Camel Passing Through The Eye Of A Needle. The term eye of a needle is used as a metaphor for a very narrow opening. Matthew 19 24 king james version kjv. A dromedary camel passing through the eye of a needle as a symbol of the improbable peace of westphalia. Some scholars say that the word was misspelled and so jesus may have been making an analogy to threading a thick rope through the eye of a needle not a large animal. Another theory states the aramaic word for camel is the same as the word for rope and that jesus could be describing a rope made of camel s hair passing through a larger wooden needle used for 1st century industrial projects. 24 and again i say unto you it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of god. Meditationes emblematicae de restaurata pace germaniae 1649. The aramaic word for rope kamilon was almost identical to the greek word for camel kamelon which appears in the verse. Indeed it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of god.
Another theory states the aramaic word for camel is the same as the word for rope and that jesus could be describing a rope made of camel s hair passing through a larger wooden needle used for 1st century industrial projects. It occurs several times throughout the talmud. Some scholars say that the word was misspelled and so jesus may have been making an analogy to threading a thick rope through the eye of a needle not a large animal. 24 and again i say unto you it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of god. A dromedary camel passing through the eye of a needle as a symbol of the improbable peace of westphalia. The persians expressed the concept of the impossible by saying it would be easier to put an elephant through the eye of a needle. Matthew 19 24 king james version kjv.
Camel Passing Through The Eye Of A Needle The term eye of a needle is used as a metaphor for a very narrow opening.
Camel Passing Through The Eye Of A Needle. It occurs several times throughout the talmud. Indeed it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of god. A dromedary camel passing through the eye of a needle as a symbol of the improbable peace of westphalia. In other words he may have been referring to something extremely difficult but not impossible. The aramaic word for rope kamilon was almost identical to the greek word for camel kamelon which appears in the verse. The point of this interpretation is again to create a possibility that the rich man can enter the kingdom. Some scholars say that the word was misspelled and so jesus may have been making an analogy to threading a thick rope through the eye of a needle not a large animal.