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Multiple wives
When did it become wrong to marry more than one woman. Did society make the change or did it come from the Bible?
Created 4 months ago
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Abraham buys a field
This seems to be the first time the Bible talks about purchasing land. Until now the Bible says "he pitched his tent and lived ______". It never mentioned him (or anyone) purchasing land from the people…
Created 5 months ago
Genesis 23:1 (KJV), Genesis 23:2 (KJV), Genesis 23:3 (KJV), Genesis 23:4 (KJV), Genesis 23:5 (KJV), Genesis 23:6 (KJV), Genesis 23:7 (KJV), Genesis 23:8 (KJV), Genesis 23:9 (KJV), Genesis 23:10 (KJV), Genesis 23:11 (KJV), Genesis 23:12 (KJV), Genesis 23:13 (KJV), Genesis 23:14 (KJV), Genesis 23:15 (KJV), Genesis 23:16 (KJV), Genesis 23:17 (KJV), Genesis 23:18 (KJV), Genesis 23:19 (KJV), Genesis 23:20 (KJV)
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Sarah, Abraham's sister
Another chapter of strange things. This is the second time that Abraham has lied (or apparently, told a "half-truth") about Sarah being his sister and not his wife. This time God even seems to reward…
Created 5 months ago
Genesis 20:1 (KJV), Genesis 20:2 (KJV), Genesis 20:3 (KJV), Genesis 20:4 (KJV), Genesis 20:5 (KJV), Genesis 20:6 (KJV), Genesis 20:7 (KJV), Genesis 20:8 (KJV), Genesis 20:9 (KJV), Genesis 20:10 (KJV), Genesis 20:11 (KJV), Genesis 20:12 (KJV), Genesis 20:13 (KJV), Genesis 20:14 (KJV), Genesis 20:15 (KJV), Genesis 20:16 (KJV), Genesis 20:17 (KJV), Genesis 20:18 (KJV)
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Sodom and Gomorrah/Lot and his Daughters
So many things are disturbing in this passage. It's shocking when you read that the men of Sodom and Gomorrah went to Lot to have sex with his guests. Then I'm shocked again when Lot offers them his virgin…
Created 5 months ago
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Abram/Hagar
Vs. 3 says that Sarai "gave her (Hagar) to her husband to be his wife." Did he actually marryHagar, or is this just implying that he sleptwith her? I browsed a few other translations to see if there…
Created 5 months ago
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Tower of Babel
Verse 1 says the world had "one language" but 10:5, 20, 31 say that the clans of each of Noah's sons had their "own languages". Verse 9: why did God WANT them to be confused and for them to not be able…
Created 5 months ago
Genesis 11:1 (NIV), Genesis 11:2 (NIV), Genesis 11:3 (NIV), Genesis 11:4 (NIV), Genesis 11:5 (NIV), Genesis 11:6 (NIV), Genesis 11:7 (NIV), Genesis 11:8 (NIV), Genesis 11:9 (NIV)
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Cain's Offering
What was wrong with Cain's offering? Vs. 2 tells us that Cain was "a tiller of the ground" and he brought the "fruit of ground" to the Lord as an offering. If that was the fruit of his labor, what was…
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2012-01-06
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Gen 9:18-27
Why did Noah curse Canaan? It was Ham that saw Noah naked, and he didn't know Noah was naked when he went in the tent, it was an accident. It was Noah's fault for getting drunk in the first place. This…
Created 5 months ago
Genesis 9:18 (NLT), Genesis 9:19 (NLT), Genesis 9:20 (NLT), Genesis 9:21 (NLT), Genesis 9:22 (NLT), Genesis 9:23 (NLT), Genesis 9:24 (NLT), Genesis 9:25 (NLT), Genesis 9:26 (NLT), Genesis 9:27 (NLT)
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2012-01-02
