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<li>Why did Hashem accept Hevel's sacrifice and <a href="Kayin's Sacrifice Rejected" data-aht="page">reject Kayin's offering</a>?</li> | <li>Why did Hashem accept Hevel's sacrifice and <a href="Kayin's Sacrifice Rejected" data-aht="page">reject Kayin's offering</a>?</li> | ||
<li>Did <a href="Kayin – Intentional or Unintentional Murderer" data-aht="page">Kayin intentionally murder</a> Hevel? If yes, why was he punished only with exile?</li> | <li>Did <a href="Kayin – Intentional or Unintentional Murderer" data-aht="page">Kayin intentionally murder</a> Hevel? If yes, why was he punished only with exile?</li> | ||
| − | <li></li> | + | <li>Why does the Torah describe the <a href="Two Accounts of Creation" data-aht="page">creation of the world</a> twice, in both Chapters 1 and 2 of Bereshit? How can the differences between the accounts be explained?</li> |
| − | <li></li> | + | <li>Were man and beast originally meant to be herbivores? When were humans given <a href="Permission to Eat Meat" data-aht="page">permission to eat meat</a>?</li> |
| − | <li></li> | + | <li>How are <a href="Lemekh's Monologue" data-aht="page">Lemekh's enigmatic words</a>, "כִּי אִישׁ הָרַגְתִּי לְפִצְעִי וְיֶלֶד לְחַבֻּרָתִי" to be understood? Why does Tanakh share his short speech?</li> |
| − | <li></li> | + | <li>Who are the "sons of god" who took the "daughters of man" as wives?</li> |
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Version as of 10:00, 18 June 2017
Parashat Bereshit – Opening Questions
- Why did Hashem accept Hevel's sacrifice and reject Kayin's offering?
- Did Kayin intentionally murder Hevel? If yes, why was he punished only with exile?
- Why does the Torah describe the creation of the world twice, in both Chapters 1 and 2 of Bereshit? How can the differences between the accounts be explained?
- Were man and beast originally meant to be herbivores? When were humans given permission to eat meat?
- How are Lemekh's enigmatic words, "כִּי אִישׁ הָרַגְתִּי לְפִצְעִי וְיֶלֶד לְחַבֻּרָתִי" to be understood? Why does Tanakh share his short speech?
- Who are the "sons of god" who took the "daughters of man" as wives?
