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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov. |
Some people are warning that the system in the Atlantic could be a danger to Florida, but some are saying that a cool front coming down will keep it from coming to Florida.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) revealed Monday that the low-pressure storm has a 50 percent chance of developing into a hurricane as it produces 'some disorganized showers and thunderstorms.'
Meteorologists are closely monitoring Nadine's path, finding it could hit the Sunshine State within the next seven days or take another route toward Mexico and Central America...
Here is the link for more about that.Tropical cyclone 'Nadine' has a 50% chance of becoming a hurricane (msn.com)
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Monday is Columbus Day, so the controversy heats up as it does every year. This time they are pointing to the Jewish ancestry, although I see that as nothing surprising or remarkable, except perhaps in a Biblical sense. .
MADRID (Reuters) - The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery.
"And both in the Y chromosome (male) and in the mitochondrial DNA (transmitted by the mother) of Hernando there are traits compatible with Jewish origin."
Around 300,000 Jews lived in Spain before the 'Reyes Catolicos', Catholic monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand, ordered Jews and Muslims to convert to the Catholic faith or leave the country. Many settled around the world. The word Sephardic comes from Sefarad, or Spain in Hebrew.
After analysing 25 possible places, Lorente said it was only possible to say Columbus was born in Western Europe.
On Thursday, Lorente said they had confirmed previous theories that the remains in Seville Cathedral belonged to Columbus...
Columbus died in Valladolid, Spain, in 1506, but wished to be buried on the island of Hispaniola that is today shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. His remains were taken there in 1542, then moved to Cuba in 1795 and then, it had been long thought in Spain, to Seville in 1898...
(Source: Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, study finds (msn.com))
From a Biblical perspective, and assuming they have the right remains and everything else, such as the testing results being correct, it would make sense to me that God would once again use a branch of his chosen people to further spread the gospel. There is some belief that the Apostle Paul, a Jew, visited Spain much earlier.
There is a tradition that Paul went to Spain, but there is no record of this in the Bible. He did mention to the Romans that he wanted to take the gospel to Spain (Romans 15:24, 28). Clement of Rome’s AD 95 writings say Paul went to “the farthest limits of the West,” which could mean Spain or possibly the United Kingdom, and the Muratorian Canon (AD 180) says Paul went from Rome to Spain.
(Source: What happened on Paul’s fourth missionary journey? | GotQuestions.org)
Since Biblical times, the Jewish people have referred to Spain as Sepharad. We see this in the Book of Obadiah, where we are told that “the exile of Jerusalem which is in Sepharad shall inherit the cities of the southland.” Where is Sepharad? The Targum Jonathan identifies it as “Espamia,” Spain. Thus, the Jewish people living in Spain and the Iberian Peninsula (as well as their descendants) became known as Sephardim...
(Source: Who Are Sephardic Jews? - 19 Facts You Should Know - Chabad.org)
So, it would make sense to me if one Jew took the gospel west, perhaps as far as Spain, and another Jew, although admittedly much more controversial, would play such a large part in the gospel being taken to the New World.
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