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Originally Posted by Rubicon
Many scriptures indeed refer to "man as plural". But not God's account of the first one.
Genesis very cleary describes the FIRST man on earth:
"Adam" is translated into Godly US English, through Greek, from the original hebe language as the definite article prefixed joo masculine noun they wrote as אדם
Any joo will tell you this means "the man". Not "men", and most certainly not women.
If you don't believe in the original sin of one man, why do you need God or Jesus at all?
Yours in Christ! |
Dear Rubicon;
Based on my reading of the Bible (KJV1611) I believe that Adam was not the first person.
Genesis 1: 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Note the plural "them".
Later in the chapter (verse 31) it is mentioned that it was the end of the sixth day.
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
In Genesis 2, it mentions the end of creation, and the 7th day of rest.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Prior to the creation of Adam, men and women were just like animals. Soulless creatures. No different than a dog or a cat. It wasn't until God breathed a soul into him, that people gained a soul.
Later, when Adam and Eve ate the fruit, the rest of humanity became self aware.
Hope this helps explain my belief.
YIC
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