Bible Question: Who were the first jew and gentile if we are from the same blood. And what about the different ethnic groups and blacks, how did tht come to be? i do not believe blacks are from a curse, just so you know.And I know this is not a salvation question, but when sceptics ask me these things, we are told to have an answer at all times, and some help on this would be very helpful. From studying the Bible I have come across some things, but I do not want to send anyone in the wrong direction. All GLORY to GOD. thanks in advance if you have some light to shed on the subject. |
Bible Answer: Well .. the logical solution comes from Noah. He had three sons. Now while that might seem like a stretch at first given the amount of time needed for a small group of people to expand into a nation or larger, there is also another aspect to consider. When it comes to the Bible and time, the old testament makes use of family trees and genealogies. Calculating these genealogies strictly and literally will give you a date for the age of the earth of roughly 10,000 years. However, science tells us different. Those who calculate the genealogies like this are using what is termed the "closed genealogy system". However, the Bible gives us clues that these genealogies may not be strict and literal, but perhaps telling us who the important members of the family line are. For example, the close of genesis to the start of exodus gives enough time for a hand full of people, namely Joseph, his brothers, and their wives, to procreate into a group estimated at over 3 million. That figure is one I heard once in relation to this topic. Anyways, that takes a significant amount of time, not just a couple centuries. Also, given how popular Joseph was, there had to have been a considerable amount of time to have passed for his name, even if legend, to have been forgotten by the nobility. So where does that leave us? It leaves us with the explanation needed. Noah and his sons and their families ultimately spread throughout the world. Enough time could have easily passed for the racial differences to appear. quvmoh |