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Post by samsara15 on Dec 28, 2014 8:26:28 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2014 10:58:36 GMT -6
In the Book of Jubilees Cain married his sister Awan (incest). If there were no other women other than his sisters was it still incest? Free Will? It seems like he would have few options.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2014 11:41:12 GMT -6
I have heard of, though never read the book of Jubilee. It is also known as the Lesser Genesis.
It is an ancient Hebrew text supposedly given to Moses by God when he was on Mt Sinai. The Jewish faith also believe there were over 600 commandments, but Moses became angry and destroyed all but the ten that we Christians base our faith on . It's hard enough to obey the ten we have, can you imagine having 600 + ?
If you accept the book of Jubilee as truth, then it would follow that you would also accept all the other Jewish teachings as well.
I don't get into all that because it causes too much friction between the 'one and only Bible' believers who automatically discount anything other than what we see in the Bible as we know it as the one and only truth.
I've always been of the school of thought that many things in the Bible have been lost or changed through the years through translation. It's a touchy subject with some. I'm open to all possibilities.
As far as Cain marrying his sister Awan, was she then living in the Land of Nod ? Where was this 'Land of Nod' and why was she there and who were the other occupants of that place ?
I see a big potential for huge missing pieces in the Bible, but again that causes a lot of friction with some others. I suppose it's up to the individual to decide for themselves
If Cain and Awan committed incest, they were not the only ones . Lot's daughters slept with him. hoping to conceive a child since all the other eligible men in Sodom had been destroyed.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2014 11:55:05 GMT -6
Yes, But it's interesting. It's called the little Book of Genesis also. I know little to nothing about The Book of Jubilees. It's online if you want to read it. Maybe rdlb knows more than we do about it, he's very knowledgeable. .
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Post by rdlb on Jan 4, 2015 14:22:08 GMT -6
Yes, But it's interesting. It's called the little Book of Genesis also. I know little to nothing about The Book of Jubilees. It's online if you want to read it. Maybe rdlb knows more than we do about it, he's very knowledgeable. . I know very little about the Book of Jubilees having not read it as of yet; a good read concerning the book and its relationship to the Dead Sea Scrolls can be found at the following link. www.missourireview.com/archives/bbarticle/the-dead-sea-scrolls-the-book-of-jubilees/
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Post by rdlb on Jan 4, 2015 14:55:07 GMT -6
To me there are physical principles, patterns and reactions that occur within the animal, plant and mineral kingdoms of this universe. Yet, those of us in the animal kingdom have cognizance, the ability to have gnosis within our kingdom and our relationship of others within our kingdom. We can freely and intentionally move about and interact within the animal, plant and mineral kingdoms. Yet still, the rest of those contained in the animal, plant and mineral kingdom are limited to their movement and interaction, some move faster and farther than others in time and space. Wolves, Quaking Aspens and mountains come to mind.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2015 15:11:08 GMT -6
Thanks, I saved that.
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