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Why did God change Jacob's name to Israel?
I am reading the book of Genesis, and I have noticed that God changes certain people's names, such as Abram to Abraham and Jacob to Israel. Why does he change their names? What does it symbolize?
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Why is the Ark always depicted as a ship?
All the depictions of Noah's Ark picture it in the shape of a ship. However, the Ark had no need for navigation. And the first known ship shaped vessels were those of the Vikings, who had harnessed ...
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Did Lot's daughters rape Lot?
I read this horrifying article that sounds like victim blaming. I think this is like how rape victims are told they got raped because of they way they dressed, of where or when they went or, like Lot, ...
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Does the garden of Eden still exist? [closed]
In Genesis 3:22 through 24 KJV man is ejected from the Garden of Eden and Cherubims are stationed on the East side of the garden to prevent man going back and eating from the tree of life.
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What is the breath of life spoken of in Genesis 2:7?
In Genesis chapter two verse seven God created man from the dust and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils;
Genesis 2:7 KJV And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and ...
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What is the oldest copy of Genesis 26, and is there a place to see a side-by-side translation? thanks
What is the oldest copy of Genesis 26, and is there a place to see a side-by-side translation? thank you!
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According to YEC, were the days of Genesis 1 all 24 hour periods?
A day is generally understood to be the time is takes for a certain process of events to happen. The sun 'rises' and then 'sets' and then 'rises' again. The time attributed to 1 'day' is generally ...
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Does the divine council in Psalm 82 correspond to different religions that we see in the world today? [closed]
I read the book Unseen Realm by Michael Heiser a few years ago. In that book, Dr. Heiser begins the book by talking about how Psalm 82 opened his eyes to the council of multiple gods in the divine ...
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Genesis 1:3; 1:5 and 1:16 [duplicate]
This is a simple question but it's making me confused.
In Genesis 1:3 God created light.
In Genesis 1:5 "And the evening and the morning were the first day."
In 1:16 "Genesis 1:16: ...
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Did Adam and Eve have children in paradise? [closed]
I was just reading the account of Adam and Eve in the NIV 84 and it doesn't really say they didn't.
The Bible does mention when Sarah had her first boy. When Mary had her first son. But not really ...
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Has anybody ever seen God? [duplicate]
My friend is a very strong Atheist and has been now for nearly three and a half years and one of the contradictions he gives are between 1 John 4:12 where it says that no man has seen God but in ...
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Is sacrifice an inherent human desire?
In chapter 4 of the Book of Genesis, Cain is written to have killed his brother Abel out of jealousy over the difference in their offerings to God. Cain was bestowed the role of a tiller of the ground,...
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What is the meaning of the statement in Genesis 4:26 stating then began men to call upon the name of YHWH?
There is little consensus in commentaries as to the meaning of that phrase in Genesis chapter 4.
Genesis 4:26 NRKJV
26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: ...
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