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I was curious that her name is spelled Lea. Wouldn't Leah be more accurate? That's how it is in the Bible.

Bruce Katz The Bible wasn't written in English, so "Leah" is a transliteration to begin with. But you're right, it is most commonly spelled with an H at the end …moreThe Bible wasn't written in English, so "Leah" is a transliteration to begin with. But you're right, it is most commonly spelled with an H at the end -- reflecting, I think, the fact that in Hebrew her name ends with the letter Hei (ה).(less)

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Capn Coming here EXACTLY to say this. NONE of the Bible was EVER written in English. Consider this fact very carefully - there are always meanings and nuan ...more
Sep 02, 2022 01:03PM

Capn And His name wasn't (and couldn't be) "Jesus", but probably was "Yeshua". Jesus is just the English version. ;)
Read a Bible in another modern languag ...more
Sep 02, 2022 01:06PM

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