The phrase “IN the earth” shows up about 60 times in the OT according to the KJV. This is because the Hebrew letter “bet” precedes the word for earth. Care to guess why this may be? Hint: it’s NOT talking about “inner earth” concepts. And there is no justification apart from translator bias and cognitive dissonance for any English Bible to change it to “ON the earth.” Let’s have a look…Genesis 1:22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Genesis 2:5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
Genesis 4:12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Genesis 4:14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Genesis 6:4 There were giantsin the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
Genesis 6:5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Genesis 6:17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
Genesis 8:17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
Genesis 9:7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
Genesis 10:8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
Genesis 10:32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
Genesis 19:31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
Genesis 45:7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
Exodus 20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
Deuteronomy 5:8 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth:
Joshua 7:21 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
Judges 18:10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth.
2 Samuel 7:9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
2 Samuel 7:23 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?
2 Samuel 14:20 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
1 Chronicles 17:8 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.
1 Chronicles 17:21 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?
1 Chronicles 29:11 Thine, O Lord is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
2 Chronicles 6:14 And said, O Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and shewest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts:
Job 1:7 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.Job 1:8 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
Job 2:2 And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Job 2:3 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
Job 14:8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
Job 24:18 He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.
Job 37:12 And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
Job 38:33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
Job 39:14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
Psalm 16:3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
Psalm 46:8 Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Psalm 58:2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
Psalm 58:11 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.
Psalm 72:16 There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.
Psalm 113:6 Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
Psalm 119:19 I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
Psalm 140:11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Proverbs 11:31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
Isaiah 26:9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
Isaiah 26:18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.
Isaiah 40:24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
Isaiah 42:4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
Isaiah 62:7 And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
Isaiah 65:16 That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
Jeremiah 9:24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 14:4 Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
Jeremiah 17:13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters.
Jeremiah 23:5 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
Jeremiah 31:22 How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man.
Daniel 4:15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:
Daniel 4:23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him;
Hosea 2:23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.
Joel 2:30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
Amos 5:7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
Amos 9:6 It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name.
The Deluge and the Deliverance of Noah
CHAPTER 89:
2 And again I raised mine eyes towards heaven and saw a lofty roof, with seven water torrents thereon, and those torrents flowed with much water into an enclosure.
3 And I saw again, and behold fountains were opened on the surface of that great enclosure, and that water began to swell and rise upon the surface, and I saw that enclosure till all its surface was covered with water.
4 And the water, the darkness, and mist increased upon it; and as I looked at the height of that water,that water had risen above the height of that enclosure, and was streaming over that enclosure,and it stood upon the earth.
5 And all the cattle of that enclosure were gathered together until I saw how they sank and were swallowed up and perished in that water.
Psalm 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Isaiah 40:21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?
22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
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Rob, I went to “The Ancient Hebrew
Lexicon of the Bible” by Jeff A. Benner.
http://iahushua.com/PDF/AHL.pdf
On page 62 there is the following paragraph giving the meaning of the pictograph for the Hebrew “Beyt.”
“The pictograph for “Beyt” (the Hebrew pictograph doesn’t copy)
is a representation of a tent. The (another
pictograph) is a picture of the tent door.
These two pictographs represent “the door of
the tent”. The father of the tent often sat
alone at the door of the tent. Here he
could receive shade from the sun, watch
over his household and watch the road for
approaching strangers.”
The short form pictograph for “Beyt”is used as a
prefix meaning “in” or “with”]
[freq. 2099]
If you were to spend some careful time attempting
to UNDERSTAND how the Hebrew letters CONTRIBUTE
to the meaning of words in Hebrew, you should come
to the understanding that your reading of the
English Bible can’t be derived as you are attempting
to do.
I don’t know if you have REALLY READ my previous posts
regarding Psalm 19 or not. Your interpretation is error!
Psalm 19:
1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
I read in one of your posts that you are aware of Bullinger’s “Witness of the Stars.” Bullinger is relating via his book the “speech,” the “language.” the “voice,” the “knowledge” which the constellations and stars are TELLING all those humans who have been given the constellation messages via their star NAMES.
Did you ever research “Mazzaroth”?
The “Mazzaroth”is “Their LINE is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun….”
Once a year THE SUN SPENDS TIME AGAINST THE BACKGROUND of each of the 12 constellations of the “Mazzaroth” / the Zodiac constellations.
If you EVER get your mind around how it is that the Sun spends a month against the background of each of the 12 “Mazzaroth” constellations, you will have your PROOF that the Earth is in an orbit AROUND THE SUN, once every year / every 12 months.
As the Earth moves AROUND THE SUN in its orbit, the Sun is monthly in front of one of the “Mazzaroth” / 12 Zodiac constellations. We, observers on Earth, CANNOT see the constellation which is BEHIND THE SUN, because the SUNLIGHT prevents our seeing that constellation. BUT, during our NIGHT TIME, we CAN view the constellations which are OPPOSITE the constellations which are hidden by the Sunlight.
Rob, you know that the night time constellations CHANGE over the 12 months of the year. The reason for the change is the orbiting of the Earth AROUND the Sun.
It would REALLY help you to get a grasp of how to interpret the Old Testament terminology if you would force yourself to attempt to digest Jeff Benner’s teaching videos concerning how the meanings of the Hebrew words are derived from the meanings of the combined Hebrew letters contained within each of the Hebrew words.
https://www.youtube.com/user/ancienthebreworg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR5GQ–YNpI
A History of the Hebrew Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7zS6L8UkAI
A History of Hebrew Part 1: The purpose of a translation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gm-JxaM5QY
A History of Hebrew Part 2: The original language
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LTHP4434LM
A History of Hebrew Part 3: The inadequacy of a translation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUjlyXyCPZg
A History of Hebrew Part 4: Old Hebrew and Samaritan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_HD9zotrF0
A History of Hebrew Part 5: Old Hebrew and Phoenician
To understand the meaning of the Hebrew “Bet” look at this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVm8UM6dPPE
Ancient Hebrew Alphabet – Lesson 2 – Beyt
I am truly amazed at how you can write the above and still miss the GLARINGLY obvious errors in your interpretations. For instance, the letter “beyt” meaning a tent (or a house). Right there, you have an ENCLOSURE!!! And yes, I do have a pretty good grasp on how the letters contribute to the overall meanings of words. Such as the use of “beyt” being a picture of a house/dwelling/tent – and how this letter contributes to understanding the firmament as well as the Earth as an ENCLOSED system.
As for the Mazzroth, yes, I have studied it at some length. But the stars that make up the “Zodiac constellations” are placed > IN < (beyt) the firmament, which encloses everything AS A TENT! And like the sun and moon, they all move over the STATIONARY Earth. Your interpretation(s) ignore the CONSISTENT descriptions of the cosmos from Genesis to Revelation, the authors of which being in 100% unanimous agreement in their descriptions of the Earth as circular, still, flat, set on pillars and under a dome, within which the sun, moon, stars (including the Mazzaroth) were placed on Day 4 of Creation. NOT ONE single Biblical text even remotely supports ANY notion of a globular Earth, spinning or orbiting the sun. Over 60 Scriptures describe the motion of sun, moon and stars. ZERO can be used to support any concept of the Earth in motion around that which didn't even show up until 3 days after the Earth was already in place. With all due respect to Jeff Benner, if he denies what I've just said, his teachings are not only in gross error, but are in absolute denial of the entire ancient record to include that of the Holy Spirit inspired Hebrew authors of the Biblical narrative. And I'm sorry, but to suggest otherwise is to prove extreme ignorance of the facts and reveal excessive amounts of cognitive dissonance combined with an unhealthy dose of wishful thinking designed to capitulate to what we think we know from monkey-man science. Here is a trump card that neither you nor anyone else can defeat: Stand on a ball. Or get a toy action figure and put it on a ball. Or build a model in 3D of someone on a massive ball. Scale either one to your heart's desire. Scale will make NO difference. One thing you will find as an absolute every time is that it is IMPOSSIBLE for the horizon to ever be at eye-level for a person looking directly straight ahead on a ball. Can't be done. Don't believe me? Try it and see. And then to further obliterate your fantasy, go ahead and try rising up on the y-axis off the ball and see if you can get that horizon to rise with you. IT - CAN - NOT - BE - DONE!
Rob, since I am not able to comment on your Facebook posts, I will make a statement here about “SCIENCE falsely so called.”
The English word “science” has no Greek term meaning what the English term means!
The Greek term γνῶσις gnōsis, gno’-sis; from G1097; knowing (the act) does NOT MEAN what modern day “science” is all about!
The translators have chosen the word, “science” in error:
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=G1108&t=KJV
NASB – 1Ti 6:20
O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called “knowledge”—
Mary
Thank you Rob for all the time and effort and for being strong enough to put all you’ve discovered out there for all to see. The idea of a flat earth has made Enoch and the Bible understandable. I had many questions after reading both. I took the Words that Yahuah gave to be what was meant. They didn’t make sense until I stumbled on the flat earth. I asked for discernment and wisdom and I sure did get it. Unfortunately it’s hard for others to believe that a lie could be so big and a secret kept so well. Let those that have eyes to see. Bless you and never give up.