What is a serpent? SERPENT (נָחָשׁ, nachash; ὄφις, ophis). A fearsome creature of both land and sea. In ancient Near Eastern cultural contexts, the serpent is a symbol with both positive and negative valences. In the Bible, the serpent is a venomous creature whose physical characteristics easily become the basis for a complex array of [...]
Category: Genesis
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Genesis Chapter 2
On the seventh day, God rested because he finished his creation. God blessed the seventh day and made it holy because he rested from all the work of his creation was completed. In verses, five through eight God is explaining day three and then day six. It weird that we are [...]
Genesis Chapter 1
We know that God created the heavens and the earth by the very first verse. Now you might be wondering how did God create the heavens and the earth. It very simple he spoke what he wanted to create and it was created. In Verse three is the first example of when God [...]