Why would Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David, have an idol in their household? I mean "no other gods before me" and "no graven images" immediately come to mind. Can anyone explain this?
13 Then Michal took the household idol and laid it on the bed with a cover of goat hair placed at its head. Then she covered it with clothes. (ISV)
H8655
Original: תּרפים
Transliteration: terâphı̂ym
Phonetic: ter-aw-feme'
BDB Definition:
idolatry, idols, image(s), teraphim, family idol
a kind of idol used in household shrine or worship
Origin: pl. from H7495
TWOT entry: 2545
Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine
Strong's Definition: Plural perhaps from H7495; a healer ; Teraphim (singular or plural) a family idol: - idols (-atry), images, teraphim.
13 Then Michal took the household idol and laid it on the bed with a cover of goat hair placed at its head. Then she covered it with clothes. (ISV)
H8655
Original: תּרפים
Transliteration: terâphı̂ym
Phonetic: ter-aw-feme'
BDB Definition:
idolatry, idols, image(s), teraphim, family idol
a kind of idol used in household shrine or worship
Origin: pl. from H7495
TWOT entry: 2545
Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine
Strong's Definition: Plural perhaps from H7495; a healer ; Teraphim (singular or plural) a family idol: - idols (-atry), images, teraphim.
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