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Frank the Tank

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Chirimoya

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WorldCitizenDC said:
As funny as that sign is to English speakers, I might given the proprietors the benefit of the doubt. "Bere****" is a Hebrew word, meaning "beginning". Perhaps that's what they meant?
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Yes, it means "In the beginning" as in the first line in the book of Genesis. Biblical Hebrew often crops up in Evangelical-owned business names as well as for their churches.
 
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Bryanell

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Chirimoya said:
Yes, it means "In the beginning" as in the first line in the book of Genesis. Biblical Hebrew often crops up in Evangelical-owned business names as well as for their churches.
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....and In Israel when written in Latin characters it is often spelled "Beresheet", just to avoid emberarsement :)
 
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