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Hebrew referring to Adam & Eve in Genesis 1-3

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Did Elijah stop running at Gate of Jezreel to give Ahab the honor of entering first, or because he feared entering (or what)?

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What exactly does "land of my birth" mean in מֽוֹלַדְתִּי֒?

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What support is there for "nephilim" meaning "giants"?

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In Psalm 40:12: is he surrounded by "evils" or by "iniquities"?

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Was Immanuel a real name?

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Does Genesis 3 suggest that Adam and Eve's fig-leaf loincloths (v. 7) were unable to cover nakedness, unlike the tunics of skin (v. 21)?

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Where should Isaiah 9:1 be and honor/afflict

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Image vs likeness in Genesis 1:26

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Can anyone explain this apparent discrepancy between the Greek and Hebrew versions of Isaiah 30:20-21?

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Psalm 9:16 Haggaion & Selah

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What is the proper translation of the Hebrew word רוּחַ (ruach) in Genesis 3:8?

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Is there any sense of "work" in Isaiah 45:15?

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Are the Prayer Requests of 1 Kings 8:31-52 grammatically subordinate to the "requests" of 1 Kings 1:25-26

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