Genesis 11 is the story of how humans soon after ... In its original form, the story is an explanation of why not everyone speaks Hebrew, as well as a comment on the huge temple-towers (ziggurats ...

The texts in Genesis simply have Abraham talking to God ... Cohen: One of the main ideas of the Hebrew Scriptures is that the people of Israel relate to God through a covenant.

Genesis 1:1 says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” The Hebrew word used for God here is *Elohim*, a plural noun. This plural form, indicated by ...

Unfortunately, there are many instances of well-meaning, intelligent people misinterpreting the Bible. Sometimes, they did it intentionally to teach a lesson, and sometimes, they got it wrong. I will ...