year 1948 was the year 5708 in the Jewish calendar.

2. 1948 was the year of Israeli independence.

3. The 5708th verse in the Hebrew version of the Torah (first five
   books of the Bible) is Devarim (Deuteronomy) XXX.v.  It reads:

	"And the L-rd thy G-d will bring thee into the land
	 which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess
	 it; and He will do thee good, and multiply thee
	 above thy fathers."

	(Soncino translation)

For those who are interested in such things, interesting parallels
can also be drawn for 1956 and 1967.

Dave Sherman
Toronto

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