"ICANT" writes:
So I would like to present 3 verses of scripture from the King James Version Bible and find out if I am the only one that believes them.
It doesn't matter how many people [dis]agree with your argument. Argument from Popularity
"ICANT" writes:
In other words:
Does Genesis 1:9, 10 say:
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Genesis 1:10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Let us delve deeper into this matter:
Legend: {"Hebrew" "Pronunciation" "English Transliteration"}
Brackets [ ] demonstrate insertions for supposed clarity.
Gen 1:9 And God {אֱלֹהִים aleim Elohim} said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place[יִקָּווּ iquu flown together / הַמַּיִם e-mim the waters], and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so.
Land is not mentioned at all in verse 9, but is assumed as it mentions "her" eruption from the sea. Also, it is important to notice that the "one place" is not entirely correlated within the Hebrew text, which clearly states that the water had "flown together".
Gen 1:10 And God {אֱלֹהִים aleim Elohim} called the dry [land]{אֶרֶץ artz land} Earth ; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God {אֱלֹהִים aleim Elohim} saw that [it was] good.[/qs]
Here the Hebrew text actually mentions land as "artz", as opposed to Gen 1:9 where it is inserted. All throughout the creation account Elohim is referenced.
"ICANT" writes:
Does Genesis 11:9 say:
Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
Gen 11:9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel {בָּבֶל bbl Babylon}; because the LORD {יְהוָה ieue Yahweh} did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD {יְהוָה ieue Yahweh} scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth {הָאָרֶץ -eartz the earth}.
Babylon is the commonly accepted reference for Babel. The KJV interpretation omitted the commonly found shorthand reference to Babylon {bbl}.
"ICANT" writes:
Does Genesis 10:25 say:
And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
Gen 10:25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one [was] Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided {נִפְלְגָה nphlge she was distributed / הָאָרֶץ eartz theland} ; and his brother's name was Joktan.
Clearly Gen 10:25 is referring to the land being distributed.
"ICANT" writes:
Conclusion:
Genesis 1:9, 10 says all the water was in one place = all the land in one place. Dry land = Earth.
Not so fast. I clearly demonstrated that a transliteration from the original Hebrew reveals the waters to have simply "flown together", which would lead one to believe it to be a confluence {Gen 1:10 וּלְמִקְוֵה emim andtoconfluence-of / הַמַּיִם emim thewaters}
"...and to confluence of the waters". This would lead one to believe that the waters simply flowed one into the other, which is completely consistent with our current Earth.
"ICANT" writes:
Genesis 11:9 says all the people were scattered over the entire face of the earth, (land mass).
You must realize that the Hebrew term {הָאָרֶץ eartz} is only so far as the Hebrew knowledge of the Earth was. An excellent example of this would be Alexander the Great having been recorded as conquering the world, when in reality he merely conquered a small fraction of our known world. In fact, this is even further emphasized within Isaiah when the Earth is referred to as a circle, which was the common conception of the Earth as being several circles, growing in diameter the further you traveled from the central kingdom.
"ICANT" writes:
Genesis 10:25 says the earth, (land mass) was divided in the days of Peleg.
This is a blatantly ignorant statement. Why do you feel so qualified to interpret the original author's intention, when you have shown to have gone no further than the KJV?
"ICANT" writes:
Does the text of the KJV Bible say what I quoted above?
The text says as you quoted, it was your interpretation that was incorrect.
"ICANT" writes:
Did I draw the wrong conclusion from what the verses say?
Yes, as I have demonstrated.
"ICANT" writes:
Am I the only Bible believer that believes what the text says?
This is irrelevant.
"ICANT" writes:
Faith and Belief please,
Please investigate the history of the Bible, and attempt to understand the books it contains in their original context and language.
"ICANT" writes:
God Bless,
Who are you to give the blessings of God?
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