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Old 14-May-2008, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by jokergirl View Post
The bible has been through so many translations that it might be impossible to tell.
Which I why I prefer to understand some of the Hebrew language.

Indeed the book, particularly the pentateuch, is a redacted version of events, which is why I prefer to explore the source material for a fuller understanding.

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But yes, I was also thinking of those heavenly beings. Also of the people that already lived in the places Adam and Eve came to after they got kicked out of Eden. Their kids took them as husbands and wives. Where did they come from?

A consequence of the edited versions, no doubt.

But there is Adam or the adammu, the Man created (I personally prefer an "earthling" translation), and there was Adam the person; another consequence of editing.
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