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Duration And Coverage Of The Flood

Gen 7:11-12 . . . on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights. The flood covered the entire world. After a period of 150 days the Ark rested on Mt. Ararat (17,000 ft.) 200 miles North of the ancient city of Nineveh....

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God Promised Abraham And Sarah A Son

God promised to give Abraham a son through his wife Sarah who was barren (unable to bear children). Through this son, a mighty nation would arise and also an uncountable amount of descendants, and one of those descendants would be a blessing to all the nations in the world. This promise seemed impossible because they were so old but Abraham be...

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Jacob Works To Marry Rachel

When he arrived in Haran, his uncle was more shrewed than he was, con-man meets super con-man. Laban tricked him into working for him for 14 years in exchange for a wife. He wanted Rachel, but he got Leah first and then Rachel....

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The Fall of Man

Adam loved Eve, but she was later seduced by the serpent, who was actually Satan, the one who rebelled against the Most High God and the one who leads the evil spirits in their rebellion against the Kingdom of Heaven and God`s purposes. Eve was deceived and she ate of the forbidden fruit (the Bible doesn`t say what kind of fruit it was). Then...

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The 3rd Day God Creates Land And Vegetation

On the third day God created dry land in the midst of the lower waters, He called the dry land "Earth" and he called the gathering of the waters "Seas" or oceans. He separated the oceans from the dry land. He also created every plant and tree according to its own kind, and each bearing its own seed. third-day-vegetation.gifGen 1:9-13 Then Go...

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The Reminder Of The Rainbow

God also put a rainbow in the sky to be a constant reminder that He would never destroy the world again by water. Yet right after the flood, Noah`s son, Ham, sinned against God by showing disrespect to his father, Noah (Gen 9) and Noah cursed Ham`s son, Canaan, why we are not told. Then God spoke through Noah again and prophesied about his thr...

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God Established His Covenant With Abraham

It was with Abraham that God established His covenant. This was God`s promise: Gen 12:1-3 Now the LORD had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, from your family and from your father`s house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless t...

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God Changed Jacobs Name To Israel

God protected Jacob all the way and also prepared his brother Esau`s heart so that he was no longer angry. God changed Jacob`s name to "Israel." Jacob was next in the Messianic line. His 12 sons became the fathers of the 12 tribes of Israel....

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Cast Out Of The Garden

The Bible reveals that because Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit sin and death entered the world. The Lord cast Adam and Eve from the garden, and from the tree of life. He placed Cherubim and a flaming sword, turning in every direction, to guard the entrance to the tree of life. Genesis 3:22-24 - "And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is ...

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The 4th Day God Creates The Sun, Moon And Stars

God created the sun, moon, and the stars on the fourth day. He placed them in the firmament (heavens) to provide light for the earth, and to provide seasons for each year. The two great lights, the sun and the moon, would provide light for every day and every night. The greater light, the sun, would provide light for the day, and the lesser l...

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