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Disclaimer: All citations are from Holy Bible New International Version. (2015). Niv thinline value hardback bible. Hodder & Stoughton General Div. ISBN 978-1-473-61895-4

Leviticus : Guidelines law, hygiene, offerings

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A lot of uncleanness is mentioned, presumably some guidelines to keep up hygiene: Leviticus 7:24 The fat of an animal found dead or torn by wild animals may be used…

Exodus 30+ : The Self Centered God

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Exodus 31-17: It will be a sign between me and the Israelites for ever, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh…

Exodus 16: origin of the sabath

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Sabat is about the 7th day which is holy and where no work is to be done In the last post, we learned bout how Moses fled with the Israelis…

Exodus 7-13 : Moses frees Israelis

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The Lord sends Moses to free Israelis from the Pharao with his brother Aron as prophet. To convince the pharaoh, that Moses is indeed with god, he performs miracles. However,…

Exodus 1: Moses and the Start of Something New

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The Israelites (people of Jacob, who was given the name Israel by God) were living and prospering in Egypt. When Jacob and Joseph and his brothers and all that generation…

Genesis 37+: Joseph’s bizarre Adventure

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Joseph is Jacob’s second youngest and was loved by his father, so his brothers where envious and “hated him” (Genesis 37:4). He also had some dreams, which the brothers interpreted…

Genesis 38 Onan and the spilled semen

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Judah, son of Jacob, married Shua and gave birth to Er, Onan and Shelah. Genesis 38:6-7 Judah got a wife for Er, […], and her name was Tamar. But Er,…

Genesis 34: Dinah’s Rape and the Circumcision Strategy

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Now Dinah was the only daughter of Jacob, born by Leah. One time, she went alone “to visit the women of the land” (Genesis 34:1). Genesis 34:2 When Schechem son…

Genesis 32: Why the Israelis do not eat tendon

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Now Jacob prepares to go back to his homeland, where he betrayed Esau. To make up he used all his possessions as offering. Genesis 32:22 That night Jacob got up…

Genesis 29-31 The Adventures of Jacob

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Now Jacob fled from Esau and came to a land of the eastern people (Genesis 29:1). He met a shepherd.The shepherd also had a beautiful daughter, Rachel. Jacob kissed Rachel…

Genesis 25-28 Jacob and Esau

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Issac conceived with his wife Rebekah twin boys (Genesis 25:24)The first born was hairy and called Esau (Genesis 25:25), and he became skillfull hunter(Genesis 25:27). The second son grasped the…

Genesis 22: Abraham sacrifices his son

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So a little bit about Abraham: He couldn’t get his wife pregnant, which is why his wife told him to bear a child with her slave. Genesis 16:1-2 Now Sarai,…

Genesis 19: Lot and his Daughters

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So Lot run away from Sodom to a nearby small town called Zoar. However he was afraid to stay there, which is why Lot and his two daughters settled in…

Genesis 19: The Wickedness of Sodom and its Destruction

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Ok so this is not very detailed or at least I am not far enough in the book to understand, but Sodom is a city and as the Lord said:…

Genesis 17: Abram, Sarai and the Circumscision

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Genesis 17:2 Then I will make my covenant between me and you [Abram] and will greatly increase your numbers. Genesis 17:5 No longer will you be called Abram; but your…

Genesis 6: Noah and the Flood

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Genesis 6:1-2 When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were…

Genesis 3: Adam, Eva and the forbidden Apple

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Genesis 3:6 “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…