SON OF GOD or SUN OF GOD? A question to all christian groups (except Gnostic). Due to the lazy o in Hebrew, and the bible being condensed in the 4th century, will we ever truly know is the bible speaking of the:

SUN OF GOD - the sun, we can see and feel...its the sun of god.

or is the bible speaking of SON OF GOD (Jesus, symbol for the SUN) if you look at the pics of Jesus, he has a sun around his head, always,

Ancient symbolism for the SUN is a cross within a circle, because if you look at the sun, its rays shine in criss cross shapes... my answer is SUN OF GOD. CHANGES THE WHOLE BIBLE, NOW DOESN'T IT?

RESEARCH: O-class vowels that make the sound “oh”:

U-class vowels that make the sound “oo”:

עברית המקרא SON OF GOD

עברית המקרא SUN OF GOD


"The Light of the World”​— LOGICALLY MEANS The SUN of God

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    I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this belongs more on hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/hebrew – depperm Jan 9 at 19:59
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    "Sun" and "son" are English words. What, then, is the relevance of Hebrew? – Der Übermensch Jan 9 at 21:31
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    The phrase "Son of God" is only found in the Greek scriptures, and Greek has no such ambiguity between sun and son. However, I don't deny the possibility of pagan sun worshippers corrupting the imagery of Christianity. – 4castle Jan 9 at 21:39
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    @StephanieSoto Discussion aside, this is a question and answer site about the beliefs of documented Christian groups. Could you edit your question to specify the Christian group that you would like to know the belief of? Otherwise, this post is likely to be deleted for being off-topic. The question should not be just a thinly veiled rant, but a genuine question. You're free to write an answer to your own question also, but it must describe a documented Christian belief. – 4castle Jan 9 at 22:28
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    Are you deliberately trolling? עברית המקרא does not mean anything like son of god or sun of god. – curiousdannii Jan 9 at 23:01

Christian doctrine and theology are based on the Bible, which was originally in Hebrew and Greek (plus some Aramaic passages). As such, the English language does not apply at all.

While the words "son" and "sun" look and sound similar in English, they appear to be quite different in Biblical Hebrew. The Hebrew word for "son" is בֵּן (ben) and the Hebrew word for "sun" is שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh). While Hebrew vowels may be tricky, the consonants alone are enough to distinguish between these words.

Additionally, the phrase "Son of God" comes from the the New Testament, which was not written in Hebrew but in Greek, a language which has well defined consonants and vowels. The Greek word for "son" is υἱός (huios) and the Greek word for "sun" is ἥλιος (helios). These words are clearly distinguishable.

The ring you noticed that is around Jesus's head is known as a halo; it is a common element of religious art. Since Christian doctrine and theology are based on the Bible, halos are of no significance, and there are many depictions of Jesus without a halo. Additionally, there are some passages in the Bible that contrasts the light from the sun with the light from God:

  • Then the moon will be abashed and the sun ashamed, For the LORD of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, And His glory will be before His elders. (Isaiah 24:23)
  • No longer will you have the sun for light by day, Nor for brightness will the moon give you light; But you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, And your God for your glory. Your sun will no longer set, Nor will your moon wane; For you will have the LORD for an everlasting light, And the days of your mourning will be over. (Isaiah 60:19-20)

Throughout the Bible, Jesus is presented as the Son of God. This phrase does not mean the Jesus is God's child of descendant, rather it means the Jesus is God taking on human flesh:


Christians do not believe in a God who is completely inaccessible from the world. We believe in a God who entered into the world as a human so that we might be able to see and feel Him, so that we might fully know Him and be known fully by Him. And while Jesus may not be on Earth today, we still have full access to God by the Holy Spirit, who is also fully God and dwells in all who truly believe:

  • thank you for commenting. i made an error, and may need to repost my question. my error was mentioning hebrew. correction: son and sun are similar in english... and english has the "lazy o". some would close the u to shape an o, and others were lazy, just made a u when they meant an o. – Stephanie Soto Jan 15 at 21:57
  • @Stephanie Soto I've updated my answer to better answer your question. Let me know if you have any more concerns. – Cerulean Chelonii Jan 16 at 0:47

The similarity of "Son" vs "Sun" only occurs in English and NOT in the original languages. For Hebrew specifically:

  • "Son of God" only occurs in Dan 3:25 and is unambiguous.
  • "Sun of God" does not occur in the Bible at all but the closest we come is Mal 4:2 where the phrase "Sun of Righteousness" occurs and, again, is unambiguous.
  • thank you for commenting... i really appreciate it. i am searching for answers to questions that do not make common sense to me... i believe i made an error in my original question post... my error was mentioning "hebrew". the english language has the lazy o. i apologize for the confusion. i love chatting it up, and do not get my feeling hurt easily, searching for facts, truth and honesty. – Stephanie Soto Jan 15 at 22:29

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