I have always had interest in archaeology and history of Ancient world. I spend about 12 years of my life involved with studying the Bible and I am always fascinated how there are still so much I don´t know about it.
In the three religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, whenever the faithful pray, regardless of language, they always end their prayer by saying Amen. There is no linguistic translation for Amen, because it is a name and not a word. The origin of Amen is Egyptian, for Amen was the name of God. The Jews have learned about Amen during their sojourn in Egypt, which lasted for four generations.The name of Amen, which means the Hidden One, in Ancient Egypt, lives on.
This video talks about where AMEN originated. Historical records do indicate that the ancient Egyptians had, among their many gods, a god called Amen (the presumed personification of air or breath, represented by a ram or goose) or this video talks about AMEN-RA (Sun God). However, some people claim that there are no evidence can be found, linking the word amen (Hebrew: “truth”, “so be it”) to this, or any other, pagan god.
Excellent research! I agree with your conclusion.
BTW, I wish you’d post too about the pyramid on the dollar. Greed or paganism?
Come to think of it, who is more moral even now, the Egyptians or the Jews?
All–I have written a novel on this very topic. It will be published in the Spring of ’09. You can follow the link if you’d like to view the synopsis.
Interesting read…learned something new today. I am grateful I found you on FB you are awesome, brilliant and a great writer.
Not!It’s Ivriy,and also appears as such omein/omen!
It means to:agree…
Michelle –
I’m intrigued by this Egyptian connection and Mr. Muhlenfeld’s thesis, although I must say I’ve never heard of this Egyptian connection to “Amen.”
In my Jewish studies and worship I have always been taught that “amen” indeed is derived from the Hebrew root ALEPH-MEM-NUN which has the core meaning “trust, belief, or faith”. The verb maAMiN means “to believe” and the adjective neEMaN means “faithful, trustworthy.” The word AMeN, I was taught, is used at the end of prayers to mean “I agree,” “Let it be so.”
I’m no biblical scholar by any stretch, but nowhere in the Hebrew Bible is “Amen” used as a name for God. (I’m not even sure if the word appears in the Hebrew Bible. My assumption is that it’s a word reserved for liturgical environments).
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It seems very probable to me that the Hebrews picked up Amen while in Egypt, given the status of Amen-Ra and the Hebrews propensity towards idol worship, evidence or not, but it wouldn’t be unusual or even that big of a deal if they did. There were tons of bad habits and practices and doctrines that we’re sure they DID pick up, and I’ve seen other evidence that certain religious terms, including names for God, were assimilated by the Hebrews from other cultures. Is this a theological problem? I don’t think so, personally.
Read Kings 1.36: in the original language of Aramaic. Then tell me if they do not agree.
Italian:
Amen, ainsi il veut même l’ ; Eternel, le DIEU du roi mien signore !
or in French:
1 Rois 1:36 (Louis Segond)
Benaja, fils de Jehojada, répondit au roi: Amen! Ainsi dise l’Éternel, le Dieu de mon seigneur le roi!
TRANSLATED:
Beneja, son of Jehojada said the King
quote: “Amen also called the eternal, the god of my king.
It would seem to uncut your statement that it does not refer to Amen-Ra, and the *Sun* of God.
Which rises after 3 days of ‘death’ on Dec. 25 in winter solstice.
The Book of Life and Book of Death are Egyptian.
After all the book of the Dead, gives us the following facts:
His mother was a woman called Meri
His father was called Jo-Sep
His father was of royal descent
His birth was heralded by a star
His birth was witnessed by Shepherds
King Herut tried to have him killed
He was 30 when baptised
His baptiser went on to be beheaded
He was followed by 12 disciples
He walked on water and healed the sick
He gave a ‘sermon on the mount’
He was crucified
…between 2 thieves
He was buried in a tomb
He was resurrected after 3 days
Is it coincidence, or are Christians simply practising a modified version of Egyptian Religion with Jesus?
Others think Jesus was deified, as retold myth of Horus.
Google: http://www.adam.com.au/bstett/BJesusandHorus74.htm
[...] In the three religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, whenever the faithful pray, regardless of language, they always end their prayer by saying Amen. There is no linguistic translation for Amen, because it is a name and not a word. The origin of Amen is Egyptian, for Amen was the name of God. The Jews have learned about Amen during their sojourn in Egypt, which lasted for four generations. The name of Amen, which means the Hidden One, in Ancient Egypt, lives on.[1] [...]
The Jews, The Christians, The Muslims end their prayers with “Amen” all worshiping the same God. Religion is the tool of Styr to control the world. There are two groups of “Illuminated Ones.” The Bible says, “many are called but few are chosen.” “Called” illuminated, eyes/ears opened, given the choice to serve Styr or YAHUSHUA, the rest are blind/deaf neither see nor hear the LIGHT/WORD. The Jews, the Christians, the Muslims are fighting to take full control of Jerusalem to set up the Kingdom for their Messiah/Christ/Mahdi. Everybody’s expecting the appearance of their Saviour/King of the New World. Who’s going to be king of the hill? The “Arab Spring” war of terror is graduating into Global Domination. We have just witnessed the “alignment of the stars” in the 66th United Nations General Assembly, World War IV is on. The “CONTROLLER” of these events will in the end sit on top of the “HILL” in Jerusalem, the KING of the world. Who is this “CONTROLLER?” The Beast that sits on Seven Hills.
As the author of Future of God Amen, I recommend followers of this website to visit http://www.futureofgodamen.com. This book provides a historical description of the oldest formal religion known to mankind. It was the Egyptian religion that developed the concepts of a soul, a hereafter upon living a righteous life, a Son of God, and one-universal God that created all there is.
Michelle Santos has written a book that is in total agreement with the facts and findings presented in Future of God Amen. It was Jesus, in John’s Revelation 3:14, that confirms a core finding, which is that Amen is, “the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God.”