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The English Word Hell

The old English word hell comes from helan, and means to cover or conceal. Similar words coming from the same root have a similar meaning. Hill for example is a mound of dirt or stone that covers the level surface of earth. Hull is the covering of a nut or the covered part of a ship. Heal is the covering of a wound. Hall is a building space which is used to cover people or goods. Hole is an uncovering. Shell.

In the early days to hell potatoes ...

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The following are notes on Genesis Chapter 1. The numbers in the brackets correspond with the number of the verse in that chapter.

[1] The Hebrew verb consists of two different states. The perfect state indicates an action which is complete, whereas the imperfect state indicates a continuous or incomplete action.

At Genesis 1:1 the word bara, translated as created, is in the perfect state, which means that at this point the creation of the heavens and the Earth were ...

In the process of doing some research for discussions I was having about the recent protests over Muslim prayer in a Toronto school, I was perusing the Ontario Education Act when I came across these gems:

Provisions Relating to Public Boards

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(3) A member of the clergy may visit a public school in the area where the member has pastoral charge. 1997, c. 31, s. 27.

Duties
Duties of teacher
264. (1) It is the duty

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Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) released the latest data show beyond Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, the world's largest proven oil reserves of the country. However, many oil industry analysts believe that Venezuela's new mining and processing of proven crude oil is difficult and will not significantly affect the formation of the crude oil market.

OPEC's latest annual statistical report shows that in 2010, Venezuela's proven crude oil reserves of 2965 billion barrels, representing the ...