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Ezekiel:
If one consults biblehub.com for Ez. 43:2, they will see the various optional translations for “many waters” such as “huge torrent”, “mighty waters”, “ocean waves”, or “rushing waters”.
Tigris means “Rushing Water”
From etymonline.com:
Tigris-
-river in Turkey and Iraq, from an Iranian source akin to words for “arrow,” probably in reference to the swiftness of its current. Compare Old Persian tigra- “sharp, pointed,” Avestan tighri- “arrow.”
From ChatGPT:
🏃♂️ Meaning:
The core idea across all these names is the speed of the river. The root word in Old Persian (tigra) literally means “sharp” or “pointed,” but metaphorically it was used to describe something fast-flowing, which matches the character of the Tigris River compared to the slower-flowing Euphrates.
Baha’u’llah’s Proclamation Took Place On The Tigris
From Wikipedia:
The Garden of Ridván (literally garden of paradise) or Najibiyyih Garden[1] was a wooded garden in what is now Baghdad‘s Rusafa District, on the banks of the Tigris river.
Conclusion:
As a possible reinforcement of the connection between Bahá’u’lláh’s exile and Ezekiel 43:2, His route took Him from Tehran to Baghdad which straddles the Tigris River. Here, the voice of His proclamation went out into the world mingled with the sound of the “swift”, or rushing waters of the Tigris. This took place on the first day of Ridvan (“rizwan“) on April 21st, 1863.
Baha’u’llah wrote:
Verily, all created things were immersed in the sea of purification when, on that first day of Ridvan, We shed upon the whole of creation the splendours of Our most excellent Names and Our most exalted Attributes. This, verily, is a token of My loving providence, which hath encompassed all the worlds.
Ezekiel 43:2:
New International Version
and I saw the glory of the God (Baha’u’llah) of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of rushing waters (Tigris), and the land was radiant with his glory (Baha’i).
Notes:
One:
In this version, “the land” was radiant with His glory.
Two:
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