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The early chapters of Genesis are concerned with the origin of the Earth and all life, including man. The Author’s intention is seemingly to present the grand picture first and then add certain details throughout the rest of Scripture; this is calle...

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The account of the creation of the universe, the Earth and the first human couple is confined to the first chapter of Genesis. We wish more details had been given, yet diligent reading of the rest of Scripture does reveal answers to many of those question...

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Michelangelo’s fourth panel on the famous Sistine Chapel ceiling is the well-known depiction of God creating Adam. Both figures have one arm raised and forefingers almost touching. The moment is supposedly when God infused His just-created figure of...

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The King James translation of the Bible speaks of there being “giants in the earth” in that pre-flood world: “There were giants [NEPHILIM] in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters o...

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Dinosaurs and all the other animals – but not the great sea creatures or the birds – were created in the early morning of Friday, the sixth day of Earth’s first week [Genesis 1:24-25]. The word “dinosaur” immediately brings to mind a...

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Has mankind evolved upward from the ape or has he fallen from some higher being? In our computer-driven world we might become convinced that we are indeed evolving to “supermen.” Idealists such as Nietzsche and Adolf Hitler thought so. However...

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It was probably in the morning of the sixth day – that is, Friday of Earth’s first week – when God created Adam. God had spent the early part of that day overseeing the creation of the cattle, the beasts and the creeping things from the earth [G...

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Dr. Hugh Ross has a genuine PhD in astronomy and issued his book The Finger of God in 1989. In this he attempted to reconcile Scripture with the theory of evolution. His ministry in the U.S. is called Reasons to Believe and, while he has also appeared on ...

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In western countries, nearly every imaginative painting of Adam and Eve depict two adult Caucasians with fair skin and blue eyes. These images, even used as Bible illustrations, tend to shape the reader’s mental image of the first man and woman. The...

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Genesis chapter one provides the account of God’s creation of the heavens and the earth while, at the end of that chapter, the creation of man and woman is introduced. The second chapter is more specific about the man – now named Adam – while, a...

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