Someone posted a question saying unicorns were mentioned in the bible.True, but the hebrew word ראם (re’em) has been translated to many languages all of which mean "one horn" but the word re'em is not known to have such a meaning.Many jewish translations simply left it untranslated because they didn't know what animal was being referred to.
However, archaeologist have excavated mesopotamian reliefs
which show King Assurnasirpal hunting oxen with one horn.The associated texts show that this animal was called rimu (ox). It is thus highly likely that this was the re’em of the Bible, a wild ox.
And there is your unicorn of the bible, a wild ox.
2007-09-25 11:24:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Which is EXACTLY why we study the original texts. Those who worship translations of the Bible have a serious problem in their future.
2007-09-25 11:31:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Only in the King James Version! This is one of the many errors that make the KJV one of the worst translations still in common use. Every other translation in use today properly renders the Hebrew phrase for "horned beasts" as "cattle" or "oxen". Only the KJV translates the same phrase as "unicorns". Amazingly, the Revised King James Version, in which most of the 3,500+ translational errors found in the original KJV were corrected, still includes this obvious and rather ridiculous error.
2007-09-25 18:28:04 · answer #2 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sweeeet. Was it a holy ox? Did it do stuff, like pull plows and crap? Could I buy 6 of them for my journey from Missouri to Oregon?
2007-09-25 18:30:28 · answer #3 · answered by Brandon's been a dirty Hore 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Highly likely. But not a done deal. Anyone's guess is the bottom line.
2007-09-25 18:37:44 · answer #4 · answered by mithril 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So are there fairies in there, too? How about fauns, or mermaids, or chupacabras? Oooh, that'd be so COOL if there were chupacabras in there.
2007-09-25 18:28:08 · answer #5 · answered by ಠ__ಠ 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
My bible is illustrated:
http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/vsh0020l.jpg (link is safe for work)
Undeniable proof that they used to exist...
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2007-09-25 18:28:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
O tay.
2007-09-25 18:29:12 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋