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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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‘)
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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’...
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Waters above the heavens true or false - Psalm 148:4
I realize there is a similar question
In Psalm 148:4 are the waters above the highest heaven?
But I’d like to revisit this verse and ask a different question or pose the question differently ...
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Does Genesis 3:1 imply that God did not create serpents?
Genesis 3:1 says
Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made...
[The New King James Version. (1982). (Ge 3:1). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.]
In English, ...
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Sky and Land vs Heaven and Earth in Gen 1:1
This question concerns the phrase in Gen 1:1, "heaven and earth" as commonly translated in most English versions. The two Hebrew words are "shamayim" and "eretz". I observe that in the book of ...
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By Genesis 1:9 .and Genesis 1:10.Don't we have separation of the water into (e.g.) particular oceans and/or rivers?
In Genesis, it is said in the early days or at the time of creation When Gd created or was creating the world he ordered the appearance of land on one side and water (all in one) on the other. Does ...
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How come God didn't bless the land animals with reproduction?
That being said, among all the living creatures (humanity included), isn't it quite funny that the Lord didn't bless the land beasts with reproduction and multiplication? In Genesis 1:24-25 He just ...
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How come God didn't bless the land animals with reproduction? [duplicate]
According to Genesis 1, among all the living creatures (humanity included), the Lord didn't specifically bless the land beasts with reproduction and multiplication. In Genesis 1:24-25 He just created ...
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How does Genesis 2:6 reconcile with Genesis 1:11-13 AND to Genesis 2:5?
If we take Genesis 1 as supplying the outline of the making of the sky and land biodome it says that vegetation appeared on day 3 and the seeds were in the plants:
NIV Genesis 1:11 Then God said, “...
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In Genesis 1:26, is there a play on the Hebrew words translated “image” and “likeness” to represent male and female?
I do not know Hebrew but will often look up keywords in passages to get deeper meaning out of passages. I was studying the creation story (namely the creation of mankind) and looked at the words ...
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What is the exact meaning of הׇיְתָה in Genesis 1:2?
In the first clause of Genesis 1:2 there is a verb הׇיְתָה. Some versions translate it as "was" when it also bears the meaning "to become" and many more. My question is what should הׇיְחׇה be ...
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Why עשה instead of ברא in Genesis 1:7?
Genesis 1:7
ויעש אלהים את־הרקיע ויבדל בין המים אשר מתחת לרקיע ובין המים אשר מעל לרקיע ויהי־כן׃
And God made the firmament, and divided between the waters which were under the firmament and between the ...
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Is the idea that there were no predators in Eden (Genesis 1:30) original?
The author portrays an utopian animal kingdom by stating that in the beginning all animals ate the green herb for meat.
But what about the predators? Either the author want us to believe that lions ...
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Genesis 1:5 How can God call the light “Day” when light and day are two different concepts?
(Genesis 1:5) ויקרא אלהים ׀ לאור יום ולחשך קרא לילה ויהי־ערב ויהי־בקר יום אחד׃ פ
(My translation of the bold part) And God called to the light, "Day"
Just to make it clear, I understand that ...
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Can Adam in Genesis 2 be interpreted as referring to “humanity” rather than a specific man?
In the Minnesota Public Radio News story "Female faith leaders preach #SilenceIsNotSpiritual", guest speaker Lisa Sharon Harper went on a tangent while discussing attitudes towards women in ...
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Does a wasted, formless and void earth in Gen. 1:2 imply a previously existing world?
Jumping off of the question asked in Jul 2016 here about the similarity of Gen. 1:2 with the prophesy of Jer. 4:23 -
Jer. 4:23 - 26:
"23 I looked [to] the land, and lo, waste and void, And unto ...
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What is the meaning of “Let” in the phrase “Let there be light”?
Genesis 1:3 (KJV)
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
What's the meaning of the word "let"?
Is the meaning closer to:
cause/effect, i.e. physics-related; or
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Night and Evening Gen 1:5
Genesis 1:5 says God called the darkness Night. Then he turns around and says the evening and the morning were the first day. He does not say the night and the day were the first day.
Why might God ...
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In Genesis 3:14–19, does the order of cursing & curses reflect the gravity of the transgression?
Genesis 3:14–19 (NKJV)
14 So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, You are cursed more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you shall ...
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Is 'darkness upon' in Genesis 1:2 cosmic, rather than merely terrestrial, despite that the central subject and Biblical grammar suggests the latter?
Is 'darkness upon' in Genesis 1:2 cosmic, rather than merely terrestrial, despite that the central subject (Earth) and Biblical Hebrew grammar (ex:Luke 23:44, Exodus 14:20, Deuteronomy 4:11, Joshua ...
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In Genesis 2:22-23 did the material from Adam's side provide Adam's life to Eve or just the material from which she was made? [closed]
I am reading from the book of Genesis where it is written,
Genesis 2:20-23 New International Version (NIV)
20 So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky
and all the wild ...
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In Psalm 148:4 are the waters above the highest heaven?
This verse seems to reflect the understanding that there are multiple heavens (aka "skies"), one above the other:
New American Standard Bible Psalm 148:4 Praise Him, highest heavens,
And the ...
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In John 1:3 why does the author use ἐγένετο instead of ἐποίησεν?
The extant versions of the LXX Genesis 1:1 describes the making of the world using ἐποίησεν ("made") but the author of John, who seems to be commenting on Genesis 1:1 fails to follow the LXX verbiage ...
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In Hebrews 11:3 what is the meaning of κατηρτίσθαι?
Westcott and Hort / [NA27 variants] Πίστει νοοῦμεν κατηρτίσθαι
τοὺς αἰῶνας ῥήματι θεοῦ, εἰς τὸ μὴ ἐκ φαινομένων τὸ βλεπόμενον
γεγονέναι.
This is rendered variously as "formed", "made", "created", ...
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According to 2 Maccabees 7:28, from what is mankind created?
2 Maccabees 7:28 (GNT) states,
So I urge you, my child, to look at the sky and the earth. Consider everything you see there, and realize that God made it all from nothing, just as he made the human ...
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Hebraically, did God ordain the weekly Sabbath in Genesis 2?
By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He ...
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Genesis 2:18 - How to interpret “before”, in “helper before him”?
Closely Related:
- What was Eve's role in relation to Adam?
Question : What does "Before" Imply?
What is the significance of the word choices, between "going before" in Hebrew ...
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What is the nature of Eve's desire in Gen. 3:16 [duplicate]
In Genesis 3:16, the ESV and NASB, (respectively) each convey very different meanings for this verse:
ESV (2016)
To the woman he said, "I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in ...
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In Genesis, Did God Work and Rest on the Sabbath?
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1. Question - Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek Analysis :
Setting aside Jewish and Christian doctrines, and traditional ...
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In Genesis 3:2 did Eve receive the command not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good & evil directly from God or through Adam?
Genesis 2:15 (NKJV)
15 Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may ...
