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Genesis in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE 4. Historical Character

IV. The Historical Character. 1. History of the Patriarchs: (Genesis 12 through 50): (1) Unfounded Attacks upon the History. (a) From General Dogmatic Principles: In order to disprove the historical character of the patriarchs, the critics are accustomed to operate largely with general dogmatic principles, such as this, that no nation kno...

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Genesis in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE 1. General Info 2. Composition

LITERATURE I. General Data. 1. The Name: The first book of Moses is named by the Jews from the first word, namely, bere'shith, i.e. "in the beginning" (compare the Bresith of Origen]). In the Septuagint it is called Genesis, because it recounts the beginnings of the world and of mankind. This name has passed over into the Vulgate (Jero...

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The Book of Genesis in the Picture Study Bible

Chapter by chapter and verse by verse overview of the Book of Genesis with pictures, and notes on archaeology, theology, history, customs, and more....

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Genesis Types: 1. The First Adam, A Type of the Last Adam

(Genesis 1-3). Scriptural warrant for Adam as a type of Christ. "Who is the figure of him that was to come" (Romans 5:14). In I Corinthians 15:45 Paul refers to Christ as the Last Adam, and thus He is the antitype of the First Adam. In some phases Adam is a type of Christ by contrast rather than by comparison. Adam was the Son of God in...

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