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2 unusual facts about Shaddai


Colegio Cristiano El-Shaddai

It is accredited by the Colombian Ministry of National Education and certified by the European Foundation for Quality Management EFQM.

Shaddai

It is also given a Midrashic interpretation as an acronym, standing for "Guardian of the Doors of Israel" (Hebrew: שׁוֹמֶר דְלָתוֹת יִשְׂרָאֶל), which is commonly found as carvings or writings upon the mezuzah, a vessel which houses a scroll of parchment with Biblical text written on it, that is situated upon all the door frames in a home or establishment.


El Shaddai

The possessive quality of the termination had lost its sense and become the lexical form of both Shaddai and Adonai, similar to how the French word Monsieur changed from meaning "my lord" to being an honorific title.


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