Why do Christians say Amen at the end of a prayer. Amen was an Egyptian God?

Question

There is strong evidence that the stories from the Bible are retold stories from Sumeria , Egypt and surrounds. There are a lot of similarities between the Jesus stories and stories from ancient Eygpt , the Virgin birth,the flood, crucifiction all predate the bible by centuries.

That is why Christians say Amen

Answer 1

The word Amen (Tiberian Hebrew אָמֵן ’Āmēn "So be it; truly", Standard Hebrew אמן Amen, Arabic آمين ’Āmīn, Ge'ez' አሜን ’Āmēn) is a declaration of affirmation found in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and in the Qur'an. It has always been in use within Judaism and Islam. It has been generally adopted in Christian worship as a concluding formula for prayers and hymns. In Islam, it is the standard ending to suras. Common English translations of the word amen include: "Verily", "Truly", "So be it", and "Let it be".

Answer 2

Yes, there was an Egyptian deity called Amen. However, he has nothing to do with what Christians say at the end of a prayer! The word actually comes from Hebrew and means "to strengthen" or "confirm".

You are right about the evidence concerning the Bible being a rehash of other ancient myths. And you're right that the Virgin birth was nothing original. But you ruined your argument with the Amen comment. In a serious debate, that would have caused you to lose.

Answer 3

The Hebrew word amen means "so be it". It signifies agreement and sealing of what ever was said. The Egyptian god is AMON (Amen, Amun, Ammon, Amoun). Spelling varies.

As for similarities with other areas of the world. It just indicates some truths get around. And as to predating the bible, a lot of early cultures had oral traditions. Just because the current version of the Bible wasn't written until later doesn't mean the story itself wasn't around. In addition there was a lot of conquering in earlier times and people from different cultures got spread around, along with their stories. Kind of interesting are the Egyptian stories of virgin birth before Christ. Hebrew prophets were prophesying of Christ's virgin birth and crucifixion long before it ever happened so I am sure they had stories even when they were slaves in Egypt.

Answer 4

Amun-Ra was an Egyptian god. "Amen" is a Hebrew expression (as pathfinder wrote above) for "it is so".

And you are correct, there IS some correlation between ancient Sumerian myths and ancient Hebrew myths (the flood, for example). Does this make the Bible false? Hardly. The virgin birth is an ancient Hebrew prophecy (Old Testament prophecy of Christ), as is the execution of Christ (though the word "crucify" is not used). These prophecies predate Christianity by 1,000 years, and lend something to the authenticity of Jesus, don't you think?

Answer 5

With all due respect to the previously mentioned answers.
Amen is an Arabic word .
It means "we approve, or we acknowledge"
It is used by Muslims in their prayers.After the Imam reads a part of the Quran , the people who are praying say "Amen".
In Arabic the verbs are conjugated according to the subjects. The verb "aman" which means to believe, or to acknowledge or to approve is conjugated with "we" which takes a final "n" sound.
The Arabic language has affected many languages when the Arabic civilization was in a good position.
You will find many Arabic words in many languages. I can only think of a few examples right now . The words "alphabet" in English refers to the letters. The English letters don't have anything related to the word , but the first three Arabic letters are "alef" ,"baa" and "taa". Together they are "alefbaataa" or "Alphabet".
When I was in America , I saw a Mexican restaurant named "El toreo". I asked about the meaning , they told me it is a spanish word named "the bull"
In Arabic , the word bull" means " Al tor"
The list is so long and you can check it yourself by searching about the similarities of any language and Arabic.

Answer 6

Since everyone knows what amen means this is what Amun/Amon means:

Amun's name is first recorded in Egyptian records as imn, meaning "The hidden (one)". Since vowels were not written in Egyptian hieroglyphics, Egyptologists have reconstructed the name to have been pronounced *Yamānu (yah-maa-nuh) originally. The name survives into the Coptic language as Amoun.

Answer 7

there are two very seperate meanings and very seperate parts of speech. just like there are two seperate meanings for gay and also there are diferant parts of speech, like hell can be a noun or an interjection.
a-men
-interjection
1. it is so; so be it (used after a prayer, creed, or other formal statement to express solemn ratification or agreement).

A-men
–noun Egyptian Mythology
a primeval deity worshiped esp. at Thebes, the personification of air or breath represented as either a ram or a goose (later identified as AMEN-RA).

Answer 8

There is a universality that is yet to be scrutinized on the manner by which we say our prayers or how we worship, regardless of your religion. As you have mentioned Egypt, then it is worthwhile mentioning also that another religion (Hinduism or Buddhism, not sure, pls correct me if I am wrong) that says "Ohm" after they pray. A bit closer too with Amen...

Answer 9

Was there a question? or were you just informing us? Well how about this, What was Amen the God of?

Answer 10

Amen is actually a Hebrew word meaning "so be it". It signifies accepting God's will.