Almah: Young woman or a virgin?

In the bible we read the Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a virgin. But, do we understand what was written? Not really.

The word virgin was a translation from Hebrew, and the Hebrew word was almah, which can mean several things, including young woman as well as, literally, virgin. We also must remember that this was not originally written in Hebrew. The original text was in Aramaic, an even older language. We have to ask ourselves, was this truly a supernatural event,  or a natural occurrence which was purposely poorly translated to meet the needs and objectives of people seeking temporal political power?

We also have to ask ourselves whether Jesus was his historical name, or was it Immanuel (also spelled Emmanuel)? Although He is most often referred to as Jesus, Immanuel is also a frequently used name for, presumably, the same person!

Just some things to consider.

If you are interested, you can read more about this at:
http://theresurgence.com/2012/12/13/why-a-virgin-birth