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Jocelynne It is interesting that heaven means raised up or heaved up things then you have Christ who

now is seated in the heavenlies, and so are believers spiritually in Gods eyes. Na man will ever know where

the expanse or heaven or heavenlies end.

Jocelynne Bell If we take a close look at Genesis it gives the answer. In gen. 1:6+7 the firmament is the word

expanse and the word expanse in verse 8 God calls heaven so anything above the earth is called heaven. Notice

verses 14-18 he set the stars and sun and moon in the firmament or expanse of heaven. Then there is heavens and

heavenlies. Notice also the God put the firmament in the midst of the waters and separated the waters above the

expanse from the waters below the expanse and let the dry land appear. Its interesting that astronomers have found

beyond our solar system balls of water larger hat planets floating, also in Genesis 7:11 that the fountains of the great

deep were opened up and the windows of heaven were opened and the rain was upon the earth forty day and nights.

Jocelynne Bell, There is a Heaven above the heavens which is where the most high sits. There, there is no darkness at all. We in our so called universe can not see the heaven above the heaven physically. We have to remember that Yah is infinite, this means that he is beyond our comprehension. Even the angels, desire to know the very essence of Yah. We as mere humans, are adopted into the body of Jesus and thus part-take by faith in all the blessings from on high.

If people say the sky never stops then where is heaven then?

In a google search, it says that gold was the first mineral to be mined and refined. I can be found around the world and exists in an almost pure form.

Genesis 4:19-20 says that Cain's descendant, Tubal-Cain (Lamech's son) worked in metallurgy using bronze and iron. So, it seems to have been known about very early in human History.

How did they know about gold in genisis

I've had it explained to me that it was finished when Noah finished it, "that GOD couldn't move until Noah finished it" that "GOD's timing isn't man's timing. He waits sometimes for completion of events not like world thinks". That significance is amazing to consider. Genesis 6:22,

Daniel 7:22, Galatians 4:22, Ecclesiastes 3:1-17, Daniel 7:25, Exodus 9:16-19, Hebrews 9:8-10, Psalms 105:17-19, Micah 5:2-4, seems to be significant even in future Luke 16:16,

Hope that's helpful

how long did it take to build Noah's ark?

Hey James,

In Genesis 8:20-21 Noah offered burnt offerings on the altar of every clean beast and every clean fowl to God. The Burnt Offering, Olah in Hebrew, is the oldest sacrifice, we see it later the daily sacrifice, the Tamid. The burnt offering was the only offering that was entirely burned, all is given to God. Were there only two of each animal went in the ark? Genesis 7:1-3

In Genesis 3:21 when God clothed Adam and Eve with coats of skin is a shadow of the sacrifice of Jesus and when we accept this gift we are clothed with the garment of salvation, the robe of righteousness, white and spotless. Isaiah 61:10 As God did for Adam and Eve this garment covers our sins that we may not walk naked and our shame shall be seen, Revelation 3:4 Revelation 16:15.

God made a covenant with Noah and all living creatures that He would not destroy the world with water ever again and symbolized it with a rainbow. God gave a commandment to be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth, we see later they did not obey (the tower of Babel). All animals and creatures would fear man.

This is the first time in scripture where God gives the penalty for murder. The penalty for taking a life is the death of the murderer. When the life of a person is taken. God will require the punishment of death, whether the one who kills a person is a man or an animal. You will find this in Genesis 9.

God bless,

RLW

I always smile when I see the rainbow!

Hello Neil. The Bible doesn't disclose where Noah lived or where the Ark was built. We do know according to Genesis 8:4, that the Ark finally rested, after the flood, on "the mountains of Ararat". We do know where these are: the far eastern end of present day Turkey, near Armenia. And we also know that whole region from North to South was referred to as Mesopotamia (now encompassing present day Iraq & Turkey). So, even with uncertainty, it is commonly held that Noah was living in Mesopotamian region during that time & very likely quite some distance from Ararat (as the Ark was drifting, without sail or rudder, for about five months). But exactly where, no one can be certain.

You're going to have to do some fancy googling; maybe read some Hebrew history. You can hang out or check tomorrow; CHRIS may already know that date.

Genesis 6:9

These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

Genesis 7:13

In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

Genesis 5:32

And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 7:9

There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

Isaiah 54:9

For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

Genesis 9:28

And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.

Genesis 7:6

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

Genesis 7:11

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

Genesis 8:13

And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.

Genesis 10:1

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.

*Jehovah is a invisible Spirit.

To illustrate:

God is not a physical or literal wind, because he created

Wind for the earth. But his Spirit is like the wind (Example: Genesis 8:1). It moves to serve his purpose.- John 4:24; Genesis 1:1,2; * Psalm 83:18

Where's it written in The scripture that you must prepare a place to live ,die

Mishael comment: The verses show Noah's age during Bible events. I didn't show them, but Noah made sacrifices upon an altar to God; worshipping God in a time of gross sin. He was human and subject to the aging process.

I believe there is a prophetic reason why Enoch and Elijah were taken to heaven without seeing physical death. And... we will be witnesses of that reason.

Genesis 6:8

But Noah found GRACE in the eyes of the LORD.

Genesis 6:22

Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

Genesis 7:6

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

Genesis 8:13

And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.

Genesis 9:28

And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.

Genesis 9:29

And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.

Mishael: 'Grace', means Noah had the unmerited favor of God. He didn't earn it.

The LORD God had issued several covenants, starting with Adam. When God issued a covenant, it was essentially God telling His people that what He would utter to them would be his pledge (or, promise) that something would happen.

In the case of Genesis 6:18, we refer to it as the Noahic Covenant. And this Covenant is found by reading from Genesis 8:20 to 9:17. We see that after the Flood had assuaged & the Ark settled on dry ground, Noah offered burnt offerings to the LORD (probably in worship & thankfulness for their preservation). And the LORD "smelled a sweet savour" from these showing His acceptance of the offering & of Noah & his family. And so the Covenant was issued.

And this Covenant included: no further curse to the ground we walk on; that the seasons will continue, as will day & night; & the LORD will never again destroy the Earth with a flood, providing a bow (rainbow) in the sky as a token of His Pledge. And we have indeed enjoyed God's Mercies & Pledge He made to Noah. However, the Apostle Peter in 2 Peter 3:5-11, reminds his readers that by the same Word of God that brought on the Flood that destroyed every living creature not in the Ark, so too will God once again bring destruction upon the Earth, this time not by water (according to that Pledge) but by fire. Therefore, knowing the certainty of God's Word & Promises, Peter challenges us: "Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness?"

Why is assuaged, as it is spelled in the KJV, misspelled on here?

In Genesis chapter 8, why did Noah send out a raven. I don't understand what the purpose of this was.

Merriam Webster Dictionary: asswage

Definition of asswage=

obsolete variant of ASSUAGE. *******

Mishael: obsolete means it is no longer used. It's officially obselete/deleted from the English language.

You can go on Google and read all the other references on it; till you're convinced.

looked up every dictionary of mine,not found "asswage".why???God save me.

I believe you enquired about this earlier & you received a reply. But in case you missed it, "asswaged', or as it's spelt now, 'assuaged', simply means to 'make milder, to ease, to soothe, to calm. However, I think that you're referring to Genesis 8:1, in which case it means that the Flood waters began to calm down & depart, after the wind began to draw the waters away. Most likely they formed their own bodies of water that we now call oceans & seas, while that which was not covered with water, became habitable land.

what's asswaged?who can tell me?

Oh yes, the Bible is deadly serious. Noah had let the dove fly off to see whether it could find dry land. The dove flew around for a long time, was exhausted, returned to the only place it knew that it could find rest & happily let Noah take it in & secure it. The dove was happy & Noah was satisfied that the waters had not assuaged as yet.

What does assuage mean in the Bible?

1 : to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease unable to assuage their grief. 2 : pacify, quiet vainly strove to assuage an implacable foe

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then he put forth his hand,and took her.

Are you really serious.

asswaged mean what?You shame Bible.

Though we were created a little bit over the animals but they obeyed Noah and entered the ark and mankind who was created in the image of God perished. May the spirit of God strengthen us.

Also in Genesis 7 Noah was 600 years old when he went into the ark. So he was in the ark a little over a year.

601 years of Noah's life, at that time in Genesis 8:13. If you go to the next chapter 9:29 all of the days of Noah were 950 years and he died.

Noah went in the ark when 600 years old. Stayed in ark about 1 year. 601 is Noah's age. Genesis 5:32, 7:6, 7:12, 7:17, 7:24, 8:3,4,5,6,10,13