When studied carefully, Genesis chapter two reveals that Gen. 2:7 is not about the first human. Gen. 2.7 is the first statement of God's intent that humans may attain eternal life - the life which Christ made possible. Genesis chapter two is about the start of that mission. Gen. 5:12 infroms us that the name Adam was given to them, the male-female pair in the garden of Eden. Gen. 5:1-2 first emphasizes that they are a new creation. They are the only humans said to be made in "the likeness of God." Then Gen. 5:2 gives them the name Adam. Adam is not the personal name of the male.

Readers unfamiliar with the above verses are advised to first read the section "The word Adam as name" on page 8.

Genesis 1:1-18 contextualized as a Hebrew of the Exodus This video shows that the first 18 verses of Genesis chapter one are a polemic against the first gods of the Heliopolis creation story. It finds that Gen. 1:1-18 is about "Who is God," and "Who is not God."

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This article explains.

• How the translation of two different Hebrew words by "breath" came about.
• The meaning of the word "neshmat."
• The consequences of translating "neshmat" and "ruach" as "breath."
• And makes suggestions about how to resolve the interpretive controversies that resulted from translating two different Hebrew words as "breath."

What does “yom” mean in Genesis 1 ?

Support for an Old Earth: All the creative times conclude with evening, morning, "yom" number. The meaning of as as used in these concluding phrases provides textual evidence supporting the Old Earth interpretation.

This explains why the translation "In the beginning God created . . . " is correct.

Answers to questions about the Sun, Moon, and Stars

[Romans 5:12 and 1Corinthians 15:21 ]

Did you know that the Hebrew translated "very good" is not the highest good as expressed in Hebrew of the bible?

"Very very good" is better.