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As I have been writing about the dates of events in Genesis relative to recorded history, it dawned on me how arrogant it must look, interpreting the time lines of Moses a bit differently than tradition. But, when the dates I computed mapped historical and scientific dates to Biblical durations exactly, it was frankly quite exciting. Still, it suggests that there is some error in the Jewish interpretation (and Christian for that matter) of Genesis, in particular the years that Israel spent in Egypt.  Here is the chronology of events I computed and blogged on several months ago, from The Flood to the completion of the Temple…

2807 BC - Flood Begins
2806 BC - Flood Ends
2380 BC - God’s covenant with …

Noah > Ham > Cush > Nimrod

Nimrod is a father of many cities/nations, but not much is said about him in particular. There are 4 verses in the Bible discussing him, every one of them referring to his valor and mighty feats…

Genesis 10:8 - Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth.
Genesis 10:9 - He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
1 Chronicles 1:10 - Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth
Micah 5:6 - who will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with drawn …

Having completed Shem’s part of Noah’s family tree, I am moving on to Ham’s. I may not do the entire tree as I did with Shem’s, but I want to at least cover those members who made noticeable impacts on the same territories Shem’s descendents did. For some perspective on what this means, look at the following map…

It seems from this map that Shem’s descendents settled throughout the Arabian peninsula, Ham West of the Red Sea, and Japheth around the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. This would have occurred over time after the people were dispersed at Babel. But now look at this map, which focuses in on the area around Babel a bit more…

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This morning, my devotional book cited Exdous 3:1-15. It is the account of Moses and the burning bush. What really caught my attention however was God’s answer when Moses asked what to say when people ask him God’s name…
 14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

 15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’

   “This is my name forever,
   the name you shall call me
   from generation to generation.
Though a Christian, note that I …

Hydroplate Overview Page 6
The Hydroplate Theory: Key Assumption
The key assumption is that until the flood, the world had a series of subterranean tunnels filled with super critical water. Everything then flows from there.
Usually, when I make assumptions on my job (I am an engineer), I usually have a basis for the assumption. It may seem arbitrary to others, but I usually have a reason. I cannot quite call it a conclusion however because a strong feeling that I’m right is not an argument. However, I can proceed to test my assumption. Brown starts with an assumption that I would call an assertion with no basis. But as I said, many of my own assumptions …

Thought I’d take a break from Noah’s family this morning.  There is a blog entry I found a few years ago called, Wrestling with Evolution, by Tim Challies. I like his article, because he is a Young Earther with an air of civility toward us Old Earthers… something I appreciate very much.  He opens with the following…
Christians are accustomed to treating evolution as an account of the world’s origins that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever and something that a person could only believe in the absence of God or in the absence of faith. But this is not quite fair. There are now many Christians—Christians who treasure the Bible and who affirm the truths of the historic Christian faith—who …

Noah > Shem > Arphaxad > Shelah > Eber > Peleg 

Peleg is part of the messianic line (Luke 3:35). In total there are 8 references to Peleg, each pertaining to his lineage and/or life spans…

Genesis 10:25 - “Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.” 
Genesis 11:16 - “When Eber had lived 34 years, he became the father of Peleg.”
Genesis 11:17 - “And after he became the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.”
Genesis 11:18 - “When Peleg had lived 30 years, he became the father of Reu.”
Genesis 11:19 - “And after he became the father …

Noah > Shem > Arphaxad.

Arphaxad is part of the Messianic line (Luke 3:36). In total there are 9 references to Arphaxad or his line. There are no verses about any region associated with him, and no references to anything he did, other than being born, having Shelah as a son, then dying 403 years later. The following verses pertain to his lineage and life spans…

Genesis 10:22, 1 Chronicles 1:17 - Son of Shem
Genesis 10:24, 1 Chronicles 1:18 - Father of Shelah at 35
Genesis 11:10 - Born when Shem was 100
Genesis 11:11 - Shem lived another 500 years
Genesis 11:12 - Father of Shelah
Genesis 11:13 - Lived another 403 years after Shelah was born
1 Chronicles 1:24, …

Noah > Shem > Arphaxad > Shelah > Eber.

Eber is part of the Messianic line (Luke 3:35). There is another name in the Old Testament, Heber, who should not be confused with Eber.  In total there are 16 references to Eber, his line, or the region associated with him. The following verses pertain to lineage and life spans…

Genesis 10:21 - First mention of the “sons of Eber” - Shem was his ancestor
Genesis 10:24, 1 Chronicles 1:18 - Shelah was his father
Genesis 10:25, 1 Chronicles 1:19 - His sons were Peleg and Joktan
Genesis 11:14 - Shelah was 30 when Eber was born
Genesis 11:15 - Shelah lived 433 years total
Genesis 11:16 - Eber was 34 when Peleg was …

Ashur is the second son of Shem.  The names Ashur and Ashurites appear a total of 8 times in scripture. Like Elam, Ashur refers to a geographic area, though it is unclear exactly where that area is.

According to Genesis 2…
 10 A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters. 11 The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.) 13 The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire …