Lil Red Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 +J.M.J.+ what is gopherwood? Genesis 6:14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 From the NAB commentary: [quote][b]Gopherwood:[/b] an unidentified wood not mentioned elsewhere; gopher is merely the Hebrew word for it.[/quote] Taking a brief look around, there seems to be no consensus. One commentary suggests it may be Cyprus, but that is probably based more on how common Cyprus is in the Old Testament. From what I can gather, "gphr" is just a transliteration of the Hebrew characters, which would imply that it is not a reference to the animal [i]gopher[/i], but coincidentally shares a similar pronunciation. God bless, Micah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoketos Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=365&letter=G It is something that proves you need the teaching authority of the Church to understand the Bible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 This is from my forestry background, not theology. The term isn't about a species of wood, but rather a type of wood product, in this case way of laminating the wood together. This made for stronger wood, that was probably also easier to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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