"Website "CreationInGenesis.com" provides articles about the  Hebrew  text of Genesis chapters two and three (the creation of  mankind), articles about the Hebrew of Genesis chapter one,   and   a URL for a video,  Genesis 1:1-18 contextualized as a Hebrew of 
 the  Exodus
, hosted on Vimeo.


 The articles and a booklet
GENESIS ONE and the Age of the Earth are FREE  downloadable Pdf's. The book Reading Genesis One is a valuable  resource for resolving and understanding creation issues.
 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 Comparing Biblical Hebrew with English Translation

 

 

WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT THE BOOK READING GENESIS ONE.

"Rodney Whitefield has undertaken a study of Biblical Hebrew that is far more intensive than most seminary-trained students have done. He has carefully examined the text of Genesis One in the original Hebrew as well as in ancient translations (the Targums, the Septuagint, and the Vulgate). Also he has consulted all the English versions plus ancient and modern commentaries, and recognized grammarians such as S. R. Driver, Kautzsch and Crowley, Menahem Mansoor, and Ziony Zevit. His resulting translation provides the most detailed and thorough explanation of Genesis One available to the general English reader today. Repeatedly he clarifies that the Hebrew word yom does not refer to twenty-four hours regarding the length of the six creation days. His exposition will be of great benefit to those seeking a fuller understanding of the original meaning as intended throughout Genesis One."

John Rea, Th.D., Professor Emeritus of Old Testament,
Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia

 

READING GENESIS ONE: Comparing Biblical Hebrew with English Translation

READING GENESIS ONE is a book about God's creation. This book is a powerful tool for resolving creation issues in Christian witness. Why? Because its readers can study and understand the first 35 Hebrew verses of theBible directly, for themselves. They can free themselves from dependence on asserted "expert" opinion.

Why this approach? Because many arguments about the Bible and its agreement or disagreementwith the historical physical record are flawed. They are flawed because the Bible does not say that which the disputing parties claim. This may be either the Bible critic or the Bible advocate. In some cases both are arguing positions which are not in agreement with the biblical text.

Based on the substantiated verb and word use, this book establishes and explains that:

1. Genesis One does not say that the Earth is "young," i.e., about 10,000 years old. This fact is established independent of any interpretation about the length of the six "days" of creation.

2. The translation chosen for the Hebrew word "yom" is shown to not determine the age of the Earth, or the age of the universe. It is also shown that the time between the first "And God said" of Genesis 1:3 and the completion stated in Genesis 2:1 is not limited to 144 hours. An interval of 144 hours (six 24-hour days) is not a required consequence of interpreting the creative "yom" as six 24-hour days. When this fact is understood, many of the often encountered arguments are found to be pointless exercises.

3. Genesis One and the established physical history of planet Earth are not in conflict. There remains a conflict with the interpretations of Darwinism.

4. READING GENESIS ONE explains and critiques the typical arguments by which advocates of the "Young Earth" position arrive at their conclusion.

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Two New! 2022 and 2021Articles and a video hosted on Vimeo.

(2022) Genesis Chapter Two and "Who was Adam?"

 When studied carefully, Genesis chapter two reveals that Gen. 2:7 is not about the first human. Gen. 2.7 is the first statement of God's intent that humans may attain eternal life - the life which Christ made possible. Genesis chapter two is about the start of that mission. Gen. 5:12 infroms us that the name Adam was given to them, the male-female pair in the garden of Eden. Gen. 5:1-2 first emphasizes that they are a new creation. They are the only humans said to be made in "the likeness of God." Then Gen. 5:2 gives them the name Adam. Adam is not the personal name of the male.

 Readers unfamiliar with the above verses are advised to first read the section "The word Adam as name" on page 8.

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(2021)

 This article explains.
 1) How the translation of two different      Hebrew words by "breath" came about.
 2) The meaning of the word "neshmat."
 3) The consequences of translating      "neshmat" and "ruach" as "breath."
 4) And makes suggestions about how to     resolve the interpretive controversies that     resulted from translating two different     Hebrew words as "breath."

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 (2022) Video

Genesis 1:1-18 contextualized as a Hebrew of the Exodus

 This video shows that the first 18 verses of Genesis chapter one are a polemic against  the first gods of the Heliopolis creation story.

It finds that Gen. 1:1-18 is about "Who is God," and "Who is not God."

The video is hosted by Vimeo and can be watched on your browser at:

https://vimeo.com/720520948/f818140eff

Comments are welcome and should be sent to whitefld@att.net with a message title of "video comment."

                   Booklet !

 GENESIS ONE and the Age of the Earth

         What does the Bible say?

 A brief explanation of the Hebrew text of the first  chapter of Genesis as it relates to the age of the Earth  question.

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 The Hebrew Word “Yom” Used with a   Number in Genesis 1                  

  What does “yom” mean in Genesis 1 ?

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  The word "vayhiy"         in Genesis Chapter One

   Support for an Old Earth:  All the creative times conclude with evening, morning, "yom" number. The meaning of as as used in these concluding phrases provides textual evidence supporting the Old Earth interpretation.   CLICK HERE   

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 Genesis 1:1 and the Revised Translation "When God began to create . . . ." [ This explains why the translation "In the beginning God created . . . " is correct. ] 

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THE FOURTH CREATIVE “DAY” of GENESIS

   Answers to questions about the Sun, Moon, and Stars

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 Sin,Death, and Redemption as it relates to the Age of the Earth                                             [Romans 5:12 and 1Corinthians 15:21 ]

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  Very Very Good, Very Good, and Animal Death before the Fall

 Did you know that the Hebrew translated "very good" is not the highest good as expressed in Hebrew of the bible?          

  Very very good is better.

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