BEGINNINGS: Lesson Eleven, The Beginning of God’s Work ...

“descendant.” Similarly, the word yālaḏ not only means “became the father of” but also “became the ancestor of.”iv Secondly, the lists often appear too symmetrical to be complete. For example, the genealogies in Genesis 5, 11, and Ruth 4 each have a total of ten names (a pattern also found vin the ancient Sumerian Kings List ). ................
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