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Subject: Re: "Virsaviya"
Author: Andy ;—)   (guest, 217.229.221.246)
Date: February 17, 2005 at 10:54:58 PM
Reply to: "Virsaviya" by Virsaviya
I don't know about Russian/Greek forms of the name, but David's wife was called BATSHEVA. BEERSHEVA is a place-name ("well of oath" or "Well of seven").

So the change from T to R would be remarkable. But indeed Rembrandt's painting "Virsavia" shows Batseba …

Andy ;—)

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