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| − | Nahum 2:9 is quite enlightening: here, "infinity" is used to describe the great, but certainly limited treasures of Nineveh, while Nahum 3:9 talks about the boundless assistance given by Egypt.... "Infinity" in the Bible could be more of a literary than mathematical concept. --[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 04:50, 29 May 2015 (EDT) | + | Nahum 2:9 is quite enlightening: here, "infinity" is used to describe the great, but certainly limited treasures of Nineveh, while Nahum 3:9 talks about the boundless assistance given by Egypt.... "Infinity" in the Bible could be more of a literary than mathematical concept. |
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| + | BTW: a superficial search in the [[Iliad]] came up with six occurrences of "infinite/infinity"... --[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 04:50, 29 May 2015 (EDT) | ||
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Nahum 2:9 is quite enlightening: here, "infinity" is used to describe the great, but certainly limited treasures of Nineveh, while Nahum 3:9 talks about the boundless assistance given by Egypt.... "Infinity" in the Bible could be more of a literary than mathematical concept.
BTW: a superficial search in the Iliad came up with six occurrences of "infinite/infinity"... --AugustO 04:50, 29 May 2015 (EDT)