Saddam Hussein Invades Kuwait
SADDAM (red letters on yellow)
The Hebrew transliteration for "Saddam" (samek-aleph-daleth-mem) appears in the matrix at an ELS of 195. It begins in Genesis 48:11 and ends in Genesis 48:19.
HUSSEIN (white letters on red)
The Hebrew transliteration for "Hussein" (cheth-vav-samek-yod-yod-nun) is found at its second shortest ELS occurrence in the Torah (-94), beginning in Genesis 48:15 and ending in Genesis 48:7.
IRAQ (yellow letters on green)
The Hebrew transliteration for "Iraq" (ayin-yod-resh-koph) is highlighted in the center of the matrix at an ELS of 390, beginning in Genesis 47:26 and ending in Genesis 48:15.
KUWAIT (white letters on blue)
The Hebrew transliteration for "Kuwait" (kaph-vav-vav-yod-tav) appears on the right of the matrix at an ELS of 198. It begins in Genesis 47:24 and ends in Genesis 48:6.
INVASION (white letters on orange)
The Hebrew word for "invasion" (pey-lamed-yod-shin-hey) appears in the matrix at an ELS of -94, beginning in Genesis 47:24 and ends in Genesis 47:19.
INVADER (yellow letters on maroon)
The Hebrew word for "invader" (pey-lamed-shin-nun) appears at an ELS of -98, beginning in Genesis 48:13 and ending in Genesis 48:7. It shares the final nun with "Hussein."
VIOLENCE (yellow letters on red)
The Hebrew word for "violence" (aleph-lamed-yod-mem-vav-tav) appears underneath "Kuwait" at an ELS of 99, beginning in Genesis 48:5 and ending in Genesis 48:14.
GUNFIRE (yellow letters on gold)
The Hebrew word for "gunfire" (yod-resh-yod-hey) appears underneath "violence" at an ELS of 4 in Genesis 48:15.
OIL (white letters on black)
The Hebrew word for "oil" or "petroleum" (nun-pey-teth) appears in the matrix at an ELS of 779, beginning in Genesis 47:25 and ending in Genesis 48:19. Saddam invaded Kuwait because he claimed that they were stealing oil from Iraq. Saddam controlled 24% of the world's oil reserves after he conquered Kuwait.
11 AV (blue letters on light blue)
The Hebrew date "11 Av" (yod-aleph-aleph-beth) is highlighted in the matrix twice. It is found at an ELS of 7 in Genesis 48:13, and at an ELS of 94 beginning in Genesis 48:5 and ending in Genesis 48:10. This Hebrew date, which corresponds to August 2 in 1990, is the day Saddam invaded Kuwait.
5750 (pink letters on black)
The Hebrew year "5750" (tav-shin-nun), which is equivalent to the year 1990, appears at an ELS of 1 in Genesis 48:13.
