[HPforGrownups] David

[Shaun Hately]

No: HPFGUIDX 116022

On 19 Oct 2004 at 20:37, Hans Andréa wrote:

> 
> Revelation 22:16. I Jesus [...] am the root and the offspring of David, the
> Bright morning star.
> 
> Who's the bright morning star? SIRIUS!

Actually the bright morning star is most likely Venus, not Sirius - 
Venus has generally been given the appelation of morning 
star/evening star throughout history because it's inferior solar 
position to the Earth means it tends to be seen near sunset or 
sunrise, coupled with the fact that it normally the brightest 
object in the sky besides the sun and moon, means it was often the 
first 'star' to become visible at night, and the last 'star' to be 
visible at morning (actually technically speaking Venus is a 
daylight object - it can often be seen in the day if you know where 
to look.)


Yours Without Wax, Dreadnought
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