Happy are the πραεις (humble/meek/connotation of focus on others and friendliness) because (κληρονομησουσιν) they will have the law grant them the inheritance — their lot — of the earth (γην).

The land.

The Land.

Never realized until this morning that γην is the word for promised land in Hebrews and my guess is also in the Septuagint. It’s not the Maccabean warriors or Joshuites who take back the promised land by force or invasion. It’s not the tank sponsored by Evangelicals, the Israeli nationalist, or the terrorist.

It’s the meek. The humble. The friendly. Those who have in mind the needs of others. The peacemaker.

The promised land belongs to the pacifists.

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