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161 | Are we all descendants of Adam and Eve? | Genesis | Radioman2 | 84817 | ||
"What does this text say to us, anyway?" - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Avoid adlibbing in Bible interpretation. Avoid free wheeling in Bible interpretation." - - - - - - - - - - - - - 'Avoid superficial interpretation...avoid superficial interpretation. One of the common problems in interpreting the Bible is this little phrase, "This verse means to me...." so forth and so forth and so forth. Let me tell you something. It doesn't matter what it means to you, the question is what would it mean if you didn't live? What would it mean if you didn't exist? What does it mean period is the issue, not what does it mean to you. 'Sometimes you'll hear people get together and supposedly have a Bible study which is little more than a pooling of ignorance. People say, "Well, I look at this verse and I feel this verse is saying..." It doesn't matter what you feel. That has nothing to do with it. It's not a matter of how you feel about the verse, it's not a matter of what you think it means to you. Avoid adlibbing in Bible interpretation. Avoid free wheeling in Bible interpretation. Haphazard handling of God's Word. 'We all want to acknowledge the priesthood of the believer...yes, we all want to acknowledge that we have anointing from God, the Spirit of God who dwells within us and the Spirit of God who dwells within us is the teacher who teaches us. We all want to acknowledge that. But that is not justification for flippancy dealing with Scripture. That's why in 1 Timothy 5:17 it says, "The elders who work hard in the Scripture are worthy of double honor." It is hard work. 'Avoid superficial interpretation. Avoid "this means to me." That is not a statement that should preface any interpretation of Scripture. The question is, what does it mean if you don't exist? What did it mean before you were born? And what will mean it after you're dead? What does it mean to people who will never meet you? What does it mean period, is the issue' (www.gty.org). |
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162 | Are we all descendants of Adam and Eve? | Genesis | Radioman2 | 84824 | ||
To read more go to: "Creation: Believe it or Not--Part 1" (www.gty.org/Broadcast/transcripts/90-208.htm)] There is no reason why Genesis 1 cannot be accurate. There are no "pitfalls" to believing the Bible over random chance theories. To read more go to: "Creation: Believe it or Not--Part 1" (www.gty.org/Broadcast/transcripts/90-208.htm)] |
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163 | Studying O.T. is creating problems. | Genesis | Radioman2 | 84910 | ||
"Several" apparent Bible contradictions? There are not merely "several" apparent Bible contradictions; instead, there are more than 101. (http://worthynews.com/apologetics/apol101part1.htm) In Genesis alone, there are at least 22 apparent contradictions. 'Genesis 6:19-20: 7:2-3, HOW MANY KINDS DID NOAH BRING INTO THE ARK, TWO OR SEVEN? 'Chapters 1 and 2, Don't Gen. 1 and 2 present contradictory creation accounts? '1:26, How many Gods are there, one or many? '3:9, Doesn't "Adam where are you?" show God didn't know something? '3:16, God multiplies the pain of women in child bearing. '3:22, How many Gods are there, one or many? '4:17, Where did Cain get his wife? '5:1-31, Did people really live hundreds of years according to Genesis? '5:24, Did anyone ascend into heaven before Jesus or not? '6:6,7, Does the Lord change or not? '7:1, Have all people sinned or not? '11:8-9, God is not the author of confusion, and the Tower of Babel. '17:1, Has anyone seen God or not? '18:1, Has anyone seen God or not? '22:1, Does God tempt people or not? '22:2, How many children did Abraham have, one or two? '37:28, Who sold Joseph, the Midianites or the Ishmaelites? '37:36, Who sold Joseph, the Midianites or the Ishmaelites? '38:9, God kills a man for spilling his seed on the ground. '39:1, Who sold Joseph, the Midianites or the Ishmaelites? '47:31, Was Joseph at the head of the bed or leaning on a staff? (www.carm.org/bible_difficulties.htm) To read more go to: (www.carm.org/bible_difficulties.htm) |
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164 | Who did Cain marry to have children? | Genesis | Radioman2 | 86641 | ||
"Angels neither marry nor are given in marriage (Mt 22:30), so that this verse hardly applies to them." - - - - - - - - - - The Nephilim in the Bible are "people of great size and strength. The Hebrew word means 'fallen ones.' In men's eyes they were the 'mighty men...of old, men of renown,' but in God's eyes they were sinners ('fallen ones') ripe for judgment." (Zondervan NASB Study Bile, p. 12) "Gen 6:4 Nephilim. From a root meaning 'to fall'; i.e., to fall upon others because they were men of strength (only other use of this Hebrew word is in Num 13:33) Evidently they were in the earth before the marriages of Gen 6:2, and were not the offspring of those marriages from which came the *mighty* men (military men) and *men of renown * (of wealth or power)." (p. 16, Ryrie Study Bible, Moody Press, 1976, 1978) "Gen 6:1-4 *sons of God.* The 'sons of God' may mean God's created, supernatural beings, who were no longer godly in character (6.3). Some commentators believe, however, that this expression refers to the 'godly line' of Seth and that 'daughters of humans' (v. 4 in the NRSV) refer to women from the line of Cain. Most likely the phrase refers to those descendants of Seth who trusted in the Lord but whose children intermarried with women descended from Cain. Those marriages were not with angels then, but between godly and ungodly human families. Angels neither marry nor are given in marriage (Mt 22:30), so that this verse hardly applies to them. ... *Nephilim* are strong, violent, tyrannous men of great wickedness. It may well be that the explanation of these verses has been lost to us." (NRSV Harper Study Bible, Harold Lindsell, Ph.D., D.D., Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1991) |
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165 | Searching for the truth | Genesis | Radioman2 | 91555 | ||
Ray: Respectfully, I disagree with you. Grace to you! Radioman2 |
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166 | Sin is Defined as Breaking God's Law | Gen 1:1 | Radioman2 | 77669 | ||
"Are the Sabbath laws binding on Christians today? " "We believe the Old Testament regulations governing Sabbath observances are ceremonial, not moral, aspects of the law. As such, they are no longer in force, but have passed away along with the sacrificial system, the Levitical priesthood, and all other aspects of Moses' law that prefigured Christ. . . . Here are the reasons we hold this view. "In Colossians 2:16-17, Paul explicitly refers to the Sabbath as a shadow of Christ, which is no longer binding since the substance (Christ) has come. It is quite clear in those verses that the weekly Sabbath is in view. The phrase "a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day" refers to the annual, monthly, and weekly holy days of the Jewish calendar (cf. 1 Chronicles 23:31; 2 Chronicles 2:4; 31:3; Ezekiel 45:17; Hosea 2:11). If Paul were referring to special ceremonial dates of rest in that passage, why would he have used the word "Sabbath?" He had already mentioned the ceremonial dates when he spoke of festivals and new moons. "The Sabbath was the sign to Israel of the Mosaic Covenant (Exodus 31:16-17; Ezekiel 20:12; Nehemiah 9:14). Since we are now under the New Covenant (Hebrews 8), we are no longer required to observe the sign of the Mosaic Covenant. "The New Testament never commands Christians to observe the Sabbath. "In our only glimpse of an early church worship service in the New Testament, the church met on the first day of the week (Acts 20:7). "Nowhere in the Old Testament are the Gentile nations commanded to observe the Sabbath or condemned for failing to do so. That is certainly strange if Sabbath observance were meant to be an eternal moral principle. "There is no evidence in the Bible of anyone keeping the Sabbath before the time of Moses, nor are there any commands in the Bible to keep the Sabbath before the giving of the law at Mt. Sinai. "When the Apostles met at the Jerusalem council (Acts 15), they did not impose Sabbath keeping on the Gentile believers. "The apostle Paul warned the Gentiles about many different sins in his epistles, but breaking the Sabbath was never one of them. "In Galatians 4:10-11, Paul rebukes the Galatians for thinking God expected them to observe special days (including the Sabbath). "In Romans 14:5, Paul forbids those who observe the Sabbath (these were no doubt Jewish believers) to condemn those who do not (Gentile believers). "The early church fathers, from Ignatius to Augustine, taught that the Old Testament Sabbath had been abolished and that the first day of the week (Sunday) was the day when Christians should meet for worship (contrary to the claim of many seventh-day sabbatarians who claim that Sunday worship was not instituted until the fourth century). "Sunday has not replaced Saturday as the Sabbath. Rather the Lord's Day is a time when believers gather to commemorate His resurrection, which occurred on the first day of the week. Every day to the believer is one of Sabbath rest, since we have ceased from our spiritual labor and are resting in the salvation of the Lord (Hebrews 4:9-11). "So while we still follow the pattern of designating one day of the week a day for the Lord's people to gather in worship, we do not refer to this as "the Sabbath." (www.gty.org) |
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167 | Who created evil? | Gen 3:1 | Radioman2 | 92324 | ||
bronx hulk: What I say here is in no way intended as a criticism of you personally. I mean no offense to you. I speak the truth in Christian love. You write: 'the KJV in Is 45:7 states that "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create EVIL: I the LORD do all these things.' To me that very clearly says that God created evil." Regarding Isa. 45:7, as long as you stick to one verse in one version and insist that the one valid translation is "create EVIL," then there is no way you could be wrong -- no way that anyone could convince you that your belief that God created evil is erroneous. "If you only have one Scripture on which to base an important doctrine or teaching, you are most likely to find, on close examination, that you have none." Grace to you, Radioman2 |
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168 | Who created evil? | Gen 3:1 | Radioman2 | 92428 | ||
bronx hulk: Thank you for your good Note. Re your questions, I do not believe I could do a better job of answering them than Tim has done in his Note, ID# 92220. I really do not have anything to add to what Tim has already written. Blessings to you, Radioman2 |
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169 | Who created evil? | Gen 3:1 | Radioman2 | 92435 | ||
Sal: I am pleased to know that you and I can look past any disagreements and love each other as God's children! That's exactly how I feel. And I am happy to be received by you and to receive you as a brother. Agreement with me has never been a condition for friendship. :-) Sal: "Honestly, how could you argue against Is 45:7? Are we to assume that it doesn't mean what it says?" Radioman2: I do not argue against Isa. 45:7. The Bible always means what it says and says what it means. I just think that the KJV is not necessarily the most accurate translation of that verse. Nothing against the KJV. I've used it, loved it, respected it, memorized it and quoted it all my life. I still use it along with others. But no translation of the Bible is perfect or inerrant. The Scriptures are inerrant only in the original manuscripts. On the other hand, that does NOT mean that we do not have trustworthy translations (plural) of the Bible today. We do. Sal: "How many bibles are we supposed to use to get the translation that we feel is right?" Radioman2: There is ONE Bible, but many translations. I do not believe there is one and only one "right" translation of the Bible. How many translations are we supposed to use? As for me, I will use as many translations as I need to get at the full meaning of a Greek or Hebrew word or verse. (Sal, I need all the help I can get. :-)) Sal: "Everything in the KJV makes perfect sense to me and I've never found a contradiction." Radioman2: Neither have I ever found a contradiction in the KJV. Nor have I found a contradiction in any other translation of the Bible either, except for the New World Translation, which no one uses except the Jehovah's Witnesses. Sal: "Are you not also doing the same thing by using your translation?" Radioman2: No, I'm really not. That is because I'm not depending on only one version for a better translation of the verse in Isaiah. There are many other versions that do not use the word "evil" in Isa. 45:7. Even the New King James Version uses the word calamity: "I make peace and create calamity" (NKJV). In this thread, I would rather not get into a dispute over which translation is better or best. That is a separate topic that can be researched or discussed separately. Regarding the understandings you gave in your last post, without going into detail, let me just say that although I respect you and enjoy this interaction, I generally do not agree with your interpretation or understanding of this matter. If I answered your Note question by question, this would be the bottom line of each of my answers. Yet I do not want to discourage you from asking me questions. I always welcome any questions you may have. No, Sal, I am definitely not offended. Not at all. Again, I am happy that you and I can dialogue, even when we disagree. I have no interest in being right for its own sake. My goal, I think, is the same as yours: to keep my thinking aligned with what the Bible says and means. To do that it sometimes becomes necessary for me to make corrections in my thinking. I appreciate you because you have a refreshing outlook toward Bible study, discussion, and fellowshiping around the Word of God. God richly bless you is my prayer, Your brother in Christ, Radioman2 |
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170 | Could cain do well? | Gen 4:7 | Radioman2 | 79606 | ||
You ask: "If Cain does bad doesn't that give God a chance to show his power?" Romans 6:1-2a (ESV) What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! You write: "Cain only did what he was made to do." NASB James 1:13-14 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. AMPLIFIED James 1:13-14 Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted from God; for God is incapable of being tempted by [what is] evil and He Himself tempts no one. But every person is tempted when he is drawn away, enticed and baited by his own evil desire (lust, passions). |
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171 | Robots? | Gen 4:7 | Radioman2 | 79741 | ||
Divine sovereignty AND human responsibility I agree. We need to bear in mind BOTH the sovereignty of God AND the responsibility of man. It isn't EITHER/OR; it's BOTH. To pretend that one exists without the other is to lead oneself or others into serious error. |
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172 | Gen.6:2"sons of God"... | Gen 6:2 | Radioman2 | 83821 | ||
Best Online Resources for Bible Q and A Sammy Sonshine: Following is a list of the websites I have found to be the most helpful and useful in researching the Bible and looking for answers. It is a good place to start. There are many other good Bible websites. These are the ones I use most frequently: Bible Study Tools. Always start with this website. It contains a CONCORDANCE and many other Bible Study Tools, including: Online Study Bible, Bible In A Year, Interlinear Bible, Parallel Bible, Commentaries, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Lexicons, and 21 different English Bible translations. (http://bible.crosswalk.com/) "BibleGateway.com, a free service for reading and researching scripture online-- all in the language or translation of your choice! [Included are] advanced searching capabilities based on keywords or scripture references, and various tools to enhance your study of the Bible." (http://www.biblegateway.com/) Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry (www.carm.org) Christian Research Institute (www.equip.org) The NET Bible Online. Try it, you'll like it. The NET Bible contains 57,875 translators' notes and study notes. (http://www.bible.org/index.htm) Answers to Tough Questions (http://www.gospelcom.net/rbc/questions/) Grace to You (http://www.gty.org/IssuesandAnswers/) Stand to Reason (www.str.org) Merriam-Webster OnLine (www.m-w.com/dictionary) The Blue Letter Bible (www.blueletterbible.org/index.html) Grace and peace, Radioman2 :-) |
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173 | Was Melchesedek Jesus ? | Gen 14:1 | Radioman2 | 83791 | ||
Acts 22: Thank you for your mention of Peninsula Bible Church. I just now went to their website and liked what I found there. Their statement of beliefs is sound Bible doctrine. It looks as though this site offers much good information that is easily accessed. Grace and peace, Radioman2 |
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174 | What is meant in Genesis 17, verse 1 - 7 | Gen 17:1 | Radioman2 | 78531 | ||
WHEN was the name of God known? Genesis 4:26 American Standard Version (ASV) Genesis 4:26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then began men to call upon the name of Jehovah. NASB Genesis 4:26 To Seth, to him also a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the LORD. Genesis 12:8 ASV Genesis 12:8 And he (Abram) removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah. NASB Genesis 12:8 Then he (Abram) proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD. For more information see Study Note #45 at Exodus 3:13 in the New English Translation (NET Bible) at (www.netbible.org/). |
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175 | What is meant in Genesis 17, verse 1 - 7 | Gen 17:1 | Radioman2 | 78575 | ||
"We are told from the very beginning that people were making proclamation of the name of Yahweh (Gen 4:26; 12:8)." Then Moses said to God, "Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you.' Now they may say to me, 'What is His name?' What shall I say to them?" NASB Exodus 3:13 'There has been considerable debate about the name of Yahweh in the Pentateuch, primarily because of the source critical approach that tried to argue that the name Yahweh was not known in antiquity. The argument of this whole section nullifies that view. The idea that God's name was revealed only here raises the question of what he was called earlier. The word "God" is not a name. "El Shaddai" is used only a few times in Genesis. But Israel would not have had a nameless deity-especially since we are told from the very beginning that people were making proclamation of the name of Yahweh (Gen 4:26; 12:8). 'It is possible that they did not always need a name if they were convinced that only he existed and there was no other God. But probably what Moses was anticipating was the Israelites wanting to be sure that Moses came from their God, and that some sign could prove it. They would have known his name (Yahweh), and they would have known the ways that he had manifested himself. It would do no good for Moses to come with a new name for God, for that would be like introducing them to a new God. That would in no way authenticate his call to them, only confuse; after all, they would not be expecting a new name-they had been praying to their covenant God all along. They would want to be sure that their covenant God actually had sent Moses. 'To satisfy the Israelites Moses would have had to have been familiar with the name Yahweh-as they were-and know that he appeared to individuals. They would also want to know if Yahweh had sent Moses, how this was going to work in their deliverance, because they had been crying to him for deliverance. As it turned out, the Israelites had less problem with this than Moses anticipated-they were delighted when he came. It is likely that much of this concern was Moses' own need for assurance that this was indeed the God of the fathers and that the promised deliverance was now to take place. See the discussions of this passage in the commentaries on Exodus by Benno Jacob and Umberto Cassuto. ' (Study note at Exodus 3:13, The Net Bible, (www.netbible.com)) |
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176 | What is meant in Genesis 17, verse 1 - 7 | Gen 17:1 | Radioman2 | 78615 | ||
WHEN was the name of God known? Genesis 4:26 American Standard Version (ASV) Genesis 4:26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then began men to call upon the name of Jehovah. NASB Genesis 4:26 To Seth, to him also a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the LORD. Genesis 12:8 ASV Genesis 12:8 And he (Abram) removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah. NASB Genesis 12:8 Then he (Abram) proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD. |
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177 | What is meant in Genesis 17, verse 1 - 7 | Gen 17:1 | Radioman2 | 78616 | ||
"We are told from the very beginning that people were making proclamation of the name of Yahweh (Gen 4:26; 12:8)." Then Moses said to God, "Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, 'The God of your fathers has sent me to you.' Now they may say to me, 'What is His name?' What shall I say to them?" NASB Exodus 3:13 'There has been considerable debate about the name of Yahweh in the Pentateuch, primarily because of the source critical approach that tried to argue that the name Yahweh was not known in antiquity. The argument of this whole section nullifies that view. The idea that God's name was revealed only here raises the question of what he was called earlier. The word "God" is not a name. "El Shaddai" is used only a few times in Genesis. But Israel would not have had a nameless deity-especially since we are told from the very beginning that people were making proclamation of the name of Yahweh (Gen 4:26; 12:8). 'It is possible that they did not always need a name if they were convinced that only he existed and there was no other God. But probably what Moses was anticipating was the Israelites wanting to be sure that Moses came from their God, and that some sign could prove it. They would have known his name (Yahweh), and they would have known the ways that he had manifested himself. It would do no good for Moses to come with a new name for God, for that would be like introducing them to a new God. That would in no way authenticate his call to them, only confuse; after all, they would not be expecting a new name-they had been praying to their covenant God all along. They would want to be sure that their covenant God actually had sent Moses. 'To satisfy the Israelites Moses would have had to have been familiar with the name Yahweh-as they were-and know that he appeared to individuals. They would also want to know if Yahweh had sent Moses, how this was going to work in their deliverance, because they had been crying to him for deliverance. As it turned out, the Israelites had less problem with this than Moses anticipated-they were delighted when he came. It is likely that much of this concern was Moses' own need for assurance that this was indeed the God of the fathers and that the promised deliverance was now to take place. See the discussions of this passage in the commentaries on Exodus by Benno Jacob and Umberto Cassuto. ' (Study note at Exodus 3:13, The Net Bible, (www.netbible.com)) |
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178 | What is meant in Genesis 17, verse 1 - 7 | Gen 17:1 | Radioman2 | 78621 | ||
"Yahweh/Yah. YHWH, THE TETRAGRAMMATON BECAUSE OF ITS FOUR LETTERS, IS, STRICTLY SPEAKING, THE ONLY PROPER NAME FOR GOD. It is also the most frequent name, occurring in the Old Testament 6,828 times (almost 700 times in the Psalms alone). Yah is a shortened form that appears fifty times in the Old Testament, including forty-three occurrences in the Psalms, often in the admonition "hallelu-jah" (lit. praise Jah). English Bibles represent the name yhwh by the title "LORD" (written in capitals to distinguish it from "lord" [adonai]. The Septuagint rendered yhwh as kyrios (Lord). The line from yhwh to adonai to kyrios is significant for the Pauline statement: "And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord" (Php 2:11)" (Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/BakersEvangelicalDictionary/bed.cgi). |
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179 | Did Go call Himself, El Shaddai, first? | Gen 17:1 | Radioman2 | 78718 | ||
NASB Genesis 13:4 "to the place of the altar which he had made there formerly; and there Abram called on the name of the LORD" (Hebrew YHWH). EdB: Thank you for an excellent post. In addition, may I point out the following? 'God Almighty (Hebrew, El Shaddai), the strong or powerful God...The name Yahweh WAS KNOWN TO THE PATRIARCHS (Gen. 13:4), but its SIGNIFICANCE as the One who would redeem Israel from Egyptian bondage was not known until this time' (i.e. the time spoken of in Exodus 6). (Note at Exodus 6:3, Ryrie Study Bible: Expanded Edition. Emphasis added.) |
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180 | Did Go call Himself, El Shaddai, first? | Gen 17:1 | Radioman2 | 78830 | ||
Actually, Searcher56 is in conflict with Genesis 4:26; 12:8; and 13:4. And actually Ryrie is in conflict with Searcher56. NASB Genesis 4:26 To Seth, to him also a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the LORD (Hebrew YHWH). NASB Genesis 12:8 Then he (Abram) proceeded from there to the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD (Hebrew YHWH). NASB Genesis 13:4 "to the place of the altar which he had made there formerly; and there Abram called on the name of the LORD" (Hebrew YHWH). |
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