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Did Lot have only 2 daughters?
I cannot interpret ancient Hebrew, and so this is a question about the translation of Genesis 19, and what fits most consistently with the original texts. There are 2 'clues' from the text in Genesis ...
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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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Why is "She" used in the Douay-Rheims translation of Genesis 3:15?
So this portion of scripture is very famous and important, its called the "proto-evangelum". It is often counted as the first spoken promise of salvation from God to man.
Here is the verse in a ...
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Why do some translations render Genesis 3:8 with "the voice of the Lord" while others don't? Is it a reference to Jesus?
Genesis 3:8, depending on the translation, says one of two things with regards to what Adam and Eve heard:
They heard "the voice of the Lord" walking in the garden
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The sound of the Lord God as ...
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What is the reason for differences for Genesis 3:9 among Bible translations? [closed]
Why Genesis 3:9 have different wordings in different Bible versions? For example:
" And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?"
" But the LORD God called to the man and ...
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What is the basis for translating the serpent in Gen. 3 as a being of light?
I've read two books that mentioned that the serpent in Genesis 3:1 which tempted Eve could have been rendered as a "shining one" or being of light rather than a serpent. Is there really a basis for ...
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Where did the notion that Adam and Eve ate an APPLE come from?
Contrary to popular belief no mention of the fruit being an apple can be found in the Book of Genesis.
Jewish commentaries recorded in the Midrash Rabbah speculate that the tree might have been a ...
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