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Romans 5:12 - Did Adam cover Eve, until he didn't?

Romans 5:1212 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinnedRomans 5:12 states sin came into the world through one...

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Hosea 6.7: "like men", "like Adam", or "at Adam"?

I was doing some study on Adam, and came across Hosea 6.7. The Hebrew, for reference:והמהכאדםעברובריתשםבגדובי׃I was already aware different translations choose to render כאדם either as 'like men' or as...

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Are the Hebrew words for ‘woman’ and ‘make’ related?

In Genesis 2, God says:“It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make [עָשָׂה ; strongs H6213: to fashion, bring forth, make or do] him a helper fit for him.””‭‭Genesis‬‭2:18‬‭ESV‬‬He then...

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In Gen. 3:5 is יֹדְעֵ֖יט֥וֹבוָרָֽע experiential knowledge rather than...

In Gen. 3:5 is יֹדְעֵ֖יט֥וֹבוָרָֽע (knowing good and evil) experiential knowledge rather than intellectual knowledge? Up to that time Adam and Eve only knew obedience. There was only one tree they...

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Why did it take Noah this long to have children in Genesis 5:32:?

Genesis 5:32 NIV32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.All Noah's ancestors had children when they were around one hundred years but when it came to him it is...

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Who is "your first father" in Isaiah 43:27?

Your first father sinned,And your mediators have transgressed against Me.Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary;I will give Jacob to the curse,And Israel to reproaches. (Isaiah...

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Is God worried about Adam eating once or in an on-going pattern from the Tree...

At Genesis 3:22, God says"And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree oflife, and eat, and live forever ..."This sounds like a one-and-done - Adam eats once and therefore lives...

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Why is Seth said to be in likeness and image of his father in Genesis 5:3?

Genesis 5:3 NIV3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.Adam had other sons prior to Seth who were not said to be in his likeness and...

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Does the structure of Gen 1:27 tell us something about the order of mankind’s...

“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”‭‭Genesis‬‭1‬:‭27‬‭ESV‬‬Is this set of 3 lines meant to imply the order in which he made them?...

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How do we understand Youngs Translation of Gen 3:22?

Nigel J in answering a Question about Gen 3: 22 Translation said:The big question is 'How does God live ? By the knowledge of good andevil ? 'This is answered by Young's Literal Translation (see his...

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Let Us make man in Our Image [duplicate]

How is the creation of the physical first man an image of the spiritual God?What is the “design” of the first man that represents “Our image?”Gen 1:26, 27 - Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our...

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Why did death reign from Adam to Moses?

Rom. 5:14 says:Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.In what way did...

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Why would Paul consider Eve sinned before Adam?

In Genesis 3:6, Adam was apparently with Eve together when Eve was deceived by the serpent.6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable...

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Was Adam present when the serpent was talking with Eve?

Genesis 3:6 (NIV) When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her...

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How did Adam know that Eve had been formed out of his rib/bone in Genesis 2:23?

It is said God caused the Adam to fall into a deep sleep and during that time God formed Eve out of Adam's rib/bone. 21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was...

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Did God ever consider animals as suitable help for man in Genesis 2?

The passages in this question are all from Genesis 2.After creation God expresses how no suitable companion could be found for the man18 The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I...

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Adam was not a son, but the father of all mankind: What, then, is the...

Jesus is called the "last Adam" or "second man (Adam)":And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; thelast Adam was made a quickening spirit. . . . The first man is of theearth,...

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Did Adam know about the Tree of Life?

Scripture clearly tells us that God made the Tree of Life in Eden, that God informed Adam of the Tree of Knowledge, and that God expelled Adam from Eden so as to prevent him from eating of the Tree of...

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Did God Explicitly Warn Eve About the Tree of Knowledge (Gen. 2, 3)?

Many believe that God spoke directly to Eve concerning the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. It is no wonder, because most assume that God explicitly spoke to Eve about it. But I believe this may...

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Was Adam capable of procreation in Genesis 2:7,8?

“then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the...

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