And we're going to begin with the story of Terah and his family. This is a story that's marked by the themes of divine command and divine promise.

我们将从他拉和他家族的故事开始,这段故事的主题是神的命定和应许。

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So in the second creation story beginning in Genesis 2:4, We read that the first human is formed when God fashions it from the dust of the earth or clay.

在《创世纪》第2章第4节开始的第二个创世故事，我们看到第一个人类形成,他上帝用尘土或黏土将人捏造成形。

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Our story opens with a temporal clause: "When on high," "when God began creating"; We have a wind that sweeps over chaotic waters, Just like the wind of Marduk released into the face of Tiamat, And the Hebrew term is particularly fascinating.

我们的故事以时间状语开始：,“当在天国时““上帝开始创世“,我们读到了掠过恶水的气流，就像Marduk当Tiamat的面所释放的气流，希伯来语的说法尤其迷人。

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