Jacob displays his (and gods) knowledge of biology by having goats copulate while looking at streaked rods. The result is streaked baby goats Genesis 30:37
The authour of Genesis (god?) believed that genetic characteristics of the offspring are determined by what the parents see at the moment of conception.
2007-05-15 06:50:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sorry typo error "Belief"
2007-05-17 18:44:19 · update #1
That is a pretty good one. I forgot about it. But with talking snakes a little earlier, this actually sounds pretty reasonable.
2007-05-15 06:56:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
No. I don't believe so.
Look at it this way. It is silly to believe that the sticks had anything to do with the resulting offspring. Yet, it happend. Did it happend because of the sticks? NO of course not. It happened because Jacob was obedient and had a relationship with God. Because of this, he found favor with God and God caused the goats to reproduce in Jacobs favor. Anyone reading the story would know that the idea that striped sticks would cause striped goats is just silly. So how did it happed? God allowed it so Jacob would become prosperous.
It's a testimony to God's power.
2007-05-15 13:58:00 · answer #2 · answered by teacherintheroom 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Goats copulating in front of streaked rods only result in streaked baby goats if God ordains it (for Jacob's benefit in this case), not in general.
2007-05-15 13:54:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is only one problem: it didn’t work because it couldn’t work. Jacob’s success was not the product of his schemes
Jacob has worked hard (verse 6), but Laban has been the cheater (verse 7). Continually Laban changed the terms of their agreement (verse 8). The evidence of Jacob’s integrity is that God had vindicated him by giving him the flocks of Laban.
See the whole explanation at the following website:
2007-05-15 14:04:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a laughable issue..
the asker of this question (??) displays his knowledge of the bible by assuming that God instructed people to do everything they did in genesis... he assumes that since Jacob did not posses biological know how, God did not posses it either...
The asker is unable to identify Moses as the author of Genesis in his question.. he is too ignorant to use the spellchecker either...
2007-05-15 14:07:26 · answer #5 · answered by Redeemed 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'd rather copulate with the goats.
2007-05-15 13:55:14 · answer #6 · answered by 2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure they never saw a baby that looked like a ceiling.
Maybe that's why my kid doesn't look like his baby daddy.
2007-05-15 13:54:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moses wrote the book of Genesis. Genetics at the time had not been established.
2007-05-15 13:53:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
Jerry fallwell's parents must have been looking at a penis when he was conceived because he was a dick!
(he's the hot topic now that his death is the headline!)
2007-05-15 13:53:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
I thought god was smarter than that. Guess not.
2007-05-15 13:53:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋