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storytime · 02-08-2010, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Chili

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I prefer the theory that Adam's "rib" reflects his tribal relatives of which Eve was taken out of in "bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh". The only relative tribesmen God found fitting for Adam. Which I think would explain the later Cain marrying a woman out of the city of Nod in another tribe. Not to mention the days of Adam's name in the long running 930 years of existing tribal affiliations. And then his name died out. So Adam died in the day that he was created, according to the scriptures. :huh:

You mean the woman was taken from her man and stayed in Eden while Adam left with 'the maid he married' and called her Eve.

No No. Here's what I mean. Eve was taken out of Adam's tribal people[rib] by God, who took her to Adam, thus she was a "fit" mate for him. (DNA applies.) Ancient tribal people "married" within their own blood relative groups. Adam was the first man who God chose to leave his own group and start his own name "Adam" or "Adamites"; and the same story is repeated with Abraham and his leaving to start his own name as "House of Abraham".

"closing up the flesh thereof", indicates the separation of Adam's people from other peoples; just as circumcision separated Abraham's house from other peoples.

Zeluvia · 02-09-2010, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by rob117

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Originally Posted by Civil1z@tion

It may not get talked about much but this article would suggest that it happened.

(note: bold from me)

That article could easily be referring to Neolithic or other prehistoric cultures, no knowledge of which would have passed on to Iron Age West Semites. I'm an archaeology student focusing on historical ANE cultures, and I don't believe I've come across one reference to cannibalism in my reading.

I think the prohibition against pork is all about cannibalism = )

People, the other other white meat.....

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