Shiloh (biblical figure)
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Shiloh (šīlō Hebrew: שִׁיל֔וֹ or šīlōh Hebrew: שילה is a figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Genesis 49:10 as part of the benediction given by Jacob to his son Judah. Jacob states that "the scepter will not depart from Judah... until Shiloh comes...". [1]) The Latin Vulgate translates the word as "he ... that is to be sent" [2], which would be the equivalent of the hebrew shaluach (Hebrew: שלוח, "messenger"), indicating a possible corruption of the text (on either side). The Peshitta "the one to whom [it] belongs"[3] Similarly, the Septuagint translates the word to "the things stored up for him"[4][5]. Some Muslims interpret it as a prophecy of Muhammad[6]
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- ^ http://www.tanach.us/Tanach.xml#Gen49:10-49:11
- ^ Douay-Rheims translation: http://www.latinvulgate.com/verse.aspx?t=0&b=1&c=49
- ^ The Peshitta translated by George Lamsa: http://www.lamsabible.com/LamsaOT/1_genesis.htm
- ^ NETS: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/nets/edition/
- ^ Brentons translation: http://www.ecmarsh.com/lxx/Genesis/index.htm
- ^ http://www.mohammad-pbuh.com/3/shiloh.htm[dead link]
