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The [[Parable]] of the '''Prodigal Son''' is one of the most famous parables and appears only once, at [[Luke 9-16 (Translated)#15:11|Luke 15:11-32]].  The origin of the name "prodigal" is a mystery: it does not appear in most translations, and does not have any [[Greek]] root.  The Greek term for "reckless living," sometimes translated as "prodigally", appears only once in the entire [[Bible]].  [[Math]]ematical insights in this parable include [[infinity]] (the father's wealth) and [[set theory]] (lack of order in a set).

The [[Parable]] of the '''Prodigal Son''' is one of the most famous parables and appears only once, at [[Luke 9-16 (Translated)#15:11|Luke 15:11-32]].  The origin of the name "prodigal" is a mystery: it does not appear in most translations, and does not have any [[Greek]] root.  The Greek term for "reckless living," sometimes translated as "prodigally", appears only once in the entire [[Bible]].  [[Math]]ematical insights in this parable include [[infinity]] (the father's wealth) and [[set theory]] (lack of order in a set).

In the story, a man had two sons.  The younger demanded his share of his future inheritance immediately, whereupon the father divided it between his two sons.<ref>Under Jewish custom, an inheritance was divided into X + 1 shares, where X is the number of male heirs greater than one; the oldest male heir is given an extra share, as he would be responsible for the care of his now widowed mother.</ref>

In this story (see [[Luke, Chapter 15|KJV rendition]]), a man had two sons.  The younger demanded his share of his future inheritance immediately, whereupon the father divided it between his two sons.<ref>Under Jewish custom, an inheritance was divided into X + 1 shares, where X is the number of male heirs greater than one; the oldest male heir is given an extra share, as he would be responsible for the care of his now widowed mother.</ref>

The younger son leaves the estate and goes into a far country, wasting his entire inheritance on sinful pleasures,<ref>Sometimes, but rarely, translated as "prodigally" consistent with the name of this [[parable]].</ref> and immediately thereafter a famine hits the land.  The son is forced into working for a man, feeding pigs<ref>Pigs are unclean animals in Jewish law; thus making his profession equivalent to "hitting rock bottom".</ref> yet still so famished that he wanted to eat what the pigs were eating.

The younger son leaves the estate and goes into a far country, wasting his entire inheritance on sinful pleasures,<ref>Sometimes, but rarely, translated as "prodigally" consistent with the name of this [[parable]].</ref> and immediately thereafter a famine hits the land.  The son is forced into working for a man, feeding pigs<ref>Pigs are unclean animals in Jewish law; thus making his profession equivalent to "hitting rock bottom".</ref> yet still so famished that he wanted to eat what the pigs were eating.