Original sentence: 24:16, and is used of a widow in Joel 1:8.All the same, "virgin" is the primary meaning, which is where we derive words such as parthenogenesis, meaning a female produces offspring without being fertilized by a male.Furthermore, the Gospel of Matthew 1:22–23 explicitly links the Isaiah prophecy to the birth of Jesus.Genesis 24:43), but is never used in the Old Testament of anyone who was not a virgin; bethulah is accepted in modern Hebrew usage as the characteristic Hebrew word for virgin.However, it is qualified by a statement ‘neither had any man known her’ in Gen.However, this is also consistent with the view that the Messiah would be unique.In the Ugaritic tablets, Aramaic counterpart of betûlah is used of a married woman, and in other records, btlt was used of the goddess Anath who had frenzied sex with Baal.Note: There is also considerable controversy about the verbs used in Isaiah 7:14 and about the verses that directly follow it — see the external links below for further details.Two thousand years of controversy might have been saved if Isaiah had added a few words to the original prophecy (although one might be wary of 21st readers trying to second-guess a 7th century BC prophet speaking to his contemporaries):.however, Christians argue that this was meant to be a sign, and a normal conception hardly qualifies
Edited sentence: Furthermore, the Gospel of Matthew 1:22-23 explicitly links the Isaiah prophecy to the birth of Jesus.Genesis 24:43); bethulah is accepted in modern Hebrew usage as the characteristic Hebrew word for virgin.Note: There is also considerable controversy about the verbs used in Isaiah 7:14 and about the verses that directly follow it -- see the external links below for further details.Two thousand years of controversy might have been saved if Isaiah had added a few words to the original prophecy: