Mother Of All Bombs

Carl Remick carlremick at hotmail.com
Wed Mar 12 15:35:23 PST 2003



>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
>
>As reporter Thom Shanker helpfully explained in today's NY Times:
>
>>Officials said they were unaware if the name MOAB was chosen for a
>>biblical reference. According to Genesis, Moab was born through an
>>incestuous relationship between Lot and a daughter following the
>>destruction of Sodom. The Book of Numbers tells how the Israelites chose
>>the Plains of Moab as their final camp before entering the Promised Land.
>
>I doubt this is an accident.

"The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast." -- Jeremiah 48:16

Carl

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