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Genesis 3 discusses the fall (NIV). Verse 1 says, “Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals…” Think about that: the serpent was crafty; it does not call it the devil or talk about possession by the devil. (For some reason, you would have to wait until Revelation 12:9 for the…

Genesis 11, verses 1 to 9, narrate the following story: 1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As people moved eastward,[a] they found a plain in Shinar[b] and settled there. 3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of…

The Epic Of Gilgamesh is a tale engraved in clay tablets, thought to have been composed between 2150 BCE and 1400 BCE. It tells the story of Gilgamesh, a semi-mythic king who ruled Uruk (modern-day Iraq). It is one of the oldest known pieces of literature, predating others like Homer’s Odyssey, the Iliad, and even…

Completion of Creation: What About Hell? Genesis 2 starts with the statement that the creation of the heaven and the earth was complete. However, the author of the text does not discuss whether hell was created or not. The good book does not mention the creation of hell elsewhere either (inform me in the comments…

Genesis 1, verse 1 says that the first things God created were heaven and earth—not any other planet, just Earth. Verse 2 says that the earth was empty and formless. It also adds that the spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Here, the earth is said to be empty while at the same…