[Avodah] Why Not: Yehoshua BEN Nun?

[Zev Sero]

On 13/06/2012 11:50 AM, Micha Berger wrote:
>> Hence the "used to be".  The quoted reason depends on this belief.
>> If the modern understanding is true, then this reason can't be.

> Well, as I said, the reason can be. Niqud being min haShamayim and niqud
> being miSinai are two different things.

For the reason to be true, our system of nikud, complete with our
symbols, had to exist at the time that Moshe renamed Hoshea.

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