https://anitamathias.com Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Sat, 17 Oct 2015 18:41:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://anitamathias.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-Anita_lgr_hi_res_square_512-32x32.jpg https://anitamathias.com 32 32 https://anitamathias.com/2013/07/31/the-earth-belongs-to-those-who-take-time-to-enjoy-it/ https://anitamathias.com/2013/07/31/the-earth-belongs-to-those-who-take-time-to-enjoy-it/#comments Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:51:35 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=46633  Part II of my extended meditation on The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth. Here’s Part I. Do the meek really inherit the earth?  “The earth,” or την γην, ten gen, to the Jewish mind signified the beloved land, Eretz Israel, the promised, longed-for land of Canaan.  It was used “as a proverbial expression to denote […]

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