The Torah Part I: Creation to Adam & Eve | Dennis Prager

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🗓️ 21 October 2024

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Where do we come from, and why do we think the way we do? These are the foundational questions posed in the Book of Genesis—covering the creation of man, woman, and the Jewish people. In this PragerU 5-Minute Video, bestselling author and Bible scholar Dennis Prager, creator of The Rational Bible, explores how the early chapters of Genesis shaped Western civilization, moral reasoning, and human identity. Discover why these ancient biblical stories remain relevant today and what they reveal about purpose, values, and our place in the world. Get all our content ad-free on PragerU.com or download the PragerU app: https://l.prageru.com/45GvWlu Follow PragerU on social media: YouTube Instagram X/Twitter Facebook Rumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.7	The Torah is the name given to the first five books of the Bible.
0:36.7	Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.
0:40.8	It is by far the most important collection of books ever written. Without the Torah,
0:46.5	humanity would not know about the God most human beings worship. Without the Torah, there would be
0:51.1	no Old Testament and no New Testament. In other words, there would be no Bible, and there would be no Quran. So, in the Torah, there would be no Old Testament and no New Testament. In other words, there would be no
0:55.0	Bible, and there would be no Quran. So without the Torah, there would be no Judaism, no Christianity,
1:01.4	and no Islam. Without the Torah, there would be no Western civilization. Without the Torah,
1:08.0	we would never have heard of the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve, Moses,
1:12.8	the Exodus, the Ten Commandments, or even a loving God.
1:17.9	It is the Torah that gave humanity the idea that every human being is precious,
1:23.1	because in the words of the Torah we are all created in God's image.
1:29.3	The most famous moral rule we have, love your neighbor as yourself, is from the Torah. So what exactly is the Torah
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