This word beautifully manifests the truthfulness of the biblical story of creation. Think of the following English words: man, ground, blood and red. Do you see any lingual connection between these words? Hardly.
In Hebrew, the connection is as clear as day. All these words are interrelated, demonstrating the faithfulness of Hebrew to the biblical narrative.
Man (adam) came from the ground (a-da-ma). Blood (dam) flows in his veins. The color of this blood is red (a-dom). Do you see how only Hebrew connects between the earth and mankind? Note that the word “blood” in plural (da-mim) is also the word for money. The Bible recognizes the connection between the two by relating money to livelihood. And indeed, money is a means of securing the necessities of life. You don’t need much imagination to know how much blood has been spilled over money throughout history.
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