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Genesis 22:2

And He is saying, `Take, pray, אֶת-your son/builder, אֶת-your united-one746 him whom you have loved, אֶת-He-Laughs, and walk walk toward an earth of Rebellion,747 and cause him to ascend there to climb up 748 upon one of the Mountains which he has spoken toward you.`

Footnote:

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Strong’s #4179, מריה Maria. Scholars debated over the derived meaning, and came up with the root ra'ah ראה "to see" and thus "seen of Yah" or yareh ירה "to teach" and thus "place of teaching." These roots assume the letter order or spelling is completely rearranged since the letter order is incorrect as anyone with two eyes can see. At the same time, scholars rightly pointed to the root מרה marah, to rebel (Strong's #4784) for the name מריה Mariah/Meraiah found in Nehemiah 12:12. (cf. Mariah Strong's #4811). Why the inconsistency?

Root Meaning of מרה

  • The root מרה means "to rebel," "to be contentious," or "to defy authority."
  • It often carries a negative connotation of disobedience or resistance, especially in a religious or covenantal context.
  • Examples include:
    • אשר מריתם בי (to the sons of Israel upon which you all rebelled within myself) — Numbers 20:24.
    • כמה ימרוהו במדבר (How much they have rebelled against himself, within the word-wilderness!) — Psalm 78:40.