Yet, when the pericope is read in its larger context as the ending of Genesis 1-11 the narrative's deeper meaning is revealed. The tower narrative is linked to the Garden of Eden narrative on a variety of levels. Thematically, the maturation theme as told in the garden narrative is, on...
1 Corinthians 14:10-11Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning. / If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.Isaiah 13:11I will punish the world ...
The phrase "was populated" comes from the Hebrew verb "נָפַץ" (nafatz), meaning to scatter or spread out. This verb conveys the idea of growth, expansion, and fulfillment of God's command to "be fruitful and multiply" (Genesis 9:1). It suggests a dynamic process of ...
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Many interpreters have noted the Hebrew word in Genesis 6:14 is not the common one for "pitch, (zettet)," butkaphermeaning "to cover." Nowhere else in the Old Testament is it rendered "pitch." Everywhere else it is translated "to make atonement." By covering it inside and out with ...
We seek to find meaning in our trials. Sometimes, as in Abraham's case, God explains a bit of the purpose. At other times, we just don't know, but we continue to trust that in this circumstance God will fulfill his word: "And we know that in all things God works for the good ...
Jacob is burning inwardly, but he sees his prize in sight. Only a week. He agrees to Laban's offer, and soon Rachel is his. Jacob's story gives new meaning to the saying "Love is blind." Jacob's Children (29:31-30:24)
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He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful, / as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”Hebrews 11:9By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs ...
Genesis 9:28-29After the flood, Noah lived 350 years. / So Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.Genesis 11:10-11This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad. / And after he had become the...