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Why do christians say Amen when it was taken from Amon-Ra an Egyptian idol god?
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The etymology of words is interesting to say the least and confusing at its worst. The term "OK" for example is claimed by some to have it's genesis in Ellis Island, where some of the clerks who processed arriving passangers used a form of shorthand. It is claimed that when all of the papers had been verified to be correct, the clerks were to write "all correct", but many were only semi-literate and spelled as they pronounced. Some former British clerks pronounced it to sound like "Oll Correct", and to make matters worse, didn't know how to spell "correct", so they shortened it to "OK" for what they believed to be the proper spelling of "Oll Korrect"... Yet we still use the term, which is the obvious product of the scratchings of illiterate immigrant processing clerks. In religious terms, "Amen" is Hebrew for "so be it". How it changed from whatever you claim into Hebrew is certainly a mystery, but that's the language we speak. If it bothers you, don't say "Amen", say "so be it" if you prefer.
OPINION: Post Scriptum by someone else: A lot of people don't know about Amun-Ra, although many people are familiar with Ra. Amun is slightly less known, in my opinion
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What is the meaning of the Egyptian name Amen?
The Egyptian name for Amen is empire.
Is it true that when you are saying amen you are referring to the Egyptian sun god Amen?
Common English translations of the word amen include "verily" and "truly".Amen or "Amun" the Egyptian god, originally meant "hidden". Yet it may never be known truly how he influenced later language.
Why do you say Amen after prayers?
The Hebrew of the Old Testament reveals to us that the Scriptural Hebrew word (which means: so be it, or verily, or surely) is "Amein" and not "Amen." Likewise, the Greek equivalent in the Greek New Testament is pronounced: "Amein." The Egyptians, including the Alexandrians, had been worshiping, or been acquainted with, the head of the Egyptian pantheon, Amen-Ra, the great sun-deity, for more than one thousand years B.C. Before he was known as Amen-Ra, he was known as Amen among the Thebans. According to Funk and Wagnall's Standard College Dictionary, AMEN was the god of life and procreation in Egyptian mythology, and later identified with the Sun-god as the supreme deity and called "Amen-Ra." Smith's Bible Dictionary and Egyptian Belief and Modern Thought agree. Our Saviour Y'shua calls Himself "the Amein" in Revelation 3:14. One might ask: Have we been misled to invoke the name of the Egyptian sun-deity at the end of our prayers?
What is amon re the god of?
Amun (Amen, Amon) was the ancient Egyptian god of "hidden" or "invisible" the secret powers of creation. Amun was associated with wind.
Did Tutankhamun worship many gods?
Yes, Tutankhamen would have worshiped most Egyptian gods, mainly the main ones such as Ra and Horus. He will have worshiped Amen more than others because he brought back the old religion, of worshiping Amen, after his father Akhenaten, took that away and started worshiping Aten.
What is the meaning of the Egyptian name Amen?
The Egyptian name for Amen is empire.
Do Christians say Amen?
Yes the do. Amen.
Why is amen ra a hero?
Amen-Ra is not a hero, he is a Egyptian god of kings and the sun.
Was amen a god?
Yes, Amen is a Egyptian god. The name can also be spelled : Amun/Amon
Is it true that when you are saying amen you are referring to the Egyptian sun god Amen?
Common English translations of the word amen include "verily" and "truly".Amen or "Amun" the Egyptian god, originally meant "hidden". Yet it may never be known truly how he influenced later language.
Was amanra an Egyptian god?
Amen/Amon/Amun-Ra/Re was a Egyptian god, yes.
What has the author Nemmsaiu Amen-Sebek written?
Nemmsaiu Amen-Sebek has written: 'The Egyptian science of self-defense'
What is the classical name for Amen Egyptian god?
ammon (possibly)
What has the author Ra Un Nefer Amen written?
Ra Un Nefer Amen. has written: 'Metu neter' -- subject(s): Egyptian Oracles, Oracles, Egyptian, Spiritual life
Who was Amen Ra's eygipitian mother?
Ra's Mother is Nun, the Egyptian goddess of the sun
How did Amen Ra become sun god?
Most Egyptian gods were in some way connected with the sun; Amen was a god that when merged with Ra also became a solar deity.
Why do you say Amen after prayers?
The Hebrew of the Old Testament reveals to us that the Scriptural Hebrew word (which means: so be it, or verily, or surely) is "Amein" and not "Amen." Likewise, the Greek equivalent in the Greek New Testament is pronounced: "Amein." The Egyptians, including the Alexandrians, had been worshiping, or been acquainted with, the head of the Egyptian pantheon, Amen-Ra, the great sun-deity, for more than one thousand years B.C. Before he was known as Amen-Ra, he was known as Amen among the Thebans. According to Funk and Wagnall's Standard College Dictionary, AMEN was the god of life and procreation in Egyptian mythology, and later identified with the Sun-god as the supreme deity and called "Amen-Ra." Smith's Bible Dictionary and Egyptian Belief and Modern Thought agree. Our Saviour Y'shua calls Himself "the Amein" in Revelation 3:14. One might ask: Have we been misled to invoke the name of the Egyptian sun-deity at the end of our prayers?
