Well sure, I'll go with that for arguement sake. But my main point especially with the quote from Proverbs, is that if Christian missionaries are going to say that 'almah' means virgin only in Isaiah 7:4, then it has to mean that every seven times it appears in the Bible. If this is inconsistent then we can not boldly assume that virginity is what the writer implies. Also friend, take note that Isaiah only used the word 'almah' once through out his entire book in which it refers to a young woman. We know this because Isaiah does make specific reference to virgins five times Isaiah (23:4; 23:12; 37:22; 47:1; 62:5), and he uses the word betulah, which specifically implies virginity and not youth. If the prophet Isaiah wanted to make it clear that the prophecy was about a child being born from a virgin, he should have used the same word betulah that specifically means virgin, just like he did the other five times.
In the end, its all love...
Peace
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