Questions tagged [creation]
The creation of the world, described most prominently in Genesis 1-2; other creation traditions are scattered throughout the Hebrew Bible.
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Did God make a covenant with Abraham whilst he was in a deep sleep in Genesis 15:21?
It is said Abraham fell into a deep sleep then God began to speak to
him which subsequently led to the making of a covenant
Genesis 15"12 NASB - Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep ...
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How did Adam know that Eve had been formed out of his rib/bone in Genesis 2:23?
It is said God caused the Adam to fall into a deep sleep and during that time God formed Eve out of Adam's rib/bone
. 21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was ...
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When was the serpent cast out of Eden?
When Adam and Eve had ate the fruit they were subsequently cast out of Eden(garden)
Genesis 3:23 Ttherefore the Lord God sent him out of the Garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was ...
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What does it mean that Jesus is before all things (Colossians 1:17)?
Colossians 1:17:
17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. [ESV]
17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. [KJV]
17 He is before all things, and in Him ...
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Are humans made of body + spirit or body + soul + spirit? Genesis 2:7 & Ecclesiastes 12:5-7 vs 1 Thessalonians 5:23 [closed]
Genesis 2:7 gives the idea that a human being is the combination of a physical body (from dust) and a spirit (God's breath of life):
7 then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and ...
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Other than Bara, what words are used in Genesis for creation?
The word "creation" is used 5 times in Genesis 1. I know that "bara" means to create from nothing. Is that same word used all 5 times?
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Does Genesis 1:29-31 leave any room for the existence of animal-based diets in the period between the Creation and the Fall?
Genesis 1:29-31 (ESV):
29 And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. ...
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Why did God approve of animal-based diets if Adam and Eve were originally vegan?
Genesis tells us that Adam, Eve and all animals had originally plant-based diets, as God provided them with every plant and tree for food:
29 And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant ...
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Does the rendering of Gen 1:26 allow for man to pre-exist but not in God's image?
Where the text says 'Let us make man in our image" suggests to me that man already existed but not in God's image. If man were a new creation at that point the text would make more sense if ...
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4 rivers of eden [closed]
A river is a division between two bodies of land by a body of water.
If the rivers were divisions of land, that are most significant, what are they?
So.
By taking this test, I determined, - ...
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What does it mean to 'work' and 'keep' the garden?
The words are also translated 'tend/cultivate/serve/dress' and 'guard/take care/watch over/preserve'
וַיִּקַּ֛ח יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֑ם וַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּ בְגַן־עֵ֔דֶן לְעָבְדָ֖הּ וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ׃ ...
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If human beings were created perfect in Genesis, then why is it necessary to change our natural bodies into spiritual/angelic bodies?
1 Corinthians 15:40-46 (ESV) reveals the mystery of the natural and heavenly/spiritual bodies, and that human beings will be granted the latter at the resurrection:
40 There are heavenly bodies and ...
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Are there Hebrew linguistic connections between the images of Creation and the Flood
I have notices that there are several images within the bible that keep repeating, yet in a somewhat altered state. To begin, let us compare the first image of the Spirit hovering over the water in ...
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How could the earth form before the sun?
In the Bible it clearly states
Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."
and then in
Genesis 1:16 "And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule
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Why does the Bible put the evening before the morning at the end of each day that God worked in Genesis chapter one?
Each day that God worked in Creation in Genesis chapter one concludes with the words, "And the evening and the morning were the [1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th] day."
Day as we know it, begins ...
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The ‘makeup’ of man - what is man?
This question comes out from a comment .. The Q was closed, so I couldn’t respond via a comment reply, so I’ll both ask it here, (open it up), and also respond here ...
GEN 2:7 then the Lord God ...
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Gen 1:16, “ … and the stars”
Among the literal translations of Gen 1:16 we have three forms typified by:
NASB: God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made ...
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Do we have a Father of all living things, if yes what’s Adam’s role and the meaning of this scripture
Genesis 3:20 KJV
[20] And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
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Does the Bible say the earth was created in six 24 hour days?
Genesis 1:5 says that God ended the first creative day with the expression, "the evening and morning were the first day". Each successive day ends with the same expression. Does this ...
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Did God ever consider animals as suitable help for man in Genesis 2?
The passages in this question are all from Genesis 2.
After creation God expresses how no suitable companion could be found for the man
18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. ...
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Genesis 1:3, Did God Make Light?
I'm trying to read Genesis 1 very closely and I'm noticing a thing about Genesis 1:3. God says יהי אור. Then it just says "and there was light." The form of "to be" (היה) here ...
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In Genesis 1:9 was the earth exposed or fabricated, ותראה?
“And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.”
Genesis 1:9
In English to say something “appeared” can give ...
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What is the difference between of Genesis 1:24 and Genesis 2:19?
In Genesis 1:24 And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind....
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What evidence exists that confirms the view that the early Hebews held to a solid dome cosmology [duplicate]
It is often stated that the early Hebrews believed in a cosmology that differed greatly from what we believe today.
For example, it is claimed that the Hebrews believed that the sky was a solid dome ...
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What are the two lights in Genesis?
Genesis 1:16 (KJV): And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
The sun obviously has its own permeating light. ...
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With regards to the word all, to what does it apply in Exodus 20:11
“For in six days the Lord made heavens and earth, the seas, and all כל that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.”
Exodus 20:11
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Is this a valid interpretation of Genesis 1:1-3?
The following is my interpretation of Genesis 1:1-3 but I would appreciate feedback if it is a valid interpretation.
Gen 1:1 "...God created the heavens and the earth" meaning that before ...
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In Genesis 2:21-22, KJV, why was Eve taken out of man (Adam), and not formed from the dust of the ground?
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he ...
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Do Adam and Eve have belly buttons? [closed]
Every one born has umbilical cord that is cut off at birth which leaves a belly button mark. Since Adam and Eve wasn't conceived and went through normal birth like all of us, there is no umbilical ...
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In Genesis 1 does the Hebrew say “a first day” or “the first day”?
"I recently looked at a bible where it says in Genesis creation account...And the evening and the morning were A first day."
In the original language, is it meant to be "A" or &...
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What is the significance of Jesus being a carpenter?
Is there any significance in the fact that Jesus was a carpenter? Note the references in Matt 13:55, Mark 6:3 to Jesus being a carpenter and son of a carpenter.
My thoughts are that the profession ...
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God says He is the Redeemer and He created all things all alone and by Himself, then why is Jesus presented as the creator and Redeemer? [closed]
Isaiah 44:24, "Thus says the Lord, you Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb, I, the Lord, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself, And spreading out the ...
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Why in Gen 1:2 does God create an earth that is “without form and void” with darkness, when that is so different than God's character?
In 1Jn 1:5 tells us that "God is light and in him is no darkness at all". Yet this is darkness. When God creates he views it and says it is good. But this earth was without form (tohu which ...
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The relationship between wisdom and light
I am trying to understand the relationship between wisdom and light better (as well as logos and "the way"). I am mostly focused around exegesis of the Gospel of John. Jesus is the logos, ...
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Is feminists' translation of Genesis 2:21-22 from “rib” to “side” defensible? [duplicate]
Was it a rib that God took from Adam to make a woman?
Genesis 2:22 Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man.
And from the rib
הַצֵּלָ֛ע (haṣ·ṣê·lā‘)
Article | Noun - ...
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Was Adam made on day 3 or day 6? [duplicate]
In Genesis 1:27 we have the creation of Adam on the sixth day of creation.
Genesis 1:27a, So God created Adam in God's own image...
But in the next chapter, we have:
Genesis 2:5-7, in the ...
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When did God create the waters in Genesis 1:2?
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface
of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering ...
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Are the birds formed from the sea? (Gen 1:20)
According to the Jewish Publication Society (JPS) and the Lexham English Septuagint (LES), birds and such seem to be formed from the waters:
God said, "Let the waters bring forth swarms of ...
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Colossians 1:16 Jesus made things ON the earth
Wondering how the 'on the earth' is to be understood. It seems consistent across English translations.
Colossians 1:16 (NIV): For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, ...
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Meaning of “…male and female created he them…” in Genesis 1:27
I am puzzled with the verse 1:27 from Genesis.
https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Genesis%201:27
King James version reads:
So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He
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Reconciling God of Israel refusal of King David's request to build a temple, & (2 Corinthians 5:17-19) new creature in Jesus Christ
1 Chronicles 22:8-10 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
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word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘You have shed much blood and
have [d]waged great wars; you shall not build a house to My ...
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When God said remember in Exodus 20:8 was he referring to Genesis 2:2 or Exodus 16:23?
Exodus 20:8 NASB
8 “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
God had made reference to the rest on the seventh day earlier on during creation ...
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Sun and the stars—Why is Genesis 1:16 worded the way it is with regard to the sun and stars?
Can anything be inferred from Genesis 1:16 with regard to how the stars are mentioned as “also” being created? Does the text support or contradict the concept that the sun is indeed a star?
“And ...
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Was it the first time that Eve saw the tree of good and evil in Genesis 3:7
Initial when the tree of the knowledge of good and evil is introduced not much is said about its details except its restrictions.
Genesis 2:16 NASB
16 The Lord God commanded the man, saying, “From ...
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How could plants be created before the sun as they need the light for growth? [duplicate]
How could plants be created before the sun as plants need the sun for growth?
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Does Genesis 3:22 indicate that Adam was already subject to death before he sinned?
“but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.””
Genesis 2:17
Was Adam not subject to death prior to eating of ...
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In Genesis 1:1-2 why is the earth chaotic and barren?
What happened in the book of Genesis 1:1 and 1:2:
..and the earth was without form
In verse 1 Bible said: in the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Verse 2 the earth was without from
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Is the spirit of man a created thing?
According to the book of Genesis, God created man apparently by two ingredients:
(1) dust of the ground
(2) the breath of God
Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and
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Is there an intended relationship between “the darkness” and “the Spirit of God” (Gen 1:2)?
I'm new here. I've been reading and re-reading through Genesis for a few months, and it seems to me that the scenes described by the text about "the darkness" (חֹ֫שֶׁךְ choshekh) and "the Spirit" (...
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Why does Genesis 2:7 read חַיִּ֑ים plural rather than singular
Genesis 2:7 in English it reads God breathe the breath of life(singular) but in Hebrew it reads lives(plural)
What is significant that ‘Adam’ received a plurality of lives breathe into him? Eve didn’...
