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Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void

From: "Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>
To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:37:08 -0500

Dear Rev. Pickrel:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Revdpickrel AT wmconnect.com
>
> ...
>
> I thought 'Bara' as used in Genesis 1 means 'created from nothing'?

Not necessarily. BR) was used also in verse 26 to
indicate God's creation of man, which was of the
dust of the ground.

> And I
> understood that light existed in vs 1, and water.

Water was brought into existence in verse one, not
pre-existed. Also light was created in verse three.

> Am I wrong in this
> understanding.
>
> Doug.
> Rev. Doug Pickrel, Litt.D.
> Tejas Valley
> San Antonio, Texas

Strictly from the basis of the text, yes.

Karl W. Randolph.

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Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Karl Randolph, 04/13/2006
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- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Revdpickrel, 04/13/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Harold Holmyard, 04/13/2006
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Charles Rempel, 04/14/2006
      - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Harold R. Holmyard III, 04/14/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Karl Randolph, 04/13/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Revdpickrel, 04/13/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Revdpickrel, 04/13/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Harold Holmyard, 04/13/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Revdpickrel, 04/13/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Karl Randolph, 04/14/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Dora Smith, 04/14/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Karl Randolph, 04/14/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Peter Kirk, 04/15/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Charles Rempel, 04/14/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Harold Holmyard, 04/14/2006