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Extending an olive branch. The universal symbol for peace—a dove with an olive branch—is based on the Bible story of the flood (8:11).

Why did Noah take seven pairs of each clean animal but only one pair of each unclean animal? After the flood, some clean animals were… Read More »Why did Noah take seven pairs of each clean animal but only one pair of each unclean animal?

Favor in the eyes of the Lord. “Favor” (6:8) is another word for God’s grace. Of all the people living at the time of the… Read More »Favor in the eyes of the Lord

Two men who never died. Enoch and Elijah are the only people in the Bible who did not die a natural death. Instead, they were… Read More »Two men who never died

Cherubim (3:24) are angels who guard holy places. They appear in various places in the Bible. “Cherubim” is the Hebrew plural form of “cherub.”

The Euphrates (2:14) is the longest and most important river in southwest Asia. Early settlers depended on the river for commerce and agriculture. The Euphrates… Read More »The Euphrates

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God said, “Let us make man” (1:26). This phrase could be the Bible’s earliest indication that God exists as three… Read More »Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

In the Hebrew Bible, the title of Genesis is In the Beginning, the book’s first words. The English title is related to the Greek word… Read More »In the Beginning