"Behold, There Were Twins in Her Womb" (Gen. 25:24-26; 38:27-30): Medical Science and the Twin Births in Genesis
Eran Viezel claims that the book of Genesis is ignorant of the fundamentals of childbirth, particularly the presenting foetal member. While the head normally emerges first, Genesis mistakenly thinks that the hands present, as they do in livestock deliveries. Therefore, the veracity of the twin birth...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tyndale House
[2017]
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Tyndale bulletin
Year: 2017, Volume: 68, Issue: 1, Pages: 39-58 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Genesis 25,24-26
/ Bible. Genesis 38,27-30
/ Twin
/ Birth
/ Medicine
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| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Jacob, (Biblical patriarch)
B Viezel, Eran, 1972- B Perez, (Biblical figure) B Bible. Genesis 37-50 B Peer reviewed B Esau, (Biblical figure) B Bible. Genesis 25-36 B Childbirth B Birth in the Bible |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | Eran Viezel claims that the book of Genesis is ignorant of the fundamentals of childbirth, particularly the presenting foetal member. While the head normally emerges first, Genesis mistakenly thinks that the hands present, as they do in livestock deliveries. Therefore, the veracity of the twin births in Genesis 25:24-26 and 38:27-30, where a hand exits the womb first (Jacob and Zerah), should be rejected. The present article, however, exposes significant inaccuracies and unsupported assumptions on Viezel's part. Moreover, while maintaining that both births are anomalous, this article proposes medically realistic scenarios for the parturitions of the twins in Genesis. |
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| ISSN: | 0082-7118 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
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