No 9

(The Principle of First Appearance in the book of Genesis)

The Bible begins at the dawn of civilization and records man’s first experiences. These experiences were to set the pace for all the generations that would follow. Here are some of the first appearances we come across in the Bible : Creation – 1 : 1; darkness – 1 : 2; light – 1 : 3; speaking – 1 : 3; good – 1 : 4; day – 1 : 5; blessing – 1 : 22; man – 1 : 26; work – 2 : 2; rest – 2 : 2; the soul – 2 : 7; life – 2 : 7; food – 2 : 9; evil – 2 : 9; death – 2 : 17; woman – 2 ; 22; temptation – 3 : 1; sin – 3 : 6; nudity – 3 : 7; clothes – 3 : 7; fear – 3 : 10; curse – 3 : 14; pain – 3 : 16; desire – 3 : 16; eternity – 3 :22; blood – 4 : 10; choice 6 : 2; the heart – 6 : 5; grace – 6 : 8; covenant – 6 : 18; rain – 7 : 17; faith – 15 : 6; believing – 15 : 6; adoring – 18 : 2; prayer – 20 : 7; love – 22 : 2; obedience – 22 : 18. There are many others, but these are the most important ones.