Christian Party

Virgin

The "church" uses the following verse as proof that the virgin birth of Jesus was prophesied:

Isa 7:13 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?

Isa 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Isa 7:15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

The problem is that "virgin" in this Verse was translated from the Hebrew word "almah" [Strong's number 5959], which even the KJV translated as "maid" and "damsel" when the word "virgin" didn't fit the context.

Had this passage intended to refer literally to a virgin, rather than a "maid" or "damsel", then the Word of God would have used the Hebrew word "bethu^la^h" [#1330] which DOES mean virgin, and which even the KJV translated as virgin THIRTY EIGHT TIMES.

H5959

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?alma^h

Total KJV Occurrences: 7

maid, 2

Exo_2:8, Pro_30:19

virgin, 2

Gen_24:43, Isa_7:14

virgins, 2

Son_1:3, Son_6:8

damsels, 1

Psa_68:25

H1330

???????

bethu^la^h

Total KJV Occurrences: 50

virgin, 24

Gen_24:16, Lev_21:3, Lev_21:14, Deu_22:19, Deu_22:23, Deu_22:28, Deu_32:25, 2Sa_13:2, 1Ki_1:2, 2Ki_19:21, Isa_23:12, Isa_37:22, Isa_47:1, Isa_62:5, Jer_14:17, Jer_18:13, Jer_31:4, Jer_31:13, Jer_31:21, Jer_46:11, Lam_1:15, Lam_2:13, Joe_1:8, Amo_5:2