The Discovery of Genesis (87 page)

Chapter 8: The Seed of Rebellion

1.
William F. Beck,
The Holy Bible
, An American Translation. See also Martin Luther’s German translation of the Bible, “Ich habe den Mann, den Herrn.” (I have the Man [or that Man], the Lord.)

2.
Compare the experiences of Gideon (Judges 6:2), Elijah on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:36–38), or Solomon at the dedication of the temple (2 Chronicles 7:1), when their offerings were consumed by fire from heaven.

3.
. In this earlier figure, Adam and Eve are depicted by
. The rest of the character,
, depicts a series of
persons
is a
person
on the side. The vertical line through it could indicate the continuation of begetting … etc.

4.
John Ross,
The Original Religion of China
(London: Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier, 1909), p. 212.

5.
Ross, p. 212.

6.
Other forms of
, such as
, might account for the lesser seal writing,
, and the current symbol
. But what does
represent? Could it be the smoke curling up from the offering, with
two persons
standing on either side
?