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I mean, where did all those fallen angels hang out? And, those Giants. They seemed to have died in the flood, but there they are again in Exodus and in David's time. What's up with all that?
Originally posted by stillsmallvoice
Hi Hobokinite!
I think that this might interest you.
While Judaism certainly does not believe in "fallen angels", there is the belief that God created and destroyed many worlds before He created this one.
The first letter in the Bible (in the original Hebrew), i.e. the first letter in the Book of Genesis, is a "bet" (which is actually the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet). It is shaped like a squared-off C, but opening to the left.
Thus, it is closed on three sides (top, bottom & right) and open on only one, left. (Here is a "bet": á ) Hebrew (like Arabic) reads from right-to-left, which means that left represents forward (while right represents backward). Our Sages say that the Torah begins with a "bet" because it is telling us that we should not concern ourselves with what is above (the "bet" is closed there), what is below (it's closed there too), or what came before (closed again), rather we must look forward (the "bet" is open that way).
Be well!
ssv
It seems to have existed much before that...The World existed 4 days before Adam.
Wanna see something WEIRD??? Check out Genesis 6:4! Is it POSSIBLE that demons had children with Humans, giving rise to Greek Mythology? (These demons, would now be tennents of Tartara...)Who were these giants?
Originally posted by stillsmallvoice
Hi Hobokinite!
I think that this might interest you.
While Judaism certainly does not believe in "fallen angels", there is the belief that God created and destroyed many worlds before He created this one.
The first letter in the Bible (in the original Hebrew), i.e. the first letter in the Book of Genesis, is a "bet" (which is actually the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet). It is shaped like a squared-off C, but opening to the left.
Thus, it is closed on three sides (top, bottom & right) and open on only one, left. (Here is a "bet": á ) Hebrew (like Arabic) reads from right-to-left, which means that left represents forward (while right represents backward). Our Sages say that the Torah begins with a "bet" because it is telling us that we should not concern ourselves with what is above (the "bet" is closed there), what is below (it's closed there too), or what came before (closed again), rather we must look forward (the "bet" is open that way).
Be well!
ssv