2006-11-20 06:25:50 · 22 answers · asked by savvy s 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I would interpret it to mean species.
2006-11-20 06:27:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Did you read beyond Genesis? In exodus Miriam gets into trouble for teasing Moses about marrying outside their race. So I think it is safe to say God does not care what race you are as long as they are they same kind, human. Not they have to be the same color.
2006-11-20 14:34:11 · answer #2 · answered by mortgagegirl101 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always took it to mean humans marry humans. Where is this found?? If it's right after the tower of Babel story, then maybe it does mean race.
2006-11-20 14:28:10 · answer #3 · answered by Katie L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have misquoted the verse, to begin with.
Here are the verses you are looking for:
Gen 1:21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
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Gen 1:24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Gen 1:25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.
God is referring to species, obviously. Nowhere in the Bible is there any verse anything like what you posted above.
I hope this helps.
2006-11-20 14:37:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and all Races should be proud of their roots and continue to populate their Race. No Race is superior to another.
2006-11-20 14:36:01 · answer #5 · answered by j b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it means people marry people and not monkies, etc. Each creature breeds with members of it's own species and not other species. Race is not a factor.
2006-11-20 14:28:49 · answer #6 · answered by dantheman_028 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It means republicans should marry republicans, Democrats should marry demo crates, no wait, that doesn't work. It means leave the farm animals alone Jethro!!!
2006-11-20 17:00:02 · answer #7 · answered by Black Dragon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No - it means more of a personality match. Just like a rock-n-roller wouldn't marry a bookworm, etc.
2006-11-20 14:32:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that referred more to not marring outside your tribes,
common beliefs and social standards, which at that time in history were important considerations to simple survival
2006-11-20 14:32:28 · answer #9 · answered by royce r 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say "species" but that's pretty much an obvious answer. I would probably assume that either species or religion was in mind.
2006-11-20 14:39:06 · answer #10 · answered by captainsquanto 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes and also spiritual beliefs. Because if one has very different traditions and spiritual beliefs it will be more difficult to cooperate together and have a peaceful life- Go to http://www.stephen-knapp.com for universal truths
2006-11-20 14:35:11 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋