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ChatGPT’s Prompt: How do critical bible scholars view Jacob’s deathbed reorganization of his son’s inheritances as prophetic for the tribal situations that evolve? Cite each son/grandson separately with context of how Jacob’s words relate the the future tribal situations. Cite all sources in line. Response: Critical biblical scholars generally approach Jacob’s final words in Genesis […]
Continue ReadingThis post is a continuation of Chat & Claude responses about the Jacob/Joseph story. Genesis 49 continues several of the major themes we identified in Genesis 48 Genesis 48 and 49 are really a single deathbed reorganization of Jacob/Israel’s family. Chapter 48 deals with Joseph’s two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh; chapter 49 then turns to […]
Continue ReadingThis post contains more followup prompt/responses in the Joseph conversation with Claude.ai on 9/20-21/2026. The question here is did the tribal areas of Ephraim and Manasseh have economic advantages over the others. The previous posts are: Prompt – Did the tibal areas of Ephraim and Manasseh have and economic advantage over the others? Response – […]
Continue ReadingFrom Claude.ai that was a followup prompt-response in the long conversation about Joseph on 9/20-21-2026. The other posts are: Prompt – As Joseph’s two sons each are a tribe and the other 11 sons of Jacob are tribes that adds up to 13. But there is only 12 tribes. What happened?
Continue ReadingFrom OpenAI. (2024). ChatGPT [Large language model]. https://chatgpt.com Prompt – What are the names of the northern tribes of Israel that were dispersed by the Assyrians? The northern tribes of Israel that were dispersed by the Assyrians are often referred to as the “Ten Lost Tribes.” According to biblical accounts, these tribes made up the […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 10/19/2024 The Northern Tribes of Israel, also known as the Ten Lost Tribes, were part of the ancient Kingdom of Israel that split from the united monarchy after the reign of King Solomon. They formed the northern kingdom, distinct from the southern Kingdom of Judah. The division occurred around 930 BCE, following […]
Continue Reading12 Tribes of Israel: Original Tribes (And Where Are They Today?) written by Joshua Schachterle, Ph.D. Date written: May 18th, 2024. Posted on BartEhrman.com. The paragraphs below were extracted from the Article. Israel’s identity has been intimately tied to the 12 tribes of Israel for millennia. The tribes are explicitly named in the Bible which traces their […]
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