dinosaurs ever exist????/?

Question

ima christian and i was wondering if there was ever dinasours alive or if its in the bible

Answer 1

Of course dinosaurs existed!! There's evidence of them everywhere!

What ARE they teaching in schools these days???

Answer 2

Bible describes a couple of creatures in such a way that some scholars believe the writers may have been describing dinosaurs. Behemoth is said to be the mightiest of all God’s creatures, a giant whose tail is likened to a cedar tree (Job 40:15ff). Some scholars have tried to identify Behemoth as either an elephant or a hippopotamus. Others point out that elephants and hippopotamuses have very thin tails, nothing comparable to a cedar tree. Dinosaurs like the Brachiosaurus and the Diplodocus on the other had huge tails which one could easily compare to a cedar tree.

Answer 3

Job Chapter 40

It could be a dinosaur, because huge dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus and Brachiosaurus had enormous tails that we might compare to the strength and thickness of a cedar. Some dinosaurs ate “grass like an ox” (verse 15) and dwelt in marshy reeds or fens (verses 21–23). They had strong bones (verse 18), strong hips, powerful stomach muscles (verse 16), and tightly knit sinews (verse 17).
Many evolutionist websites erroneously say that dinosaurs never ate grass, because grasses evolved after dinosaurs died out. So, they say, behemoth couldn't have been a brachiosaur. They are wrong. Even in the evolutionary long-age-of-the-earth theory, scientists have found dinosaur dung with grass in it (Science, 18 November 2005. See article at ABC science news, which says “In this case, the researchers believe the faeces were left by a large titanosaur, members of a group of long-necked, plant-eating dinosaurs known as sauropods, which included the familiar brachiosaurus.”)

It also says at Job 40:23

23 "If a river rages, he is not alarmed;

He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth.

This animal was big enough that even while standing in a rushing river, it had no effect on him. What else could it be?

Answer 4

yes. definately. Dinosaurs are just as much in the bible as today's animals. there is the behemoth which is one the dinosaurs mentioned in the bible
Job 40:15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
40:16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
40:17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
40:18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
40:19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
that would be one of those longneck dinosaurs. and other dinosaurs the bible doesnt mention directly but it does say in the ten commandments that in seven days god created the heaven the earth and all that is within them. So you could ask does that include the giraffes and the humans and the dinosaurs.and in genesis and day does actually mean a day. not 1000 years not amillion not a billion.

and dinosaurs and humans walked on the earth at the same time i could explain how this was possible, or you can go to creationseminar.com and this guy is a creationist and he uses science and the bible to disprove evolution and approve creation.

Answer 5

Yes, dinosaurs used to exist. There are countless fossils and other forms of data to prove this.

No, the Bible never mentions this. But, then again, it doesn't mention a lot of things.

Just because the Bible doesn't mention something doesn't mean you can turn your nose up at scientific fact, nor should you blindly believe the Good Book, either. Good research and a firm understanding of a certain subject comes from *multiple* resources that may or may not express differing opinions.

Answer 6

If they weren't destroyed at the fall of man, perhaps Noah took baby dinosaurs on the ark. Fossils are evidence, although carbon dating is not accurate. Job described a very large animal some believe was a dinosaur.

Answer 7

The topic of dinosaurs in the Bible is part of a larger ongoing debate within the Christian community over the age of the earth, the proper interpretation of Genesis, and how to interpret the physical evidences we find all around us. Those who believe in an older age for the earth tend to agree that the Bible does not mention dinosaurs, because according to their paradigm, dinosaurs died out millions of years before the first man ever walked the earth. The men who wrote the Bible down couldn’t have seen dinosaurs alive.

Those who believe in a younger age for the earth tend to agree that the Bible does mention dinosaurs though it never actually uses the word “dinosaur.” Instead, it uses the Hebrew word tanniyn (pronounced tan-neen; Strong’s #08577). Tanniyn is translated a few different ways in our English Bibles; sometimes it’s “sea monster,” sometimes it’s “serpent.” It is most commonly translated “dragon.” The tanniyn appear to have been some sort of giant reptile. These creatures are mentioned nearly thirty times in the Old Testament and are found both on land and in the water.

In addition to mentioning these giant reptiles in general nearly thirty times throughout the Old Testament, the Bible describes a couple of creatures in such a way that some scholars believe the writers may have been describing dinosaurs. Behemoth is said to be the mightiest of all God’s creatures, a giant whose tail is likened to a cedar tree (Job 40:15ff). Some scholars have tried to identify Behemoth as either an elephant or a hippopotamus. Others point out that elephants and hippopotamuses have very thin tails, nothing comparable to a cedar tree. Dinosaurs like the Brachiosaurus and the Diplodocus on the other had huge tails which one could easily compare to a cedar tree.

Nearly every ancient civilization has some sort of art depicting giant reptilian creatures. Petroglyphs, artifacts and even little clay figurines found in North America resemble modern depictions of dinosaurs. Rock carvings in South America depict men riding Diplodocus-like creatures and, amazingly, bear the familiar images of Triceratops-, Pterodactyl- and Tyrannosaurus Rex-like creatures. Roman mosaics, Mayan pottery and Babylonian city walls all testify to man’s trans-cultural, geographically-unbounded fascination with these creatures. Sober accounts like those of Marco Polo’s Il Milione mingle with fantastic tales of treasure-hoarding beasts. Modern day reports of sightings persist though they are usually treated with overwhelming skepticism.

In addition to the substantial amount of anthropic and historical evidences for the coexistence of dinosaur and man, there are other physical evidences, like the fossilized footprints of humans and dinosaurs found together at places in North America and West-Central Asia.

So, are there dinosaurs in the Bible? The matter is far from settled. It depends on how you interpret the available evidences and how you view the world around you. Here at GotQuestions.org we believe in a young earth interpretation and accept that dinosaurs and man coexisted. We believe that dinosaurs died out sometime after the Flood due to a combination of dramatic environmental shifts and the fact that they were relentlessly hunted to extinction by man.
Recommended Resource: Great Dinosaur Mystery Solved: Answers from the Bible by Ken Ham.

Answer 8

Yes. Computers aren't mentioned in the Bible- does this mean that computers don't exist? The creature mentioned in Job 40 is the hippopotamus, not a dinosaur. She was asking if the word dinosaur appears in the Bible. The truth is that it does not.

Answer 9

Yup dinosaurs did exist. I'm not sure but I don't think the bible says anything on them. But, I could be wrong since i don't believe in the bible as the say all end all.

Answer 10

dinosaurs existed, they went extinct. i don't think the bible mentioned dinosaurs but they existed people have been finding fossils for a long time now. scientists say that a giant meteor or something hit earth and killed them

Answer 11

The Bible is not and does not try to be a science book. It is the chronological account of our spiritual life and progression.

Dinosaurs existed, we have the bones to prove it.