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you or anyone can go ahead!
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no, thank you.
you or anyone can go ahead!
I bet you’re trying to answer a question from long ago concerning what was the fruit Eve and Adam ate… is this what your answer is for?
Y’all it’s nice to give the Bible verse with your answer in case someone wants to read about it.
running into a wall about the Gopher wood!
Here is what I found-
Gopher wood is a term used only once in the Bible, specifically in Genesis 6:14, where God instructs Noah to build the Ark from "gopher wood". The Hebrew word "gopher" (גֹפֶר) is a hapax legomenon, meaning it appears nowhere else in the Hebrew Bible or related languages, making its exact identity unknown. The word is commonly transliterated as "gopher wood" in English translations, though some versions leave it untranslated or attempt a rendering based on ancient translations.
Various theories exist regarding its identity. The Greek Septuagint translates the phrase as "squared timber" (ἐκ ξύλων τετραγώνων), and the Latin Vulgate as "planed wood" (de lignis levigatis), suggesting a construction method rather than a specific tree species. Some scholars propose it refers to cypress wood, citing its durability and water resistance, and noting a phonetic similarity between the Greek word for cypress (κυπάρισσος) and the Hebrew "gopher". Others suggest it could be a type of resinous wood like pine, cedar, or fir, which would pair well with the use of pitch to waterproof the ark. A less common theory posits that "gopher" might be a scribal error for "kopher," the Hebrew word for "pitch," implying "pitched wood".
Alternative interpretations include the possibility that "gopher wood" refers to a now-extinct or unknown tree species, or even a construction technique such as lamination, which might have been necessary to build an ark of the ark's immense size. Some researchers connect the term to the modern Arabic word "kufa," referring to boats made of interwoven willow branches and palm leaves, coated with bitumen, used in Mesopotamia. The narrative of Noah's Ark, including the use of gopher wood, holds symbolic significance as a representation of divine provision, salvation, and faithfulness.
Here is what I found-
Gopher wood is a term used only once in the Bible, specifically in Genesis 6:14, where God instructs Noah to build the Ark from "gopher wood". The Hebrew word "gopher" (גֹפֶר) is a hapax legomenon, meaning it appears nowhere else in the Hebrew Bible or related languages, making its exact identity unknown. The word is commonly transliterated as "gopher wood" in English translations, though some versions leave it untranslated or attempt a rendering based on ancient translations.
Various theories exist regarding its identity. The Greek Septuagint translates the phrase as "squared timber" (ἐκ ξύλων τετραγώνων), and the Latin Vulgate as "planed wood" (de lignis levigatis), suggesting a construction method rather than a specific tree species. Some scholars propose it refers to cypress wood, citing its durability and water resistance, and noting a phonetic similarity between the Greek word for cypress (κυπάρισσος) and the Hebrew "gopher". Others suggest it could be a type of resinous wood like pine, cedar, or fir, which would pair well with the use of pitch to waterproof the ark. A less common theory posits that "gopher" might be a scribal error for "kopher," the Hebrew word for "pitch," implying "pitched wood".
Alternative interpretations include the possibility that "gopher wood" refers to a now-extinct or unknown tree species, or even a construction technique such as lamination, which might have been necessary to build an ark of the ark's immense size. Some researchers connect the term to the modern Arabic word "kufa," referring to boats made of interwoven willow branches and palm leaves, coated with bitumen, used in Mesopotamia. The narrative of Noah's Ark, including the use of gopher wood, holds symbolic significance as a representation of divine provision, salvation, and faithfulness.
You are a kind lady, sister Lafftur!
blessings
ok here it is; Gen 6:14 Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.
gopher wood is probably associated to cypress or cedar. wood but there is no certaity
I believe so, although I didn't know the post was from long ago. Sorry for that.
Who wrote the epistle of Romans?
HINT: It was not Apostle Paul!!
This is not a trick question.
The only way i can answer this one is to say The Holy Spirit wrote the book of Romans through Paul...