Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 65:11
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11. holy mountain —Moriah, on which the temple was. troop —rather "Gad," the Babylonian god of fortune, the planet Jupiter, answering to Baal or Bel; the Arabs called it "the Greater Good Fortune"; and the planet Venus answering to Meni, "the Lesser Good Fortune" [GESENIUS, KIMCHI, c.]. Tables were laid out for their idols with all kinds of viands, and a cup containing a mixture of wine and honey, in Egypt especially, on the last day of the year [JEROME]. drink offering —rather, "mixed drink." number —rather, "Meni" as goddess of fortune she was thought to number the fates of men. VITRINGA understands Gad to be the sun; Meni the moon, or Ashtaroth or Astarte ( :- ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-12" class="com-number"
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