US EditionWhy Israel Named Strikes Against Iran 'Operation Rising Lion'? A Bible Connection
- Israel launched Operation Rising Lion on Friday, targeting Iran's nuclear sites, missile factories, and military commanders to counter Iranian threats.
- The operation follows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu placing a note quoting a biblical verse about a lion rising, signaling imminent military action.
- Israel selects names for its military operations and weaponry inspired by biblical passages, including one operation named after a verse in the Book of Numbers that depicts the people rising fiercely like a lion, symbolizing strength and assured triumph.
- A handwritten note placed by Netanyahu at Jerusalem's Western Wall featured a biblical reference to the people rising like a lion, symbolizing a divine assurance, while he declared that the military strikes against Iran would persist until the threat was eliminated.
- Iran condemned the strikes as a "declaration of war," and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei called them "satanic," indicating heightened tensions with unknown further outcomes.
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Israel called the military operation against Iran “Rising Lion”, taking the name from a Bible verse that promises a future victory for a strong Israeli, Reuters writes.
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domigood.comIs The Name Of Israel’s Strike On Iran A Message To The Iranian People?
The name Israel used for its military operation targeting Iran may have extraordinary meaning for the people of Iran, who have suffered under the tyrannical, despotic Islamic regime for 46 years.The Israelis named the mission “Operation Rising Lion,” derived from Numbers 23:24, in which the prophet Balaam — who was hired by King Balak of Moab to curse Israel, but was directed by God to bless Israel instead — declaimed of the Jewish people, “Beho…
Is there a biblical link to Israel-Iran ’Rising Lion’ operation?
Israel has named its military operation against Iran 'Rising Lion', inspired by a biblical verse that promises a victorious future for a powerful Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted at the attack after being photographed on Thursday putting a handwritten note into a crack of Jerusalem's Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site. His office on Friday released a photo of the note, which said, "the people shall rise up as a lion". Th…
The name of the operation refers to the book of Numbers.
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