Close Encounters(C)

The Ur of Chaldees. It was a center of advanced culture. There were libraries, schools and temples. The people utilized dictionaries, encyclopedias, reference works and textbooks. Areas of study included mathematics, religion and politics. What is true today was true for knowledge seekers of the ancient of days. Writing was well established nearly 1,000 years before the days of Abraham.

Moses incorporated written records and testimonies in the writing of The Five Books. Moses took advantage of resources available to him, just as a writer would do today. After all, Moses was not physically there when the events took place. These recordings and recollections were several hundred years old and all happened before Moses was born. Historical data, along with the age old past time of storytelling, gave Moses the added fuel he needed to write the Torah with such undeniable sufficient scrutiny. 

And once again, the presence of supernatural or extra-terrestrial beings are kept on permanent record to furthermore support that indeed they were here. His name was Nanna. Ancient alien influence is so heavily present in the Bible and other historical writings, that we can no longer ignore their presence-then and now. (click here to watch the entire series)

The Story of Abraham 

As the story goes, Abram and his wife Sarai, accompanied by his brother Lot, journeyed forth to Canaan where God promised the land of Canaan to Abram. Along the way, they faced various trials and tribulations that became life lessons for us all. As they approached Egypt, Abram advised his wife to lie and tell the people that she was his sister in order to save himself. His selfishness overtook his faith. Fear for his own life made him forget what consequences his deceit would bring for Sarai and others. 

Abram was a man of faith, but was not perfect. His heart was lead to make hurtful decisions based on fear and selfishness. 

It says that Abram and Lot were traveling with flocks, herds and tents. The land could not support them both dwelling together. They had too many material things and eventually there was unsettled strife between them. Trouble between them over possessions was the first sign they were already soiling the land GOD set aside for Abram to have. But Abram compromised with Lot and offered the Jordan Valley to him, left or right, whichever he chose.

This would keep peace between them and GOD rewarded his gracious attitude with another confirmation of the promise. So Lot chose the Jordan Valley, Abram stayed in Canaan.

Lot's initial choice of Sodom or Gomorrah was wrong. But nowhere are we told that Lot needed to remain in this environment.

So Lot was taken prisoner in the raid of the four kings, aka the Battle of Siddim, only to be delivered by Abram; returning again, he remained until the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, when God delivered him.

The mercy and goodness of GOD toward this backslider, yet truly converted believer, is a revel in God's grace.

Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran and received God's promise. Inherent in the covenant, was the promise of a child. Now, at 85 years old, it appeared quite impossible to have children. So Sarai, Abram's wife, invited Abram to have intercourse with her maid, Hagar, in hopes that she would become pregnant and bare them a child.


Now, archeological evidence of Nuzu customs indicate that in some marriage contracts, a wife without child was required to furnish a substitute for her husband. Nuzu custom stipulated further that the slave wife and her children could not be sent away. Thus the action for Sarai and Abram was undoubtedly in line with the laws of that day. This was not  adultery, it was surrogate.

They argued about it and finally Abram decided to go through with it and have intercourse with Hagar. Sure enough, Hagar gets pregnant, Sarai regrets her decision and becomes jealous and angry. Hence the reason why the Supreme One ordered man and woman to marry and not subject their marriage bed to surrogate intercourse. Abram tried to stay out of it when Sarai took her bad decision out on Hagar, but Sarai still had Abram send Hagar away.




As if surrogates with the elderly were not enough, circumcision was introduced into the picture. At a vibrant and healthy 99 years old, Abraham claimed that God told him to remove his foreskin. And even though she was impatient, overzealous and acted irrationally, the God of Abraham still rewarded Sarai.

Now when Hagar is visited at the spring of water in the wilderness, this is the first mention of an extra-terrestrial being, speaking directly to a human, in physical form. All of the other forms of communication up to this point have been directly with this one Supreme Being or the human hearing the voice of  this one Supreme Being. 


The One True Supreme Being's physical description and formal name is NEVER mentioned in ANY ancient text or recording anywhere in the world.  



This is extremely deliberate and intentional. When asked what "It" should be called, the Divine Creator simply replied with statements like, "be still and know that I Am" or "just call me Abba or Father." Never once in the past or present, has this Deity above all other deities, ever revealed it's name.

With that being said, there was also very little or no physical description of any of the main characters named in Moses' books such as skin color, hairstyle or body type.

There is however, plenty of physical evidence such as ruins of ancient cities and villages. Not to mention the endless amount of ancient artifacts, skeletons and rock carvings. With these findings, we are literally able to learn about entire ancient civilizations and envision the whereabouts of these major events.

 

god hears. This was obviously thousands of years before humans would have ultrasound technology. Furthermore proving that these creatures were not mystical or magic, they were simply an advanced and intelligent species that humans succumb to.

The being had superior knowledge and spoke of the child's future: he will be wild and live a wild life,
fighting for his place in society as a man, but he will linger over his brothers. This prophecy reveals that Hagar will have more children.

Now, back to Abram and Sarai... 

Abram was 86 years old when Ishmael was born. God restated his covenant with Abram and changed his name from Abram-which means exalted father, to Abraham-which means father of a multitude. God made Abraham the father of a multitude of nations, giving birth to kings and all descendants for generations to come. God gave his descendants all of the lands that Abraham stayed over in and of course, all the land of Canaan.

This is their everlasting possession and God is their Lord. (similar to what he tried to do with Adam and the Garden) The sign of the covenant between God and Abraham's descendants, for all generations, is circumcision. God commands that every male be circumcised at the age of 8 days old. Any male who is uncircumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, would be cut off from his people; he has broken the covenant.

God also changed Sarai's name, which means contentious or princely, to Sarah, which means princess. God fulfilled his promise to allow her to have children. Abraham was 100 years old and Sarah was 90 years old when their first son was born. God named their son, Isaac which means to laugh or smile with laughter.

So is it named Isaac because this is all one big cosmic joke? No, it simply shows that this Supreme Creator has the ability to create humans as well as command the creation of humans at any given time to serve a greater purpose in the future. 

You see, the more we learn about this All Encompassing Deity, the more we understand its ways of thinking, feeling and the reasons why it did what it did with us in the beginning of days. It is always thinking of our future and our best interest, like any parent would do. It asks us to live in the now and not be troubled, but aware of future events. I describe it like this. You have a natural mother, earth and a supernatural father, the creator. The homo sapien is their offspring.

But with this creation, came a myriad of counterfeits. Other beings of extra-terrestrial nature, emulated the technology of creating human beings in an effort to become their own gods of their own races. When that wasn't enough, they fought amongst themselves for control of each others territories, humans and other hybrid creations. When that went too far, the Creator of All Creation; this One Supreme Power, puts an end to it all and removes every single one of the "wanna-be-gods" from the face of the earth. And that was that.

Circumcision is still practiced in nearly every culture in modern time for one reason or another including hygiene and because there is no crucial biological or scientific use of the skin. Those who do it to keep the covenant believed God when He said that failure to do so will separate a man from the people of Israel. The command was defined in the Law of Moses, but over time, circumcision was abolished in certain circles and considered legalism and not a rite of passage.

People of faith today, gravitate to the GOD of Abraham as the deity to worship, because of the claim by Christ Jesus that He is the only begotten son in the flesh of that GOD. Any other God that is worshiped in modern time that is not the God of Abraham is considered to be a demi-god or god-like creature, posing as a divine creator when they are only creations themselves. They are NOT the Creator of gods but creations of the Supreme Being and only wish to act in his ways and have what He has. 

So which religion is right? History has revealed that every spiritual or religious faith on this planet was influenced by extra-terrestrial beings, seeking to be leaders or kings of a nation of peoples. Moroni was an alien being; Allah was an alien species, Krishna was an alien species, and the list goes on and on. Only one extra-terrestrial being claimed and proved to be a direct seed of the Creator Of All Creations: Emmanuel.

Any religion, faith or practice that worships a deity, spirit, semi-god or any other act of material, astrological or numerical worship is considered to be a direct violation of the Law of Adam, Abraham, Moses and Jesus. These are false religions acting as counterfeits of the real and one true Creator. To continue to follow or worship any other God before the Supreme God is considered separation from the Most High Divine and in separation will you stay upon the day of judgement.

So now you know the truth. With this knowledge, you must choose to continue to worship false deities and idol gods or turn your love and attention to the Son of Man's Creator. The choice is yours. Or you can choose to do nothing and believe in nothing and watch it all unfold before you in the end of days and make your decision then. The choice is yours. 

The Story of Lot: Sodom and Gomorrah

We know now that Sodom and Gomorrah were real places, actual locations. So it confirms that the events recorded taking place there are also real. Weapons of mass destruction were used to destroy the cities. No mystical magic, but good old fashioned war level bombs; several of them. Dropped from space craft and designed to disintegrate upon impact. Over time, only traces of sulfur and char elements remain. This Super Deity proved with this action that punishment of the law is swift and unrelenting. 

Moses wrote that the The Creator with no formal name informed Abraham that the cities would be destroyed because of their wickedness. This would clear the way for the righteous to inherit the land. Abraham pleaded that if there were at least 10 righteous people there, would GOD spare the land. God replied, yes. But there were none.

Lot was Abraham's nephew. Once again, the Bible clearly shows extra-terrestrial beings interacting with humans on a mutual level. Two intermediaries came to Lot to talk to him about what was going to happen. There is no description of them, but since humans are made in the likeness of their maker, it is accepted that they were human-like figures; no wings or abnormal extremities. Lot gave them food and shelter for the night. When others heard that there were these superior race of beings staying at Lot's house, they rushed his doors in an attempt to see them up close and personal.

Lot offered the villagers virgin women to go away, but the persisted and refused. One of the alien messengers grabs Lot and drags him back in the house. The other takes a metallic hand-held device and uses it to emit an intense bright, white light that was so strong, it caused temporary blindness in the eyes of the unruly mob. The messengers then informed Lot that the reason why they were here was they were ordered to destroy the cities.

These beings were flesh and blood, just like the others. Their bodies were able to ingest food and liquid and required rest just like a human's body wood. So this clearly indicates that they were not misty, ghostly spirit forms of smoke or floating apparitions with bird-like wings.

Lot and his Uncle Abraham were righteous in the eyes of The Supreme Creator and vowed to spare their families from the destruction. Abraham was more of a visionary and looked forward to what was to come after the rubble was cleared and the new city was finished. Lot on the other hand, lived more in the now and didn't pay much concern to future outcomes.

We know now that the area in and around Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by bombs with the blast radius of a modern day nuclear bomb. The messengers that were assigned to watch over Lot and his wife and family, managed to get them as far away from harm's away as possible, but warned his wife that if she chose to turn back, she would surely be destroyed in the blast. But she didn't heed word, turned back and ran right into an explosion. Just as the people in those cities, her body was burned to ash.  

Now you would think that would be enough of a wake up call for people to change their ways. But no. Lot lost his wife and their daughters lost their mom. But old habits die hard. The older daughter figured well since all the men were dead and gone, she couldn't get knocked up. So she convinces the younger sister to get dear old dad drunk and rape him so she can get pregnant! True story. The next night, they did it again and the younger sister raped her father in his drunken stupor. 

It wasn't enough that the cities were infested with lust, greed, homosexuality, pillaging and other careless behaviors. The daughters committed incest, rape and excessive alcohol consumption. They succeeded in getting pregnant. No surprise even today, we don't have a clear historical record of what happened to Lot, his daughters or their inbred offspring. It is more than likely they settled in Zoar or other nearby areas, lived out their lives and died naturally.

 

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Ah the magical, mystical, enchanting, engrossing, horrific, terrifying, unbelievable truth of the Bible. I tell anyone who will listen, if you have never read this incredibly indescribable living breathing machine, then you should. To get through it, read it first like a novel. Then, read it again like a history book. Then, read it again as an instruction manual for life. 

Some say in life, we are tested everyday. Our mental, physical, spiritual and emotional limits are constantly being pushed. But by whom? What seen or unseen force is causing it? Is there a malevolent nature that we just can't deny that causes us to detrimental things? The answers to these questions are actually pretty simple: the ancient aliens that led humans astray in the beginning of days, taught and influenced every generation to come until the end of days, to know right, but choose wrong. 

It is not the physical force causing us to hurt ourselves and each other. That is so extremely primitive. Today, it is a sweet, soft, subtle power of suggestion. That's all it takes. It's like throwing a pebble in a still lake and watching the ripples grow larger and larger as they spread.

 Moses talks about this sweet seduction of destruction in the story of:

Isaac and Abraham

Contrary to popular belief, it was NOT an order by The Supreme Being that Abraham offer his son, Isaac, up for sacrifice. This was a common practice by semi-gods; extra-terrestrial creatures that placed themselves above the human race in positions of great power and leadership. It was actually the other way around. The fake wanna-be god told Abraham to kill his kid, but the The Supreme High Creator actually sent an intermediary to Abraham and commanded him to stop! "Do not slay your son! The Lord knows you are faithful and would do anything in obedient faith."

Now it also used the term "Lord." The word Lord became a popular replacement for "god" about 1000 years before this event took place. According to Moses, the messenger "called to Abraham from heaven" {which simply means the sky above him and Isaac} "and stopped Abraham and commanded him not to slay his son fore now he knows that Abraham fears {which means deeply loves} God." Abraham obeyed the Lord with unflinching faith. Through faith, Abraham believed that if Isaac were to die, the Lord would raise Isaac from the dead. Here is yet another reference to the act or practice of resurrection or revival and restoration of a dead body. We see this again with Lazarus and Jesus. Eventually, Sarah died at 127 years old and Abraham died at 175 years old.

Today, we imagine the impossible, and say why not. The Bible immortalizes so many stories of mankind's triumphs and tribulations. And while every person has a different reaction to the Bible, the events are indubitably undeniable. 

Also, at this point in our history, we are far past mankind's First World Order. Adam has long since been divorced from Lilith, the mother of demons, remarried Eve and Abraham and Sarah have passed away. There are multiple political systems and religions throughout the world. The extra-terrestrial beings with their supernatural abilities and technologies have confused the human race and mixed it with other humanoids already in existence before humans were created.

It is all too convenient that we cannot trace our ancestral bloodlines back to the original beings. Oddly enough, they wanted it that way. Keep the humans fat, dumb and happy so they don't ask too many questions and don't get too smart and think they're our equals. Modern man and woman will not be able to tell which species they descended from. And while many of us claim to be able to tell the aliens from the natural humans, we cannot. Time and lack of historical data makes it nearly impossible. However, we can deduct reasonably that some modern cultures were indeed created by other non-world beings and their offspring are still among the original humans.

While there are many traits we inherited from our hybrid mothers and fathers, and our natural ones, the most disappointing one our undeniable inability to get along. They couldn't get along with each other and neither can we. People, we need to wake up. Learn from the mistakes of the ones before us and restore our existence to pure paradise.

 The Bible also seems to concentrate on certain geographical areas, giving little, if any, recognition to major events that may have taken place in other parts of the world. There is no historical claim as to the progression or spiritual involvement with other nations in comparison with the Hebrew nations in which the five books take place. Also, it is interesting that "God" personally made changes to people's
names and no one has a last name.

The approximate time that most of these events took place, span as far back as 6600 BC. There is no explanation up to this point on how come time is recorded backwards. There is also no indication of rituals, offerings or ceremonies becoming required acts for the entire world to perform. Today, most of the sacrifices and rituals performed then are considered barbaric and cruel and unusual forms of torture and punishment. Then there are some cultures that still support forms of torture for punishment such as death penalties and public beatings.

Tradition has assumed that Jerusalem was the place where Abraham offered up Isaac. It was through Isaac that the descendants of Abraham should be named. Isaac and Ishmael buried Abraham together next to their mother, Sarah. Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born and Ishmael was 14. The
descendants of Ishmael and Isaac had almost nothing in common for many centuries except that they were both descendants of Abraham.

The Story of Esau

...is broken down into four parts:

1. The sale of his inheritance to Jacob for food.

 2. His marriages to women not related to his father's family.

 3. His marriage to Mahalath to satisfy his parents.

4. His failures to secure patriarchal blessing just prior to the death of his father, Isaac.

Esau eventually reestablishes his relationship with Jacob and leaves Canaan for Seir. Esau was perceived to be careless and motivated by carnal desires and revenge. Esau believed Jacob "stole his blessing" from him. Before the establishment of the Aaronic Priesthood, the first born in each family exercised the priestly prerogatives in the home after his father's death.

Rebekah and Jacob

Now Rebekah was listening when Isaac spoke to his son Esau. So when Esau went to the field to hunt for game and bring it, Rebekah told her son Jacob that she heard his father talking to his brother. Rebekah told Jacob to bring her game. Prepare for her a savory meal that she may eat it and bless him before the Lord before she dies. Since Isaac had poor eyesight in his old age, she assumed she could deceive him. She instructed Jacob to present the game to her and she would prepare the meal for Isaac. Jacob warned her that Esau was hairy and he had smooth skin. If Isaac touched him he would be able to tell he was not Esau. So Rebekah dressed Jacob in Esau's clothes to fool Isaac. When Isaac spoke and felt of Jacob, he was convinced that Jacob was Esau and gave him the blessing. Esau found out about the deception and told his father. But it was too late.

Rebekah and Jacob deceived Isaac in order to obtain the blessing. Esau, long before this, had sold his birthright to Jacob. Jacob could have done something else to obtain the blessing of his father without resorting to fraud. This incident is a sad illustration of what happens when believers seek to promote the will of God by dishonest means. Jacob had to pay the price in long years of exile.

Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. Esau planned to murder Jacob and told Rebekah about his plan. Rebekah warned Jacob and advised him to move to Haran with his uncle, Laban, until Esau backed off his threat.

Moses writes again of incest within Isaac and Rebekah's family as instructed by Isaac. Before Jacob left, Isaac instructed him to marry one of his uncle's daughters, for the sake of his mother. Isaac prayed for Jacob and sent him on his way to Paddanaram to live with his uncle Laban. Esau continued to act out of spite and took another wife, besides the wives he had. He married Mahalath, Abraham's granddaughter, who is also his aunt.

Jacob's Dream

We know now that Jacob's dream was not of mystical fantasy figures floating up into the clouds like special effects in a movie or something out of imaginary anime sequence. We know now that the creatures Jacob envisioned were indeed extra-terrestrial, celestial beings that were using a ladder to enter a spacecraft. The idea that there were bird like wings or some type of magical glow about them, furthermore supports the evidence of space travel suits equipped with gear and attachments. And the lights from the ship reflect off the metallic surface of the gear and glass shield of their helmets.

As Jacob traveled from Beersheba to Haran, he rested in a small open area called Luz. He took a stone and used it as a rock to sleep on. That night he had a dream that "God" spoke to him. In Jacob's dream God promised the land of Luz to him and his descendants. In his dream, God said the descendants would spread north, east, south and west and all his descendants and their families would be blessed (meaning taken care of or provided, in the matter of needs for healthy living.)

When Jacob woke up, he rationed that Luz was the house of God. He took the stone that he slept on and set it up for a pillar. Pillar means memorial stone. He poured oil on top of it to consecrate the place as an altar to God. Jacob called the place, Bethel.

Bethel means House of God. This land later became a sacred place for children of Israel. It was later granted to the tribe of Benjamin and was about twelve miles north of Jerusalem.

So what is it in our nature as humans that makes us believe we can negotiate with supernatural beings? Is it our naivete that permits us to question authority? Or is it good old fashioned politics. You see, even after all of this, Jacob tells the so-called god, give him food and clothing and let him make it back to his father's house safely; then he would choose this being to be his god. You don't haggle a deal with a celestial being that has the means and opportunity to make or break you, unless you truly have nothing to lose.

Jacob saw no threat from the alien and continued to speak his piece. Call it doubt, lack of faith or just plain wit, Jacob wasn't going to just jump when the creature said jump. All in all, it ended well. The approach may have been a bit impolite, but the expression of thanks and gratitude became a custom in Israelite practice and it often celebrated by a votive offering.

Jacob worked for his uncle Laban for seven years. Jacob married his cousin Leah. Leah was Laban's oldest daughter. I know, more inbreeding and incest, but it was customary in Haran for the older daughter to marry first. It was also socially acceptable to marry within the family.

The (Addams) Family Portrait: cousin-sister-wives Leah & Rachel, uncle-daddy-grandpa Laban and nephew-cousin-son-in-law-husband Jacob

It was a hill-billy, hick-sick orgy of half breeds: to use a more judgmental tone. But Leah had four "sons-cousins-grand-babies" and just wasn't cutting it for "daddy-cousin-nephew-husband" Jacob anymore. He wanted more. He wanted Cousin Rachel, Uncle Laban's youngest daughter.

You guessed it, Jacob works for Laban another seven years and marries Rachel, while still married to Leah! But wait! There's more! Rachel thinks she can't get pregnant and pulls a Sarah move--has her maid, Bilhah, sleep with Jacob until she gets pregnant. Remember, it's common and customary and is not considered immoral or illegal in any way to have multiple wives and sleep with multiple women in order to make a bunch of babies.

It is important to also remember, what's in a name. The reason why so many people have issues with actuality vs. generalization when it comes to the Bible is because the book's first author, Moses, used so many metaphors and definitions that it can get lost super quick in translation. Prime example, the name Bilhah which means weak or slow, faltering or bashful. Of course this would be the character's name for a hand maiden in those days. Rachel is the strong one; woman and wife of the house, Bilhah is the weak one; servant and concubine.



Bilhah ended up having two sons by Jacob. Leah saw that Rachel had two boys from Bilhah and offered her maid, Zilpah, to sleep with Jacob. Jacob slept with Zilpah and she got pregnant and had two sons, also. Yes people, the battle of the desperate housewives showed no sign of mercy; not to mention Jacob was having his cake and eating it, too. It's not as glamorous as it sounds: sitting around the dinner table with your cousin-brothers from same dad, different moms...seems a bit awkward for casual conversation today. But was and is widely practiced in these and other cultures around the world.




 
This feud over who could have the most children, simply becomes outrageous. Leah offers Rachel mandrakes in exchange for sex with Jacob. Cathartics for sex with your own husband...and you thought you had it bad! (The root of a mandrake was formerly used especially to promote conception, as a cathartic, or as a narcotic and soporific-dictionary.com) Jacob has intercourse with Leah and gets pregnant with "son-cousin-half brothers," number's five and six.




Say it ain't so! Hot off the half-breed, incest press! Leah gives birth to Jacob's first daughter, Dinah!! Rachel goes on to have another son by Jacob, making this one his seventh son. In all, Jacob had 12 sons and 1 daughter.

graph is courtesy of Wikipedia:

Children of Jacob by wife in order of birth (D = Daughter)

Leah

Reuben (1)

Simeon (2)

Levi (3)

Judah (4)

Issachar (9)

Zebulun (10)

Dinah (D)

Rachel

Joseph (11)

Benjamin (12)

Bilhah (Rachel's servant)

Dan (5)

Naphtali (6)

Zilpah (Leah's servant)

Gad (7)

Asher (8)

Today, polygamy and adultery are still allowed throughout some middle-eastern countries. Polygamy is also practiced in the United States. Those that practice polygamy in America are protected by the Constitution under freedom of religion. However, adultery in America is illegal and can be tried in a court of law.

Jacob's Meeting

Moses wraps it up to say that Jacob went on his way and the intermediary messengers of God meet him. Jacob sees them and assumes they are God's Army, so he takes it upon himself to name the place where he is, Mahanaim or two armies. Jacob sends carriers ahead to Seir, Edom, where Esau is staying.

Jacob sends carriers ahead to Seir, Edom, where Esau is staying. The message was, "...this is your servant, Jacob. I have sojourned with Laban and stayed until now...and I have sent to tell my lord, in order that I may find favor in your sight..." They return and tell Jacob that Esau is coming, but he's bringing 400 men with him! Jacob prepares himself in case Esau tries to kill him and that same night, had his wives, maids and 13 children, cross the shallow end of the Jabbok stream.

All that is left is Jacob and one of the supernatural beings. Jacob wrestled with the E.T., thinking that he was sent to kill him. They scuffled and fought until daybreak and finally stopped. The creature told Jacob to stop and let him go. Jacob realized in his fear and ignorance, this soldier was not here to hurt him, but to help him and didn't want to let go until the being "blessed" him. Once settled, the alien asked Jacob, "what is your name?" He said, "my name is Jacob." The being said, "you should be named Israel," meaning, one who strives with god. "You strived with god and man and prevailed!" Jacob asked the angel for his name, but the creature hesitated and refused to give a name. So, Jacob took it upon himself to give the place near the stream a name. He called it, Peniel or "face of god." He believed it was God he was fighting and God spared his life.

To this day, an Israelite will not eat the sinew of the hip; this tendon is located upon the hollow of the thigh. It was the tendon across the hip that Jacob bruised while wrestling the messenger at the river Jabbok. Today, it is accepted that it was the Most High God that changed Jacob's name to Israel and Abram's name to Abraham. The name Israel is common use to describe individuals or groups of people.

 In this case, Jacob, now called Israel, arrives safely in Schechem, Canaan, sets up camp near the city and purchases a piece of land for 100 gesitah from the sons of Hamor. It was there that Israel built his altar to God and called it, El Elohe Israel: The God of the one of the who strives with god.

..:THE BIBLE:..

Aliens. UFO's. Celestial beings. Rituals. Sacrifices. Betrayal. Murder. Deception. Alcoholism. Rape. Incest. Revenge. Adultery. Greed. Sloth. Wrath. Envy. Pride. Lust. Gluttony. Sin.

:and then there is:

Technology. Science. Religion. History. Culture. Ceremony. Family Structure. Healthcare. Education. Geography. Astronomy. Legalism. Politics. Economics. Judgment. 

And the list goes on and on. The One Supreme Creator of all other beings and creations known to existence, still: has no true identifiable name as right now, today. The Only Begotten Son of this Creator also, to this very day, still has no true identifiable name. Every name of a person, place or thing, has another deeper layer of meanings, that translate into an entirely different story than most believe or have the ability to interpret and fully comprehend.

.and that's just the beginning.  

 

-DeMaster Thomas-