Questions tagged [genesis]
Genesis is the first book of the Old Testament, a narrative starting with creation.
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When did animals begin to die?
When did animals begin to die?
Did animals begin slowly dying at the time of the fall of Adam and Eve or had it happened earlier at the fall of Satan, which may be what Romans 8:20 is hinting at?
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If Adam and Eve have not sin, would there be any population on earth? [closed]
In the garden of Eden, Adam and Eve were innocent until they both ate the fruit of knowledge and evil and the curtain of their innocence were exposed and realised that they were naked. Having said ...
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God's patience towards the demons in 1 Peter 3
I understand that there are three popular interpretations of 1 Peter 3:18-20.
Jesus preached salvation, a second proclamation of grace to those who are in Hell.
Similarly, Jesus preached to those in ...
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What is the Biblical basis for Mary being the Tree of Life?
The following is taken from True Devotion to Mary by St. Louis de Montfort:
If Mary, the Tree of Life, is well cultivated in our soul by fidelity to this devotion, she will in due time bring forth ...
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Does anyone know the name of the pharaoh that Joseph brought his family to meet?
Jacob and his house of 70
Jacob in Egypt, Wikipedia
According to Wikipedia, Jacob brought 70 people to an Egyptian pharaoh.
Israel and his entire house of 70, gathered up with all their livestock and ...
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Protoevangelium (Genesis 3:15) translational differences
When reading on Biblical Prophecies, a big one is Genesis 3:15. The Douay-Rheims translation says
"I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy ...
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Why do some seek 'two beginnings' in scripture?
There are arguments which I have observed which would seek to assert different occasions, or times or phases (depending on how the argument is worded) regarding Genesis 1:1 :
In the beginning God ...
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Is Pre-Adamism considered heretical by any mainstream denominations?
I came across an article on the existence of Pre-Adamite beings. The article refutes their existence but claims it is a belief held by "many evangelicals". As far as I can find, no major ...
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Which day of Creation Week were the stars created?
This question is directed to those who believe the entire universe was created just 6000 years ago (approx) during "creation week" of Gen 1.
Question: On which day was the universe (all ...
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How Did Ussher Determine That the World Began on "Sunday Evening, October 23, 4004 B.C."?
One of the more famous estimates of the age of the earth was given by James Ussher in 1656, who, based on a literal biblical interpretation, concluded that the world began on Sunday evening, October ...
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If God know everything prior to its happen then was God unable to know that Adam and Eve will sin? If He knew then why did He kept that there? [duplicate]
God knows everything. He must have known that Adam and Eve will sin. So why did He knowing that they will sin made that situation to happen?
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Genesis 3:22 inconsistent with singularity of god [duplicate]
Genesis 3:22 says:
Then the LORD God said, "See, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and ...
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Genesis 22:12 - "..."for I know that you fear God..," what is the possible "interpretation" in consistent with God's sovereign foreknowledge? [closed]
Can the interpretation be: God is saying God's foreknowledge is justified?
Or "not caused thee(Abraham?) to know"(Augustine), or "caused others to know(Lange), or "...
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Was Eden different from the rest of the world? [closed]
Gen 2:8
The LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.
This could sound like Eden was a special place, planted after Adam's creation, and different ...
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Did Mosaic covenants follow Ancient Near East Suzerain Treaties or was it the other way around?
I often heard theologians said that Mosaic covenant followed the structure of Ancient Near East (ANE) treaties that were there in Moses' time. For example, here is the view of Meredith Kline: Suzerain ...
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How many persons did create the world? [closed]
In Genesis 1 it says "Let us.."
So how many persons have to be it at least? At least two or at least three?
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Does Hebron means Hebrew?
Is Hebron referred to Hebrew?
In Genesis 39:17 → The Hebrew Servant →
Here Joseph is called as a Hebrew.
So this is my understanding that → Joseph's great grandfather Abraham was from Hebron → ...
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Who are the origin of Hebrew people and the land ? Genesis 40:15
I found the word Hebrew appear in Genesis 40:15
New International Version I was forcibly carried off from the
land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing to deserve
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The Jehovah’s Witnesses state that Jesus was God's first creation? How do they reconcile that with Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:15-18?
They state in this Watchtower
Since all created things had a beginning, there was a time when God was alone. Countless ages ago, however, God became a Creator. Who was his first creation? The last ...
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How can you have a morning and evening without a sun? [duplicate]
Genesis 1. It seems to me that those who hold to the day being 24 hours insist on a literal interpretation. I believe in a literal one also. However, I do have questions about in which away to be ...
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Based on Luke 3:22 & 1:39-41, Genesis 1:2, the 'Holy Spirit' was already here, so who does John 16:7, 16:13-14, John 14:26 talk about?
I have seen some similar questions, however, this is slightly different. The passages in John cannot be referring to the 'Holy Spirit' as it was here already, Jesus in John is talking about someone ...
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Why are Adam and Eve considered married?
It seems fairly common for Christians to refer to Adam and Eve has being husband and wife. In particular, when (in my experience, evangelical) Christians are discussing questions of sex and marriage, ...
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The bronze snake in numbers and the serpent Lucifer [closed]
In Numbers 21:4-9, Moses makes a bronze serpent on a stick to heal the Hebrews' snake bites, as per God's instructions. They don't worship it, but they are to look at it in order to live.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that Michael the arch-angel is Jesus. So did Michael swear the oath to Abraham at Genesis 22:15-17?
My point is why does Michael the arch-angel swear an oath on behalf of God and multiply Abraham's seed at Genesis 22:16-17 in light of what Hebrews 6:13-14 states?
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Will Adam and Eve be resurrected to eternal life or are they dead forever?
Ge 2:17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. (KJV)
The penalty for sin is death.
Ge 3/19 In ...
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What is the general interpretation of God creating the humans "in his image"? [closed]
I'm not sure I understand what this means, neither in English nor my native language. "In his image", as I interpret it, means that God intends to create an entity identical in looks and powers to ...
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The first conception or the first coitus?
Genesis 4:1 Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she
conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a
manchild with the help of the Lord."
Why do some theologians (...
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Understanding of "clean" and "unclean" animals before dietary laws
In Genesis 7:2 we read
Of every clean beast thou shall take...
Up until this point God never revealed the basis for His distinction between clean and unclean animals.
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Repetition of "and he begat sons and daughters:"
While reading Genesis 5, we can read the development of human race from Adam to Noah, bridging the gap between the two.
During that passage, there's an expression mentioned often
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Was God discovered or did He reveal Himself?
If He was revealed, why did He wait so long to reveal Himself? Humans have been around for 100,000+ years.
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According to Catholicism and Revelation are we going to be able to eat meat in Heaven or the Garden of Eden?
Will be able to eat meat or will we be like Adam and Eve eating a non-meat based diet in heaven or the Garden of Eden?
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How does Catholic Church explain the phrase " Ïn the beginning " in Genesis and Gospel of John?
We read at Genesis 1:1:
"In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth.. "
We also read at John 1:1:
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
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Issue comprehending Genesis and the Great Flood
Ok so just from an empirically measurable perspective, we know that inbreeding leads to deformed offspring, why didn't this happen with Adam and Eve, and Noah and whoever he choose to go on board the ...
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How do Protestant Christians explain gender dysphoria/transgenderism?
The Scripture mentions homosexual practises a lot but Scripture seems silent about transsexualism.
This question is asking answers from a Protestant perspective preferably those who uphold the ...
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Christian apologetics regarding the killing of innocent children during the Genesis flood [closed]
I'm trying to catalog the various justifications that are put forth when it is claimed that killing innocent children in the Genesis flood was some combination of immoral, cruel, or unjust.
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Do any Christian traditions exist as to what type of animal skin did God clothe Adam and Eve with?
I must be alone to understand that since man failed to listen to God more than the female that both failed to be innocent, Therefore not being as lambs in spiritual dogma they must have been dressed ...
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Who documented biblical events before Moses? [closed]
From the creation until the time of Moses, who documented the events? Abraham? Prophets? Priests?
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How long were Jacob and Rachel married?
For various reasons, I've always wondered how long Jacob and Rachel were married before her death. Rachel's death (shortly after giving birth to Benjamin) is record in Genesis 35:16-18. As a result ...
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Were all Nephilim evil?
The Bible speaks of the Nephilim as the offspring of the “sons of God and daughters of men” in books such as: Genesis, Enoch, and a couple others. It does explain that they bred from evil beings, but ...
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How do YECs interpret waters above the expanse in Genesis 1?
According to Protestant Young Earth Creationists what are the waters above the expanse in Genesis 1?
Day four says the expanse contains the stars sun and moon so I do not think it can be the ...
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Why doesn't the Bible also say a woman should leave her parents to be united to the husband? [closed]
Why does the Bible in Gen 1:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh
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The water and light in Genesis 1:1-3
The Nicene Creed says that Jesus was "begotten before the ages" (begotten not made).
Col 1:15 calls Jesus the ""Firstborn of all creation,"
Proverbs 8:22 says that, referring to wisdom, it was ...
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What does Genesis 3:16 mean? [closed]
In Genesis 3:16 God says to Eve
Your desire will be for your husband…
What exactly does that mean?
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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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How many wives did Adam have?
Genesis 1:26 says:
26 Then God said, “And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all animals, domestic and wild, ...
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Were Adam and Eve ever given the permission by God to procreate?
If it was wrong to know that you were naked. How could it be right to procreate. Procreation is caused massive chaos in the world. It is also responsible for overpopulation of the universe. And also ...
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What was the first light in Genesis 1? [duplicate]
When going through the book of the beginnings(Genesis) chapter 1. It appears two sun's were created or two moons. What was the first light from "let there be light" before the other two lights that ...
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According to the Catholic Church, who was God talking to, at Babel?
At Genesis 11: 5-7 we read:
" The Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which mortals had built. And the Lord said, “Look, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is ...
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Who would Cain be worried about slaying him in Gen 4:14? Up till this point, all that are mentioned are Adam, Eve, Cain and Abel [duplicate]
Were there other people outside of Eden before Adam and Eve had to leave?
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Can time dilation be used to reconcile Young Earth Creationism and scientific evidence, regarding the age of the Earth?
Young Earth Creationism posits that the Earth is much younger than scientific evidence suggests. My question is, could time dilation be used to explain and reconcile the apparent differences?
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