Cows can walk miles to graze. They can provide milk virtually free of cost if grazing lands are available. It was a good economic resource. However, some wanted to kill it for meat. Thus, I think it was deified to prevent its killing. That tradition may be carried by the Hebrews during the exodus.
Hyperbole is when a person extends or expands a small but true thing. That does not explain kmt. The Jews had been wandering and in exile for 1200 years. They had lost the Torah during the exile till it was recovered. So they had a text but perhaps no memory of mitsrayim in India. They thought of the world known to them and in all honesty identified it with Egypt. That could explain.
Which shows someone offering a child sacrifice to an idol. Which one I don’t know for sure. Might be Baal. Hebrews did tend to fall into idol worship, but they always paid a price when they did.
You have never raised milk cows have you.
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The bitter lakes lie on the short route from Egypt to Israel. This the Jews were told by God to avoid.
The Jersey and other cows that are raised in the West are sedentary animals. They have to be fed. The indigenous cows that I have studied love grazing and they can provide milk free of cost if grazing lands are available. (I have a PhD in Food and Resources Economics).
Who gets free grazing rights?
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There are large tracts of land that are owned by the government and on which grazing is allowed by whosoever.
How much grazing and water must be provided to keep an indigenous cow in milk production? How easy is it to come by this in a desert climate? We are talking about desert nomads here.
I have not calculated the area and water required. However, I have visited one organization in the Thar desert that keeps about 2,000 cows (or 10,000, I do not recall). They lead them to a particular area in the morning by driving a jeep in the front and lead them back in the evening. The dung excreted by the cows during the night is collected as farmyard manure. The cows drink water from oasis or spring. The decline of numbers of cows in India is due to the conversion of grazing lands for cultivation. However, old habits die hard. So we continue to “worship” the cow even though, in my assessment, circumstances have changed.
The peoples of the ANE had access to cattle; recall the Egyptian Hathor.
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Even if that is true, the milk provided by cows would not be “virtually free of cost.” Cows need tending by cowherds. They can be stolen by other people or killed by predators. They are vulnerable to parasites. They need to be vaccinated against diseases. They won’t give milk unless they have calves. Sometimes they require assistance giving birth.
The short route, relatively fortified by the Egyptians, which the Hebrews avoided, was along the Mediterranean coast. Crossing the Bitter Lakes and heading south along the west side of the Sinai peninsula, then across to Mt. Sinai, is a noticeably longer route even without extra wandering, but it fits with the geographic descriptions in Exodus. The series of springs along that route would provide water, unlike heading straight east.
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Of course. You are right. But it was still cheap and source of wealth and health. I don’t get the point. I was only explaining the roots of cow worship in India and the possible commonality with the calf made by Aaron.
Yes. But the bitter lakes are nearly on the short route. God asked them to take the long route before they crossed the yam suf. So the yam suf should be on the long route. Taking the long route after the crossing does not match with the Bible.
I’m confused. Is it Yam Suf or Yam Suph, or are both ways acceptable for spelling?
Hebrew specialist must know. I think both ok.
Yeah probably both Yam Suf or Yam Suph, cause f and ph makes a ‘F’ sound. I’m figuring out the maps and making a mess
I hope you don’t mind me getting on this F vs PH., situation but maps is a challenge for me., when seeing now vs back during Exodus era
The map is focus on 3rd Yam Suph only
This map I’m looking at 3rd Yam Suph, the last Yam Suph 'till arriving to Canaan Yisrael Israel. I will admit this gets confusing at times. I wish now I had zoom in closer.
I see rivers when zooming in google map. Next time I’ll do better and zoom in., but is this correct? Al-Qurnah Yam Suph III
Do I have Al-Qurnah Yam Suph III correct., that’s the last Yam Suph on the way to Canaan Yisrael Israel, right? I’m thinking if I zoom closer I’ll see that river., it just seems something else that there’s ocean., so the Hebrews had to get closer to that ocean then, to cross the Yam Suph river. If I’m failing at this, I’ll take a closer look at the rivers
What breeds of cattle do you have over there? Our stately Brahman cattle were bred from cows imported from India.
I agree with you Abrahamic religions came from Hinduism in India. So the Pharaoh religion was Hinduism right, or what name was Hinduism back in the Exodus era?
Ok so the names Goshen, Gokul begin with the common root “go,” which means cow in Sanskrit.
The go says mooo mooo (I just combine Sanskrit and English together, that’s fun) get it, go means cow., cow says mooo mooo same as saying go says moo moo., fun fun fun., I love combining languages., its easier for me to learn that way too, my first Sanskrit word is go, meaning cow
Did the Pharaoh speak Sanskrit too?
Both the Hebrews and the Yadavas practiced the profession of cattle rearing
How does one say cattle in Sanskrit?
Oh letting you know, I don’t worship cows., I’m just focusing on cows, cause I notice a pattern and so I brought attention about cows in this thread when exploring any evidence of Exodus.
holy cow., wait a minute they say “Holy Cow” a lot around here, wait, I just thought of something else., I hear “Holy Cow” a lot here. Is there an added pattern here, where did “Holy Cow” come from, from India way back when? Holy Cow!!!
Patterns of cows., came from India, and to this day, I hear people saying in America, “Holy Cow”, so this cow situation is still continuing