Genesis 12:8
And he is causing to remove from there Mountain-ward from the front [east] to House of El, and is stretching-out his tent, House of El from the sea,476 and the Ruins from the front [east],477 and he is building there a slaughtering-place to Yahweh, and is calling-out in the name of Yahweh.
| 476 | The sea was used to represent the direction opposite “front” (a.k.a. East) and as such gets translated “west”. See Strong’s #3220. The Septuagint (LXX) also used the word thalassa (Sea) for “west”, i.e kata thalassa, according to the west, and anatolé (rising) for “east”, i.e. kata anatolé, according to the rising. Stretching Out the Tent This is one of lingos of Heaven and how she is “covered”. Recall that the “expanse” of Heaven is a word that means “vault” or “canopy” (See note on Genesis 1:6). And He stretches out the dual-heavens, and descends, And thick darkness is under His feet. Psalm 18:9 literal |