It could have been any kind of snake that tempted Eve, or none at all.
Eve was tempted by a “serpent”, which, in Biblical times, could refer to any creeping animal, particularly if it was venomous.
Thus, Eve could have been tempted by anything from a snake to a salamander to a crocodile.
The “ends of man” are the four basic goals of Hinduism: Dharma. Religious Duty Artha. Earthly Gain Kama. Physical Pleasure Moksha. Spiritual Liberation
Islam is Arabic for “surrender,” or “submission,” to the will of God. A Muslim is “one who surrenders.”
As described in Leviticus 16:1-27, part of a Hebrew ritual on the Day of Atonement involved the presentation of two male goats at the altar of the tabernacle. After lots were cast, one goat was sacrificed to the Lord; the other, the scapegoat, was set aside for Azazel, an evil spirit of the wilderness. The…
The official name of the celibate sect the Shakers is the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing. Derived from the Quakers, the “Shaking Quaker” sect was established in America in 1774 by Ann Lee and reached its height, in the 1840s with a membership of 6,000. Shaker refers to the involuntary movements made…
As of the early 1980s, there were seven churches in the United States that ordained women: They were the United Methodist Church, the United Presbyterian Church, the United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church, the Lutheran Church in America, the American Lutheran Church, and the Southern Baptist Convention.
As outlined in Exodus 7-12 and recounted every year in the Passover ritual, the plagues God sent to free the Jews from bondage in Egypt were: 1. The Waters Turned to Blood 2. The Frogs 3. The Gnats (or Lice) 4. The Flies 5. The Pestilence (murrain, which killed the cattle) 6. The Boils 7….