Many people believe that the bible is founded on a lie. Some believe this because the scientific evidence supports Man's gradual evolution as opposed to his discrete creation in one day under creationism. Others believe this because the order of the creation of the universe in genesi...
"Luftmensch," literally meaning "air person," is the Yiddish way of describing someone who is a bit of a dreamer. Did You Know? The word "infant" comes from the Latin word "infans" which literally means "unable to speak; speechless." ...
CHAPTER 1 Ge 1:1, 2. The Creation of Heaven and Earth. 1. In the beginning—a period of remote and unknown antiquity, hid in the depths of eternal ages; and so the phrase is used in Pr 8:22, 23. God—the name of the Supreme Being, signifying in Hebrew, "Strong," "Mighty." ...
In Bible, the meaning of love is perfectly interpreted in Chapter 13, verses 4-8: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does ...
1) How the translation of two different Hebrew words by "breath" came about. 2) The meaning of the word "neshmat." 3) The consequences of translating "neshmat" and "ruach" as "breath." 4) And makes suggestions about how to resolve the interpretive controversies that resulted from transla...
(1,)A general idea of the work of creation,Genesis 1:1-2. (2,)A particular account of the several days’ work, distinctly and in order,Genesis 1:3-30. (3,)The review and approbation of the whole work,Genesis 1:31. NOTES ON CHAPTER 1. ...
Chapter SummaryGenesis 1 is nothing less than a bare-bones claim that God created the universe. Setting all of the debates on models and interpretations aside, the chapter undeniably insists on one thing: God means to be known as the Creator of all things. Written in the original Hebrew lang...
Genesis 1:17 17 He placed the lights in the sky to shine on the earth, Read Chapter Compare PREVIOUS Genesis 1:16 NEXT Genesis 1:18 Genesis 1:17 Meaning and Commentary Genesis 1:17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven He not only ordered that there they should be, ...
Then the second chapter introduces the figural interpretation, which naturally arises from literary peculiarities. According to James Kugel, the Bible is "cryptic, relevant, perfect, and divine" (Hendel 49). These four assumptions summarize th...
The order of creation for plants and humans is also inverted compared to the previous chapter: Within Genesis 1, the plants are created on day three and the humans on day six, whereas in Genesis 2–3, there were not yet any plants when God created man. While the pentateuchal compilers...