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ANCIENT NAMES OF THE PLANETS

EXPLAINED FROM THEIR PRIMITIVE ROOTS

Prophecies &c.

corresponding 

with the names

                                       

Texts where the

word is used in 

this sense in the 

Hebrew Bible

                                                                     Mercury                                                                      Hebrew Roots

Job 23:6

Heb., Catab, powerful, strong  

Num 14:17

כת

Psa 24:8

Psa 98: 9

Heb., Catab, who cometh power

cometh

Psa 96:13

בא

John 14:3 

Acts 1:11 

 — Cochab, coming as in a

circlestar 

Num 24:17

 כיכב

Psa 2:8

Psa 72:8

Rev 19:15

Arab., Otared, comingto

have dominion

Num 24:19

רדה

Rev 1:7 

Psa 113:4

Copt, Thaut, coming or come

Pi-ermes, that cometh moveth

Deut 33:2 

Gen 9:2 

אתא

רמש

Hab 2:3

Heb 10:37 

Egypt., Thoth, as Thaut 

Isa 6:1   

רם

2 Thess 2:1,8

Sansc., Bouta, or Budha,

coming.  

Mal 3:2

בא

Psa 110:2 

Scand., Woden, coming 

passed.  

Job 28:8

עהה

Rev 1:14

Gr., Stilbon, who is bright.

or white

 — Hermes, as Pi-ermes above

Dan 12:10

לב

Mark 8:38

John 14:3 

Jude 14   

Lat., Mercurius, strong, 

Arab. sense Lord  

Dan 2:47

ראמ

2Thess 2:8 

Rev 22:20

 Lat., Mercurius, coming again,

recurring, circling, Arab. sense

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