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Ecclesia in Genesis, the

  1. A special place of worship (Gen 3:24; 4:7,16)         set apart "before the Lord" (Gen 18:22,23; 19:27; 25:22; 27:7).
  2. Priests: Melchizedek (Gen 14:18; Psa 110; Heb 7); Cain and Abel (Gen 3:21; 4:4-7); Noah (Gen 8:20); Abraham (Gen 15:10; 22:13); Isaac (Gen 26:25); Jacob (Gen 33:20); and Job (Job 1:5).
  3. Dress of the priests (Gen 27:15; 37:3).
  4. Preacher: Noah (2Pe 2:5).
  5. Prophet: Abraham (Gen 20:7).
  6. Forms of service: Laying on of hands (Gen 48:13-19); removing of shoes (Exo 3:5); bowing to ground (Gen 24:26-52; Exo 4:31).
  7. Rituals and laws: Sabbath (Gen 2:3; 29:27; 50:10); clean and unclean animals (Gen 7:2; 8:20); prohibition of eating blood (Gen 9:4), murder (Gen 9:6; 42:22), adultery (Gen 12:18; 26:10; 39:9; 49:4), fornication (Gen 34:7), and alien marriage (Gen 6:2; 34:14); oaths and vows (Gen 26:28; 28:20; 31:3); purification (Gen 35:2); the law of the birthright (Gen 25:31); and Levirate marriage (Gen 38:8).
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