Heaven, Earth, World, Sky, Clouds

 

Genesis 1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

This blog will examine  the difference between the words earth, world, sky and clouds. This will help to determine if the flood of Noah was local or world wide. It will examine the number of heavens in the bible to determine which one Jesus ascended to? 

  The bible is a translation of ancient text and symbols into Hebrew, Greek, Latin, English words of which some have different meanings today than the original symbols used in the bible.

Examining words can provide clarity when studying the bible.

   In the non-English translations of the book of Genesis the word earth, is defined as a region. and this means the region of the earth was destroyed but in the English bibles the planet was destroyed, therefore based on ancient text the descendants of Cain Genesis 4 and the family of Seth Genesis 5 are still on the earth.

For example, the word world first appears in the bible in the book of Samuel 2:8

 8398 long after the flood; but does the word world have the same meaning as the word earth? 

EARTH

Let's take a look at the words used for earth in non-English bibles.

SOMALIE 

dhulkuu - the earth ( genesis 1)

dhulkuna - the earth (genesis 2:2)

dhulka - the ground( Genesis 2:4) Genesis 4:12 When you tillest the earth

God sars upon the earth (dhulka) Genesis 6:17 everything on the earth will die Genesis 

w the wickedness on the earth Genesis 6:5

flood watedhulkii - the land *Genesis 4:11 you are cursed from the earth Genesis 6:11 the earth corrupt

dhulkaad -the earh Genesis 4:14 hast driven me out of the face of the earth

dhulkaana - earth Genesis 6:11 the earth filled with violence

dhulka vagabond in the earth Genesis 4:14

MAORI

whenua - land, country,  ground, territory Genesis 4:11 

LATIN

terram - ground Genesis 4:11 Cain super terram Genesis 1:1 

terra -earth or land Genesis 1:2  (terra autem) Genesis 6:6 made man from earth

terrae - destroy man that I created from the earth Genesis 6:7 country region, land ground

rangi - sky, weather, day

caelum - ( a constellation) ky heaven atomosphere

GREEK 

Ghay - earth - land 

HEBREW

Genesis 1;1 

haadamah (ground) Genesis 4:10 - brother blood is crying to God from the ground

ha'aretz earth  Genesis 1:1 Genesis 4:11 - Cain is cursed from earth Genesis 6:17 flood warters upon  uncivilized, rustic, ignorant COUNTRY SIDE Genesis 6:

haadmah (ground) When you tillest the ground - Genesis 4:10 &12 SOIL DIRT

ha'aretz - I will be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth Genesos 4:12 

Eretz - land tha defines a country and people it had borders and policies

adamah - earth You have driven me from the face of the earth Genesis 4:14 soil 

Cain dwelt in the land of Nod East of Eden ( region) 

german

erden 

In Genesis 1 the verse in OJB is 776 

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

(OJB) - Himel (heavens) & Haaretz (earth) - 1 In the beginning Elohim created hashomayim (the heavens, Himel) and haaretz (the earth). These words can also be defined as kasamawana, kamala, and Karas.. 

(Latin) caelum (heaven) & terram (earth) -ground 1 In principio creavit Deus caelum (heaven) et terram (ground). (Latin)

(Greek) - 3772. ouranose (heaven) & Ghay(earth-land) 1 vaulted expanse in the sky / Ghay  the earth, land and 

Maori - 1  He mea hanga na te atua i te timatanga te rangi me te whenua.

Somali - samada & Dhulkuu (earth) 1) Bilowgii Ilaah samada iyo dhulkuu abuuray.

German - ERDE

genesis      1:25 -  127

Genesis   26:15 -  6083

levitucus 15:12 - 2789

Genesis 2:4 

4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,

4 Istae sunt generationes caeli et terrae, quando creata sunt, in die quo fecit Dominus Deus caelum et terram,

Somali - 2 Samada iyo dhulkuna way dhammaadeen, iyo waxa badan ee ku jira oo dhammuba

Somali - 4 Kuwanu waa bilowgii samada iyo dhulka (ground) kolkii la abuuray iyaga, maalintii Rabbiga Ilaah ahu sameeyey dhulka iyo samada.

GREEK - The Lord God made the earth and the heavens Ouranose and Ghay. 

GENESIS 6 

6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

6 Rabbiguna wuxuu ka qoomamooday abuuriddii uu dadka ku abuuray dhulka, wuuna caloolxumaaday. (the ground) - dhulka

genesis 6:17 everything on the earth will die 

DHULKA - 

ERDEN - EARTH & GROUND

HAADAMAH -SOIL 

SUPER TERRAM

6:7 DESTROY MAN FROM THE FACE OF EARTH

ERDE - THE GROUND 

TERRAE

6:11 THE EARTH WAS CORRUPT 

HAARETZ - COUNTRY 

AUTEM TERRA

ERDE

There is a difference between the European translation and some ancient translations. Many people were taught that Noah was the ancestor of the whole world, Negros (Africans), Semites (Shem) and Caucasians (Japeth) 

But if the flood was local than we should look to the religious text and mythology of Asia, Japan, Africa and certain tribes of India for their versions of the flood and then try to find out how many others had a story.  Noah landed in Africa the land was disbursed to Asia and Africa not Europe. (Let me know if I am wrong).

Then we move on to Genesis 10 and we can see that Noah gave his sons land. Something else we should consider is the features of these people. That for a long time they lived in what is called Ethiopia and Nubia. 

This is evidence that (Noah - English version) Noak or NK was the ancestor of a specific group of people the story has nothing to do with all of humanity but his descendnats and their God and he was not the ancestor of all Africans. Keep in mind there are the other children of Noah and his descendants, also Cain and the others that Cain referred to all of the children of the Seth and his descendants. 

In Genesis 6:6-7, the writer states the reason Noah is going to prepare the boat. 

6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

Keep in mind that the bible is a translation of ancient symbols and words into Old English and because of this, the words should be defined by using the oldest language possible and then using another source to verify.  Never use one source. 

Most bibles define this word Earth as land 

In verse 6 of this passage the Hebrew bible uses the word Ha aretz, this word is defined as land. 

WORLD  

the word world first appears in the bible in the book of Samuel 2:8 long after the flood; but does the word world have the same meaning as the word earth? The answer is NO. 

old testament

1Samuel 2:8 - the greek defines the word world as land or country

8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them. We can see in this text that the earth and word are different. 

Psalm 73:12 -  5769 

Psalm 49:1  -   2465

Psalm 22:27 -  776

Isaiah 38::11 - 2309

new testament 

2889 - Matthew 4:8

165 - Matthew 12:32

3625 Matthew 24:14

Let's explore the various heavens 

Genesis 1 uses the word heavens

In Genesis 1 the verse in OJB is 

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

(OJB) 1 In the beginning Elohim created hashomayim (the heavens, Himel) and haaretz (the earth). These words can also be defined as kasamawana, kamala, and Karas.. 

(Latin) 1 In principio creavit Deus caelum (heaven) et terram (ground). (Latin)

(Greek) - 3772. ouranose (heaven) _ vaulted expanse in the sky / Ghay  the earth, land and 

Maori - 1  He mea hanga na te atua i te timatanga te rangi me te whenua.

Somali - Bilowgii Ilaah samada iyo dhulkuu abuuray.

SAMADA - HEAVEN - END OF Life 

caeli - heavens 

11 Corrupta est autem terra coram Deo, et repleta est iniquitate.

More to come.....

In my opinion, the translators did everything they could to make the events in the bible spiritual and mystical. Why? I don't know but one thing for sure, they were no friends to ancient African culture or the people who practiced the ancient religion. It is very probable that Noach (NK) as stated in Hebrew text is not the father of all mankind but a select group of ancient people who lived in Africa hundreds of thousands of years ago.