“Adonai began oppressing the people of Ashdod; he ravaged them, striking Ashdod and its surrounding area with tumors.” 1 Samuel 5:6 So what in the heck were these “tumors” that Adonai inflicted upon the Philistines? The original Hebrew is OPHALIM or עפלים. It literally means “swellings”. The root word is OPHEL or עֹפֶל and means a “mound” or […]