Questions tagged [genesis]
The first book of the Hebrew Bible, which covers events from Creation to the start of Israel's sojourn in Egypt. It tells the origins of heaven and earth, Adam, Noah, Noah's sons, Shem, Terah, Ishmael, Isaac, Esau, and Jacob.
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Is the term “Hebrew” etymologically derived from Abraham’s association with Hebron? [closed]
In the Book of Genesis, Abraham is described as dwelling in Hebron (e.g., Genesis 13:18).
At the same time, Abraham is also referred to as a “Hebrew” (e.g., Genesis 14:13).
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Does “Ur of the Chaldeans” imply Abraham was Babylonian or Mesopotamian?
In Book of Genesis 11:28 and 11:31, Abraham (Abram) is described as coming from “Ur of the Chaldeans.” This raises a question about how this designation should be understood:
Does the phrase “Ur of ...
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Did everything between Genesis 2:7-25 happen on day six of creation (Genesis 1:24-31)?
It says in Genesis 1:24-31 that God made both male and female on day six.
Yet in Genesis 2:7-25 one would get the impression that a considerable amount of time had elapsed between Adam being formed ...
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Queen of heaven, angel goddess [closed]
Please tell me why someone would mess with the Queen of heaven, angel goddess be for the end of human era, trying to steal my girl gift fts and everything I’ve worked for?
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Abel's voice cries out "to me" or "my God?"
After questioning Cain about Abel, YHVH makes this statement:
And He (YHVH) said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries out to Me (YHVH) from the ground. (Genesis 4:10)
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Gen 25:26: Did Jacob actually grasp Esau's heel at birth? [closed]
Gen 25:24-26(NIV) gives an account of the birth of Isaac's twin sons:
When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb. The first to come out was red, and his whole body ...
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Was the prohibition to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil a temporary ban? (Genesis 2:17)
I'm asking this question based on a few observations:
There is nothing in Scripture to suggest the Tree of the Knowledge of
Good and Evil was the antithesis to the Tree of Life.
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Has anyone calculated which Lamech was born first? Referring to son of Methushael & son of Methu+selah [closed]
Has anyone figured out which Lamech was born first?
I'm assuming both Lamech's are males.
I don't mind doing it if no 1's done it yet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuselah
Specifically I'm ...
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Why were two different Hebrew words used for "first" in Genesis 8:13?
Genesis 8:13:
And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first[H259 - 'eḥāḏ] year, in the first[H7223 - ri'šôn] month, the first[H259 - 'eḥāḏ] day of the month, the waters were dried up from off ...
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Gen 3:14-15 : Was the serpent given a lenient punishment despite his claim of having read God's Mind?
Gen 3:4-5( NKJV) :
Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil....
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Is Genesis 3:1a saying that the serpent is not a member of the animal kingdom?
Depending on which translation is read, Gen. 3:1 could be taken very different ways: either 1) the serpent was the most intelligent animal of all the animals God had just created on day six (Gen. 1:24)...
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Is there any super hard to find evidence that would prove Methuselah really lived to 969? [closed]
I believe Methuselah lived very long but I'm looking for evidence Methuselah really lived to 969. Besides the artwork in this Wikipedia articale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuselah is there any ...
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Gen 22:2 Vs Jn 19:26-27: What does the term " one whom Jesus loved" imply?
John the Evangelist uses the term: " one whom Jesus loved" five times in the Gospel (13:23, 19:26, 20:2, 21:7, 21:20). And we see Jesus, just before his death, entrusting the care of his ...
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In Genesis 1:1 to 5 why is the creation history backwards relative to modern physics?
In modern physics it is claimed that our local visible light generating sun is more chronologically older than the Earth, however Genesis 1:1 to 5 states first there was the Earth in:
God created the ...
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In Genesis 22:16 why does it emphasize that "you have not withheld your son, your only son"?
I am aware of similar posts (e.g. this and this), but my question criticize the Bible claim about "your only son" from another angle.
In Genesis 22:2 God said to Abraham:
Take now your son, ...
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