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Dear Professor Niccacci,
I agree with most of your post, however, I see no reason to
make Gen 2:4 a conclusion. It is a heading, just like it is
everywhere else (cf. Num. 3:1 where ToLeDoTH is introduced by words very similar
to Gen. 2:4). The word ToLeDoTH means "progeny," either literal or
figurative. Gen. 1 does not record the progeny of heaven and earth, it
records the creation of heaven and earth. Gen 2:4ff records the progeny of
heaven and earth. Then, Gen 5 records the progeny of Adam, Gen 6 records
the progeny of Noah, etc. Just like Gen 2:4, the Toledoth Formulas in 5:1
and 6:9 are followed by x-qatals used to provide setting.
Lee R. Martin
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