1. Hebrew Bible, Genesis, 1.4, 2.7, 2.14, 3.19-3.20, 6.6, 9.10, 12.5 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Garcia, On Human Nature in Early Judaism: Creation, Composition, and Condition (2021) 31, 35, 65| 1.4. וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאוֹר כִּי־טוֹב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹשֶׁךְ׃ 2.7. וַיִּיצֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאָדָם עָפָר מִן־הָאֲדָמָה וַיִּפַּח בְּאַפָּיו נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים וַיְהִי הָאָדָם לְנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה׃ 2.14. וְשֵׁם הַנָּהָר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי חִדֶּקֶל הוּא הַהֹלֵךְ קִדְמַת אַשּׁוּר וְהַנָּהָר הָרְבִיעִי הוּא פְרָת׃ 3.19. בְּזֵעַת אַפֶּיךָ תֹּאכַל לֶחֶם עַד שׁוּבְךָ אֶל־הָאֲדָמָה כִּי מִמֶּנָּה לֻקָּחְתָּ כִּי־עָפָר אַתָּה וְאֶל־עָפָר תָּשׁוּב׃ 6.6. וַיִּנָּחֶם יְהוָה כִּי־עָשָׂה אֶת־הָאָדָם בָּאָרֶץ וַיִּתְעַצֵּב אֶל־לִבּוֹ׃ 12.5. וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָם אֶת־שָׂרַי אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת־לוֹט בֶּן־אָחִיו וְאֶת־כָּל־רְכוּשָׁם אֲשֶׁר רָכָשׁוּ וְאֶת־הַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂוּ בְחָרָן וַיֵּצְאוּ לָלֶכֶת אַרְצָה כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ אַרְצָה כְּנָעַן׃ | 1.4. And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. 2.7. Then the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. 2.14. And the name of the third river is Tigris; that is it which goeth toward the east of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. 3.19. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken; for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.’ 3.20. And the man called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. 6.6. And it repented the LORD that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him at His heart. 9.10. and with every living creature that is with you, the fowl, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that go out of the ark, even every beast of the earth. 12.5. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came. |
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2. Hebrew Bible, Job, 10.9, 34.15 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •meaningless •meaninglessness Found in books: Garcia, On Human Nature in Early Judaism: Creation, Composition, and Condition (2021) 31| 10.9. זְכָר־נָא כִּי־כַחֹמֶר עֲשִׂיתָנִי וְאֶל־עָפָר תְּשִׁיבֵנִי׃ 34.15. יִגְוַע כָּל־בָּשָׂר יָחַד וְאָדָם עַל־עָפָר יָשׁוּב׃ | 10.9. Remember, I beseech Thee, that Thou hast fashioned me as clay; And wilt Thou bring me into dust again? 34.15. All flesh shall perish together, And man shall return unto dust. |
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3. Hebrew Bible, Psalms, 90.3, 104.29 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •meaningless •meaninglessness Found in books: Garcia, On Human Nature in Early Judaism: Creation, Composition, and Condition (2021) 31| 90.3. תָּשֵׁב אֱנוֹשׁ עַד־דַּכָּא וַתֹּאמֶר שׁוּבוּ בְנֵי־אָדָם׃ 104.29. תַּסְתִּיר פָּנֶיךָ יִבָּהֵלוּן תֹּסֵף רוּחָם יִגְוָעוּן וְאֶל־עֲפָרָם יְשׁוּבוּן׃ | 90.3. Thou turnest man to contrition; And sayest: 'Return, ye children of men.' 104.29. Thou hidest Thy face, they vanish; Thou withdrawest their breath, they perish, And return to their dust. |
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| 4. Hebrew Bible, Ecclesiastes, 3.20a, 2.20, 9.10c, 1.13, 12.5c, 4.3, 4.2, 3.22, 3.21, 3.20, 3.19, 12.7, 12.8 (5th cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Garcia, On Human Nature in Early Judaism: Creation, Composition, and Condition (2021) 35 |
5. Septuagint, Ecclesiasticus (Siracides), 17.1-17.4 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE) Tagged with subjects: •meaningless •meaninglessness Found in books: Garcia, On Human Nature in Early Judaism: Creation, Composition, and Condition (2021) 31, 65 | 17.1. The Lord created man out of earth,and turned him back to it again. 17.1. And they will praise his holy name,to proclaim the grandeur of his works. 17.2. He gave to men few days, a limited time,but granted them authority over the things upon the earth. 17.2. Their iniquities are not hidden from him,and all their sins are before the Lord. 17.3. He endowed them with strength like his own,and made them in his own image. 17.4. He placed the fear of them in all living beings,and granted them dominion over beasts and birds. |
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