A curious question about Joseph’s dream of the stars (Gen 37:9-10). There are 11 stars instead of 10 even though Benjamin hadn’t been born yet. One might wonder, does this apply to Dinah or Benjamin?
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A series of writings, summaries, commentaries on the Torah (the first five books of the Bible).
120-Year Lifespan in Genesis 6:3
Many theologians and such throughout the years have interpreted Gen 6:3 to mean that humans only have 120 years to live, however, many post-flood people lived way longer than that, Terah: 205 (Gen 11:32), Abraham: 175 years (Gen 25:7), and Isaac: 180 years (Gen 35:28). What does this mean?
Continue readingDeuteronomy: Moses’ Final Speech Pt.5 (ch 28-32)
The 5th and final part of the Deuteronomy overview with commentary on chapters 28-32. This is the final part of the Torah series.
Continue readingDeuteronomy: Moses’ Final Speech Pt.4 (ch 22-27)
Part 4 of the Deuteronomy overview with commentary featuring chapters 22-27.
Continue readingDeuteronomy: Moses’ Final Speech Pt.3 (ch 16-21)
Part 3 of the Deuteronomy overview with commentary featuring chapters 16-21.
Continue readingDeuteronomy: Moses’ Final Speech Pt.2 (ch 8-15)
Part 2 of the Deuteronomy overview with commentary featuring chapters 8-15.
Continue readingDeuteronomy: Moses’ Final Speech Pt.1 (ch 1-7)
Part 1 of my overview of Deuteronomy with some commentary featuring chapters 1-7.
Continue readingEve’s Punishment in Genesis 3
Did God punish all women with painful and even fatal childbirth because of Eve’s sin? In Genesis 3:16 most English translations say the woman will have painful childbirth as a result of Eve’s sin, however, the Hebrew words used don’t exactly match that.
Continue readingJourney In The Wilderness Pt.5 (Numbers 32-36)
Part 5 of the overview of Numbers with commentary featuring chapters (32-36).
Continue readingJourney In The Wilderness Pt.4 (Numbers 27-31)
Part 4 of the Numbers overview with commentary featuring chapters 27-31.
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