The astronomy of the Bible. An elementary commentary on the astronomical references of Holy Scripture (1909)
Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter), 1851-1928 · London, T. S. Clark & Co., Ltd · leaf 257
232 THE ASTRONOMY OF THE BIBLE Testament into Greek confess themselves at fault. Once, in Amos, both Klmah and KMl are left untranslated. Instead of " Him that maketh the seven stars and Orion," … THE STARS OF OKION. we have the paraphrase, " That maketh and transformeth all things." Once, in Job, it is rendered " Hesperus," the evening star ; and in the other two instances it is given as " Orion." The tradition of the real meaning of the word as an astronomical term had been lost, or at…
Astronomy in the Bible · Constellations
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