Genesis
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Contents |
Topics by Chapter (and verse)
- 1, see creation
- 2-3, see Adam (and Eve)
- 4, see Abel (also Seth).
- 5-10, see Noah
- 11, see Babel
- 12-26, see Abraham and Lot (also Ishmael and Isaac)
- 27-50, see Jacob and Joseph
References
Chapter 1
26 - There is a Spark of Divinity in Man
"In the book of Genesis 1:26--This passage simply means that there is a spark of divinity in man, and not that man is co-equal with the Manifestation of God. Again the friends should avoid literal interpretations of the Bible."
- (From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer, January 14, 1938, in Lights of Guidance, no. 1656)
Chapter 2
Sacrifice was of Ishmael not Isaac as per Gleanings and the Qur'an
"As to the question raised by the Racine Assembly in connection with Bahá'u'lláh's statement in the 'Gleanings' concerning the sacrifice of Ishmael: Although this statement does not agree with that made in the Bible, Genesis 22:9, the friends should unhesitatingly, and for reasons that are only too obvious, give precedence to the sayings of Bahá'u'lláh which, it should be pointed out, are fully corroborated by the Qur'an, which book is more authentic than the Bible including both the New and the Old Testaments. The Bible is not wholly authentic, and in this respect is not to be compared with the Qur'an, and should be wholly subordinated to the authentic writings of Bahá'u'lláh."
- (From a letter written on behalf of the Guardian to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada, July 28, 1936: Bahá'í News, No. 103, p. 1, October 1936, in Lights of Guidance, no. 1688)
