Adam and Eve story
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Origin of Races
How can there be different races if there is one anscestor Adam? When and how did it start? How developed were people in the early history and doesn’t that contradict the theory of prehistoric primitive man in all senses? Maybe…
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The “Original Sin”
If Adam is the one who did what G-d had forbade him to do, why then do we all have to suffer for what Adam did? Isn’t it true we are all accountable for our own “sins”? Answer: In fact,…
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Satan, Servant of G-d
If Jews do not believe in the devil, who was the serpent that tempted Eve with the fruit from the tree of knowledge? Most Christians accept the serpent as Satan. Hi! Interesting question. I don’t think it’s correct that we…
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Cain’s Wife
Genesis 4:17 says ‘And Cain knew his wife’. Who can this wife be if Adam and Eve only had 3 sons! The Medrash writes that together with Cain and Abel were born three girls. Each married one and according to…
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In the “image of G-d”
Does a Nazi fall into the category of “tzelem elokim” (status of being created in the image of G-d) or has he lost that part of his being that would allow that category to apply to him? The question you…
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Forbidden Fruit and Creation
When G-d planted the Grape Vine (Not Apple) in the Garden of Eden. G_d had to know it would be eaten over time. Why was it considered a sin and why were they expelled from Eden. What did G-d what…
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Lilith: Adam’s first wife
I am looking for any information I can get on Lilith – was she Adam’s first wife? Where can I find information on this? Answer: The story of Lilith as Adam’s first wife first appears in a small collection of…