Had it ever rained before the Flood in Noah’s day?
Some interpret Hebrews 11:7 as saying it had never rained prior to the Flood: “By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.” Rain could be the…
Was Adam and Eve’s sin really about eating a piece of forbidden fruit?
The phrase “forbidden fruit” refers to the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. They were forbidden by God to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:9; 3:2). The Bible says nothing about what type of fruit it was. Tradition has identified it as…
How many animals were on Noah’s ark?
In popular thinking, Noah took two of every kind of animal on board the ark. Artistic depictions usually portray a well-ordered menagerie lined up two by two, male and female, to enter the safety of the ark. According to the Bible, this idea is only partially true. Most animals were taken aboard the ark in…
What is the biblical Creation story?
The basic creation story is found in Genesis 1 and 2, with the account of what happened in the Garden of Eden in chapter 3. Genesis 1 begins before the existence of anything except God Himself. God’s revelation of Himself and His will for mankind is the beginning of the creation story. In this beginning,…
What language did Adam and Eve speak?
The Bible does not tell us what language Adam and Eve spoke. The only hint we get is when Adam called his wife “woman” because she was taken “out of man” (Genesis 2:23). The Hebrew word for “man” is ish and the Hebrew word for “woman” is ishah. But, before concluding that Adam and Eve…
Does Genesis chapter 1 mean literal 24-hour days?
In our opinion, examination of the Hebrew word for “day” and the context in which it appears in Genesis will lead to the conclusion that “day” means a literal, 24-hour period of time. The Hebrew word yom translated into the English “day” can mean more than one thing. It can refer to the 24-hour period…
Were there dinosaurs on Noah’s ark?
This question presupposes a young earth on which dinosaurs and humanity coexisted and a global flood in the time of Noah. Not all Christians hold to both, or either, of those viewpoints. So, this is not a question that is relevant for all Christians. However, we believe that, if the Bible is interpreted literally, it…
Was the forbidden fruit an apple?
The phrase forbidden fruit has come to mean “something desirable but off limits.” The idea of forbidden fruit originated with the biblical account of the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, committing the first sin on earth. Genesis 3 gives the details of mankind’s first temptation. Satan, in the form of a serpent, convinced…
Can the flood mentioned in Genesis be proven?
The flood recorded in Genesis 6 cannot be proved with absolute certainty, but there is ample evidence to support the view that a global flood did occur. The Bible presents the flood as part of the early history of the world, yet there are certainly skeptics that will reject the evidence. One evidence of the…
What happened at the Tower of Babel?
The Tower of Babel is described in Genesis 11:1-9. After the Flood, God commanded humanity to “increase in number and fill the earth” (Genesis 9:1). Humanity decided to do the exact opposite, “Then they said, ‘Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make…