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2023-06-11T19:51:27-04:00

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What is the Sexuality of G-d According to The Bible?

Last updated on: June 11, 2023 at 7:51 pm By Rebecca Wallace Keene

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In the previous article, we established that G-d is androgynous in gender. If G-d is androgynous, then what is the sexuality of G-d? What is the Sexuality of G-d in the Torah? Bisexual While some people may think of discussing G-d’s sexuality as blasphemy, the authors of The Bible did not believe so. The Bible has a lot to say on the topic. In the Torah, we see G-d as married to all of Israel, both male and female. Indeed,... Read more

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2023-06-11T19:52:29-04:00

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What is the Gender of G-d According to the Bible?

Last updated on: June 11, 2023 at 7:52 pm By Rebecca Wallace Keene

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In our previous post, we established that spirits do have genders. Thus, if we believe G-d to be a spiritual being, she/he must have a gender. The question then becomes, what is the gender of G-d? The Bible tends to use the pronoun he for G-d. For this reason, throughout history, G-d has been seen as only a man. However, this ignores the fact The Holy Spirit is feminine in Hebrew, as we established in our post “Do Spirits Have... Read more

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2023-05-31T22:01:37-04:00

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Do Spirits Have Sexuality According to The Bible?

Last updated on: May 31, 2023 at 10:01 pm By Rebecca Wallace Keene

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In my last article, I showed that according to The Bible, spirits have genders. However, gender and sexuality are different things. Do spirits have sexuality? Do Spirits Have Sexuality In The New Testament? The Bible seems to suggest that yes Spirits do have sexuality. Of course, the most obvious example comes from the New Testament when The Spirit of The Lord “comes upon” Mary and impregnates her. This is a clear description of a spirit having sexual relations which results... Read more

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2023-05-29T01:54:23-04:00

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Do Spirits Have Genders According to The Bible?

Last updated on: May 29, 2023 at 1:54 am By Rebecca Wallace Keene

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Do spirits have genders? This question is important for our understanding of G-d. While it may seem a hard question to answer, The Torah has a lot to say on the subject. Do Spirits Have Genders in Grammar First, we know that grammatically the word for spirit is feminine in Hebrew. The Hebrew word Ruach means spirit or breath and it is grammatically feminine. This alone doesn’t automatically mean that a spirit is female as the grammatical gender of a... Read more

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2023-05-26T00:34:12-04:00

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Should Abraham Have Thrown Out Ishmael?

Last updated on: May 26, 2023 at 12:34 am By Rebecca Wallace Keene

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Should Abraham have thrown out Ishmael and his mother? It is a rough moment in The Torah. Readers are often disturbed to read of a father throwing his son out into the desert to die. What are we to learn from this story? The Story: Why Abraham Threw Out Ishmael The story begins with G-d promising to make Abraham and Sarah parents. Sarah laughs at this idea. She clearly does not trust G-d to do what he said he would.... Read more

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2023-05-21T23:19:31-04:00

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Are Modern Marriage Vows in the Bible?

Last updated on: May 21, 2023 at 11:19 pm By Rebecca Wallace Keene

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This week, we are reading the story of Ruth in synagogues around the world. Ruth reminds us that converts should be loved and that the Torah was given to all who wished to receive it. As a convert, I am grateful for such a message. However, what is often overlooked in the reading of Ruth is the resemblance between Ruth’s words and our modern wedding vows. Indeed, modern marriage vows are in The Bible. Ruth’s Words Echo Our Modern Marriage... Read more

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2023-05-16T22:38:21-04:00

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Is Zelensky Jewish?

Last updated on: May 16, 2023 at 10:38 pm By Rebecca Wallace Keene

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When Volodymr Zelensky was elected President of Ukraine, his religious beliefs came into question. Many wanted to know if President Zelensky is Jewish. If he is Jewish, how would this affect governing of a country that had once supported Nazis? Zelensky is Jewish Zelensky had Jewish great-grandparents who lived during the Holocaust. His grandfather died in the war, but his grandmother was able to escape. Speaking with Prime Minister Netanyahu, he said that his great-grandfather and all his brothers were... Read more

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2023-05-14T16:22:22-04:00

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What Was the Original Meaning of Mother’s Day?

Last updated on: May 14, 2023 at 4:22 pm By Rebecca Wallace Keene

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Today each of us is honoring our mothers and the sacrifices they have made for us. However, few of us realize that was not the original meaning of Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day was created to be about mothers creating the world they wanted their children to live in. The Original Meaning of Mother’s Day Recently, I have been reading Gloria Steinman’s book, The Truth Will Set You Free But First It Will Piss You Off. In the book, Gloria states,... Read more

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2023-05-04T20:46:17-04:00

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Ancient Bible Scripture Discovered: What it Means for Christians and Jews

Last updated on: May 4, 2023 at 8:46 pm By Rebecca Wallace Keene

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Popular Mechanics reported that an ancient Bible Scripture has been discovered. Grigory Kessel published a paper. The paper details his discovery of an ancient version of Matthew 12 which could have significant repercussions for Christian and Jewish communities. Ancient Bible Scripture Discovered With New Technology So, how was the text discovered after all these years? Kessel used Ultra Violet Photography to look beneath three layers of text on a document that had been erased and copied over multiple times. This... Read more

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2023-04-26T23:02:09-04:00

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Israel’s 75th Birthday: What We Should Remember When Celebrating

Last updated on: April 26, 2023 at 11:02 pm By Rebecca Wallace Keene

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Israel celebrates its 75th consecutive year as a sovereign nation this year. Of course, we all know that Israel’s history is much older. Still, Israel’s 75th Birthday is a monumental occasion. Yet, among the celebrations political unrest threatens the nation. Therefore, we must remember during this time, all the problems Israel has overcome. This too shall pass. G-d always answers when his people cry out. Israel’s History G-d’s people are not immune to adversity. Egypt enslaved us. Babylon and Assyria... Read more

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