For ancient benediction, an 'Amen'

International Herald Tribune | September 29, 2004| | Copyright

John Noble Wilford
International Herald Tribune
09-29-2004
The words are among the most familiar and ecumenical in the liturgies of Judaism and Christianity. At the close of a worship service, the rabbi, priest or pastor delivers, with only slight variations, the comforting and fortifying benediction: ''May the Lord bless you and keep you; may the Lord cause his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; may the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and grant you peace.'' An archaeological discovery in 1979 revealed that the Priestly Benediction, as the verse from Numbers 6:24-26 is ...

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