Hebrew

When the ocean springs burst forth: Some quick notes on the Hebrew terminology

Intro בַּיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֗ה נִבְקְעוּ֙ כָּֽל־מַעְיְנֹת֙ תְּה֣וֹם רַבָּ֔ה On this very day, all the springs of the great deep burst forth. (Gen 7:11) Even before the Flood account speaks of waters from heaven, it mentions these waters that came from “the great deep.” But this brings up a load of questions: What …

Raqia Intro

Jul 30, 2023 by Nicholas ·

I, with my own hands, stretched out (natah) the heavens, and all their hosts didst I command. Isaiah 45:12 Raqia research For my friends who care about this work: Please pray that God will help me move forward with this research, that I have long been burdened with, but which has taken so long for much of it to come …

The syntax of Genesis 1:2 allows no gap of time, says a survey of similiar Hebrew examples

Jul 7, 2017 by Nicholas · hebrew syntax gap theory genesis genesis 1 ·

Introduction In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth became (?) formless and void…. At the core of the gap theory is this interpretation of Genesis 1:2. Does the text indicate that something happened to the earth, after it was already created in verse 1? Is there merit to this view, that …