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Created page with "thumbnail|right|200px|Golden Retrievor Rabbi Levi Welton wrote: {{Cquote|...I've often wondered if the Bible supports animal acti..."
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Rabbi Levi Welton wrote:
{{Cquote|...I've often wondered if the [[Bible]] supports animal activism and what exactly [[God]] would say if I posed the question, "Do You love dogs?"
Dogs are the only animals in the [[Torah]] that receive a reward for their actions. When the Jewish slaves flee Egypt, it states "not one dog barked” ([[Exodus]] 11:7). As a reward for that, [[God]] said, "…and flesh torn in the field you shall not eat; you shall throw it to the dog[s]" (Exodus 22:30; Mechilta)...
The notable sixteenth century [[Jew]]ish leader, the Maharsha, says that a dog is a creature of love. Hence, the [[Hebrew]] name for a dog is "kelev" which is etymologically derived from the words "kulo lev" or "all heart"... Now remember that [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] were instructed by God to give all the animals of the world their Hebrew names ([[Genesis]] 2:19-20). When they made this personal connection with the beasts of the world, the names they chose were prophetically accurate so as to encapsulate the essence of each animal into a name that truly revealed its soul. (Bereishit Rabbah 17:4). Thus, one may extrapolate from this that the Hebrew name for a dog was precisely chosen to be indicative of the loving soul of this marvelous creature.<ref>[http://www.aish.com/sp/ph/Does-God-Love-Dogs.html Does God Love Dogs?] by Rabbi Levi Welton, Jan 4, 2014</ref>}}
Rabbi Levi Welton wrote:
{{Cquote|...I've often wondered if the [[Bible]] supports animal activism and what exactly [[God]] would say if I posed the question, "Do You love dogs?"
Dogs are the only animals in the [[Torah]] that receive a reward for their actions. When the Jewish slaves flee Egypt, it states "not one dog barked” ([[Exodus]] 11:7). As a reward for that, [[God]] said, "…and flesh torn in the field you shall not eat; you shall throw it to the dog[s]" (Exodus 22:30; Mechilta)...
The notable sixteenth century [[Jew]]ish leader, the Maharsha, says that a dog is a creature of love. Hence, the [[Hebrew]] name for a dog is "kelev" which is etymologically derived from the words "kulo lev" or "all heart"... Now remember that [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] were instructed by God to give all the animals of the world their Hebrew names ([[Genesis]] 2:19-20). When they made this personal connection with the beasts of the world, the names they chose were prophetically accurate so as to encapsulate the essence of each animal into a name that truly revealed its soul. (Bereishit Rabbah 17:4). Thus, one may extrapolate from this that the Hebrew name for a dog was precisely chosen to be indicative of the loving soul of this marvelous creature.<ref>[http://www.aish.com/sp/ph/Does-God-Love-Dogs.html Does God Love Dogs?] by Rabbi Levi Welton, Jan 4, 2014</ref>}}