Q/A: I am a college student and I have a question about the mythical figure, Lilith.  I have an assignment to research Lilith.  Although Genesis and the rest of the Bible do not support her existence, what is the purpose, then, of her reference in Isaiah 34:14 as a “desert creature”?  As far as I have found, Lilith was a figure prominent among Jewish literature as well as ancient mythology.  However, I learned that she was cited once in Scripture (Isaiah).  How is this possible if her existence would be essentially unbiblical since it states in Genesis that God created only Adam and Eve as the first humans? - Jennifer

Q/A: I am from Argentina and I am a Catholic.  I read recently that Iraq was the origin of civilization and that in that place the historic Paradise (described in the Bible) was meant to be.  I don’t know if the Bible makes an exact reference to this place.  Was Paradise with Adam and Eve really in Iraq ? - Juan

Q/A: My son has a book report that he is working on.  He is supposed to read a book in the Bible and answer questions.  He chose the book of Genesis.  The question that we are struggling with is “date written”.  Do you know when Moses wrote the book of Genesis? -  Robyn and Jason (son)

Q/A: ... I was wondering  if there were animals around before Adam was created.  There is plenty of biblical and scientific evidence for animals that were created before Adam. How did Adam come up with names for the several distinct species that there were when he was finally created, such as dinosaurs, etc?  When I say species, I don’t mean like the several bug species that scientists name today.  Obviously the Bible says that the birds and water animals produced more of their own kind, so new variations in old species do not need an explanation.  Because dinosaurs were extinct when Adam was around, how did he name them?  Am I just to assume that scientists came up with names for the animals?  Also, how did Adam name all those animals?  Were they around the Garden of Eden or did God bring them from all over the earth or what? - Mike

Q/A: My uncle recently started looking at Scripture.  He asked me how Adam and Eve’s children populated the earth.  We told him, then he said he couldn’t accept the Bible because that’s incest.  What’s a good thing to say to that? - Steve

Q/A: I have kind of a silly question. I am often trying to explain to people about the Bible, but there is one thing I can’t answer. Where do dinosaurs come in? Did they roam the earth before or after Adam and Eve were created? Were they here when the earth was still dark all the time? Any kind of help would do fine. Thanks. - Anonymous

Q/A: If God has never started anything that he has not seen to its end, why are we not going to live on the earth and dominate it as in the Garden of Eden? - Aubrey

Q/A: I’m a big history buff and I just now became interested in the Bible.  Lots of people say Adam and Eve were the first humans and they were put here around 4004 BC.  This doesn’t make any sense to me.  There is hard proof that there were civilizations before then. - Rob

Q/A: In Genesis 6:4 when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them, they produced giants.  God destroyed the earth with a flood and later we read giants were again on the earth.  Where did these giants come from?  This is being discussed in our Sunday school class this weekend.  Please help. - Donna

Q/A: I seem to be getting the message that Plain Truth now endorses homosexuality and evolution, and associates those who don’t with unhealthy “fundamentalists” who take “the stories told between 1000 and 700 BC” too literally and seriously. - Max

Q/A: You have touched on this subject, but not quite in a way that answers my question.  Do you hold that between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2 there exists a large period of time during which Satan may have rebelled against God?  Secondly, can this Satanic rebellion be used to explain the uninhabitable state of much of the universe?  And, thirdly, as such does Genesis 1 deal primarily with the re-creation of the universe (especially earth) to make it habitable by man? - David

Q/A: Could there have been homo sapiens on earth before Adam developing to the point where God finally breathed life into the one we cal Adam?  By breathing life into him (Adam) could mean that God gave him a soul—the spark of life which separates us from the animals. This would allow for evolution and also the fact there are only approximately 6000 years from Adam to us. - Carl

Q/A: Where was Noah’s ark constructed?  Is there any evidence or basis or findings on what specific mountain or geographical location the huge boat was constructed? - Larry

Q/A: I think your ministry is great, but some Q&A’s sparked my attention.  The first is if Adam and Eve were the only ones created, then why does Cain say in Genesis 4:14-15 “whoever finds me will kill me”?  When he is banished, and in the “land of Nod” (4:16) he meets his wife?  Do you think it’s possible that God created other human beings, possibly other human races, since it does not state Adam had any daughters? Second, dinosaurs are mentioned in the Bible (Leviathan in Isaiah) and fossils have been found with dinosaur and human footprints side by side.  Could the reason for a lot of the fossils seeming to be older be because of the effects of the flood accelerating the process? - Daniel

Q/A: Who or what is the serpent’s “seed” in Genesis?  I understand the woman’s “seed” is the first mention of our coming Savior, but the serpent’s seed confuses me.  Is it literally an offspring of Satan that Eve gave birth to or am I really off base?  I think I would have to lean toward that being the case except for the part that says Adam knew Eve and she bore Cain; then I’m confused again. - Stephanie

Q/A: I started reading the Bible in an effort to understand it as I imagine most people do.  I’m confused from the beginning.  In the beginning, God describes himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  And later on the God of Israel.  When or at what point did this God become the God of people like me.  Is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob concerned about me?  What right do I have to “claim” him?  Why am I deserving of being one of his chosen?  Please tell me where I can find my answer in the Bible. - Phyllis

Q/A: I’m a little confused about something.  In the book of Genesis it says how God created the world and in chapter 2:7 it explains how Adam came about.  Who is he talking about in chapter 1:27-30 if Adam and Eve weren’t created until a little later on? - Donna

Q/A: You keep saying that, as opposed to people that take the Genesis creation account very literally, that people who don’t take it as literally see "deeper and more profound truths". Could you please explain what you mean by that, because I don’t see that you re expressing anything deeper or more profound than they are. - Steven

Q/A: Concerning the age of the earth, you state: "We understand that there is no necessary connection between the date of the creation of humanity and the age of the earth." I would like to point out in Genesis that the creation of the earth took six days, and on the sixth day, man was made. Also – why would the author of Genesis (Moses) skip generations in his genealogy writings yet include the ages of the individuals? What was the point of giving the genealogy with ages? Why don’t you accept the Bible as is? I do believe that the earth is around 6K years old – as one can easily add the numbers together in Genesis – and attempt to put a date on Abraham using more historical records. - Tim

Q/A: I am very interested in Genesis 1 and 2. I have heard about the earth becoming flooded due to Satan. Also, the earth frozen and there being fossils found when the ice began melting, showing us other life such as dinosaurs and others. I heard Satan looked up from earth and became jealous of God. He then interrupted God’s creation (in verse 2 of Genesis 1) and proceeded to satisfy his jealousy. In verse 2 the Spirit was brooding over the face of the deep. Please set me straight. - Shirley

Q/A: In the book of Genesis, on the first day, God made light and darkness, but he only made the sun and the moon on the third day. Scientifically, the days and nights are governed by the rotation of the earth around its axis and the presence of the sun. Please help. I'm stuck. God Bless. - Sagi

Q/A: Is the Bible account of Adam and Eve to be taken literally? Or was it meant to be allegorical? I have always believed that "all" humans came from Adam and Eve but the logic seems difficult to grasp. I have always wanted to ask the question. - Jesse

Q/A: Did God create the dinosaurs? Were they created at the same time as the other animals in Genesis, or at an earlier time? - John

Q/A: I read your answer on Genesis and find it very lacking in one specific area. Genesis 3 clearly states that death was a punishment for sin, but if there were millions of years prior to Adam and Eve (as Hugh Ross purports and you are pushing his book) then death would be good because God declared everything as being very good... Then if death existed prior to Adam and Eve, and was pronounced good, then how could it be the punishment for sin? Then why did God require a blood sacrifice for the remission of sin all through the Old Testament? And then why did Jesus have to die on the cross and shed his blood for the remission of our sins? You see, there could not have been death, disease and suffering before the Fall or it would nullify the entire message of the Gospel. - Junior

Q/A: I have to be very honest and say that I am extremely disappointed in your response..... regardless of the evidence, the main issue I still raise with you is the fact of accepting God at His Word. What is your problem with God saying that He created the earth in six, literal 24 hour days? Are you unable to accept God at His Word because of the influence of men? Then who really has become your god? Greg, I do not believe this to be a minor or trivial issue but one that is foundational to the very existence and acceptance of the Creator God for the Bible and the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Without the foundation of Genesis 1-11, the Cross has no ground to stand on, resulting in a Jesus falling face down on the ground with some boards nailed to his hands and feet, unable to raise himself or anyone else. - Junior

Q/A: There was a question that arose at our Bible study. In Genesis 3:16 the word "desire" – does it mean the same as the word "desire" in Genesis 4:7. Some of us are saying it is the same, others are not. Does "desire" in Genesis 3:16 mean control as it does in 4:17? My Strong’s Concordance states "desire" in 3:16 is to, "overflow." A Rabbi friend of mine says the Torah says nothing about "control" as it deals with Genesis 3:16. - Adam

Q/A: I have a question regarding Genesis 1 and 2 and the different accounts of creation. I am not an inerrantist, so accept the J, P, E hypothesis, but am curious as to how inerrantists handle it. I have not really ever gotten an answer (except along the lines of "we may not understand now, just trust in God" sort of answers.) Genesis 1 presents a watery world, then the creation of land, plants, sun and moon, air and sea animals, land animals, finally man. Genesis 2 presents an earthen world, watered by mist, the creation of a man, then the garden and plants and animals, then woman. How do inerrantists handle the obvious contradiction? - Nicolette

Q/A: God said he would put enmity between the serpents "seed" and Eve’s seed. This has been construed to be able to procreate. - Janice