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There is unicorns in the bible.

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jinx25 said:
lol really? i dont know if playing me or not i think you are lol

Job 40:15-24 "Behemoth" description fits that of a dinosaur
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A dinosaur doesn't have a tail like a cedar... Have you seen a cedar? It's very brush-like.... which happens to be a very good description of a elephant tail.

Do you think in 1899 before they found the first brachiosaurus fossil they thought "wow! this bible verse is describing some type of long-necked dinosaur perfectly!"

No, of course not. Hindsight is always 20/20.

You can find obscure connections and secret meanings in any interpretation if you try hard enough.
 
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What one tree expert at the University of Arizona had to say
The following e-mail was sent and responded to in June, 1997:​
Hello. I've searched everywhere I can think of on the internet and can't find the information I'm looking for. I'm trying to find out how big a cedar tree might have been around the 1,000 - 2,000 BC time frame (when the book of "Job" was written in the Bible). The reason is because there is a Bible verse that describes an animal that moves its tail like a cedar tree (Job 40:15-19). It seems that only a dinosaur fits this description. For more info on this, see: Are dinosaurs mentioned in the Bible? • ChristianAnswers.Net
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From: "Henri Grissino-Mayer"
Organization: Tree-ring Lab, Uni. of Arizona
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Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 18:42:55 -0700
Subject: Re: How large are cedar trees?
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Hi ,
Well this certainly is one of the more original questions I've ever answered. In the Middle East, there are several species of trees that would qualify for "cedar" status. Basically, any juniper-like tree can be called a cedar. However, the tree most likely referred to is the famous well-known species called "Cedrus libani", or "cedar-of-Lebanon," a beautiful and stately tree that grows in the Middle East. These trees can be quite large! I worked on cross-sections from one tree that were about 1.5 meters in diameter. The tree can attain heights greater than 40 meters with a diameter greater than 3 meters! The tree is a favorite nursery tree and is now planted all over the world, even many here in Tucson, Arizona. Hope this helps.
Henri
Henri D. Grissino-Mayer
Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721 USA


"I worked on cross-sections from one tree that were about 1.5 meters in diameter. The tree can attain heights greater than 40 meters with a diameter greater than 3 meters!"


 
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jinx25 said:
rhinoceros Any of several large, thick-skinned, herbivorous mammals of the family Rhinocerotidae, of Africa and Asia, having one or two upright horns on the snout.

thefreedictionary.com
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The "unicorn" was probably a variety of horned animals, depending on what they're referring to. In reference to strength they probably mean the auroch (a very large extinct type of cow) - but in reference to a one-horned animal that is permissible to eat, they probably mean a rhino: jewishencyclopedia.com



Besides, the only version of the Bible which mentions mythical creatures like unicorns, dragons and satyrs is the King James version.
 
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jinx25 said:
They compromise and change the definitions of words (referring to behemoth as a hippo/elephant)

Unicorns in the Bible? - Answers in Genesis
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That's not what the Answersingenesis article is saying - it's saying that the Biblical "unicorn" was not the one-horned horse-type creature of legend, but probably a rhino or auroch. Which is what you said in your OP.

I don't quite understand why the creationists on Answersingenesis (and the creationists here on CF) are quite happy to admit that the unicorns in the Bible were probably antelope, cows or rhinos, but are adamant that the dragon in the Bible were dinosaurs ...
 
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Yeah what's up with that???
 
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