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== Bible verses cited as scientific foreknowledge ==
== Bible verses cited as scientific foreknowledge ==


===Earth floating free in space===
=== Earth floating free in space ===  
{{Bible ref|book=Job|chap=26|verses=7|version=ESV}} states that God "hangs the Earth on nothing.", It also contrasts with ancient Hindu <ref>https://steemit.com/culrture/@syaukani/earth-above-the-back-of-the-giant-turtles-the-story-of-awatara-kurma</ref> and Native American myths that the Earth hangs on a turtle.
{{Bible quote|He stretches out the north over the void
    and '''hangs the earth on nothing.'''|book=Job|chap=26|verses=7|version=ESV}}
Job 26:7 states that God "hangs the Earth on nothing.", It also contrasts with ancient Hindu <ref>https://steemit.com/culrture/@syaukani/earth-above-the-back-of-the-giant-turtles-the-story-of-awatara-kurma</ref> and Native American myths that the Earth hangs on a turtle.


=== Blood circulation ===
=== Blood circulation ===
{{Bible ref|book=Leviticus|chap=17|verses=11|version=ESV}} states, "For the life of the flesh is in the blood", <ref>https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2017%3A11&version=KJV</ref> blood circulation was not discovered until 17th century by William Harvey. <ref>https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/health-and-medicine/discovery-blood-circulation</ref>  
{{Bible quote|'''For the life of the flesh is in the blood''', and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life.|book=Leviticus|chap=17|verses=11|version=ESV}}
Leviticus 17:11 states, "For the life of the flesh is in the blood", blood circulation was not discovered until 17th century by William Harvey. <ref>https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/health-and-medicine/discovery-blood-circulation</ref>  


William Harvey cited Leviticus 17:11 on "On Generation". <ref>https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Works_of_William_Harvey_(part_1_of_2).djvu/476</ref>
William Harvey cited Leviticus 17:11 on "On Generation". <ref>https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:The_Works_of_William_Harvey_(part_1_of_2).djvu/476</ref>
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=== Circumcision on the 8th day ===
=== Circumcision on the 8th day ===
{{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=17|verses=12|version=ESV}} commands circumcision to be on the 8th day, <ref>https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2017:12&version=GNT</ref> Modern science suggests that optimal time to circumcise is the 8th day. <ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1477513109000114</ref><ref>https://seattlebris.com/blog/circumcision-countdown-the-physiology-behind-why-eight-days-matters</ref>
{{Bible quote|'''He who is eight days old among you shall be circumcised.''' Every male throughout your generations, whether born in your house or bought with your money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring,|book=Genesis|chap=17|verses=12|version=ESV}}  
Genesis 17:12 commands circumcision to be on the 8th day, <ref>https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2017:12&version=GNT</ref> Modern science suggests that optimal time to circumcise is the 8th day. <ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1477513109000114</ref><ref>https://seattlebris.com/blog/circumcision-countdown-the-physiology-behind-why-eight-days-matters</ref>


=== Big bang ===
=== Big bang ===
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{{Bible quote| The birds of the air,
{{Bible quote| The birds of the air,
And the fish of the sea
And the fish of the sea
That pass through the paths of the seas.|book=Psalm|chap=8|verses=8|version=NKJV}}
 
'''That pass through the paths of the seas.'''|book=Psalm|chap=8|verses=8|version=NKJV}}




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“If a woman has a flow of blood for many days that is unrelated to her menstrual period, or if the blood continues beyond the normal period, she is ceremonially unclean. As during her menstrual period, the woman will be unclean as long as the discharge continues. Any bed she lies on and any object she sits on during that time will be unclean, just as during her normal menstrual period. If any of you touch these things, you will be ceremonially unclean. You must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening.|book=Leviticus|chap=15|verses=4-27|version=NLT}}
“If a woman has a flow of blood for many days that is unrelated to her menstrual period, or if the blood continues beyond the normal period, she is ceremonially unclean. As during her menstrual period, the woman will be unclean as long as the discharge continues. Any bed she lies on and any object she sits on during that time will be unclean, just as during her normal menstrual period. If any of you touch these things, you will be ceremonially unclean. You must wash your clothes and bathe yourself in water, and you will remain unclean until evening.|book=Leviticus|chap=15|verses=4-27|version=NLT}}


Leviticus 15:4-27 tells to wash yourself and clothes — many cultures underemphasize bathing.
Leviticus 15:4-27 tells to wash yourself and your clothes — many cultures underemphasize bathing.


{{Bible quote|“You must have a designated area outside the camp where you can go to relieve yourself.  Each of you must have a spade as part of your equipment. Whenever you relieve yourself, dig a hole with the spade and cover the excrement.|book=Deuteronomy|chap=23|verses=12-13|version=NLT}}
{{Bible quote|“You must have a designated area outside the camp where you can go to relieve yourself.  Each of you must have a spade as part of your equipment. Whenever you relieve yourself, dig a hole with the spade and cover the excrement.|book=Deuteronomy|chap=23|verses=12-13|version=NLT}}
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Deuteronomy 23:12-13 says to poop in holes and cover them  — contrasts with modern river pooping.
Deuteronomy 23:12-13 says to poop in holes and cover them  — contrasts with modern river pooping.


Quarantine if diseased (Leviticus 14:8-9).
{{Bible quote|As long as the serious disease lasts, they will be ceremonially unclean. They must live in isolation in their place outside the camp.|book=Leviticus|chap=13|verses=46|version=NLT}}
Leviticus 13:46 commands quarantine if diseased.


== References ==
== References ==