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'''Biblical scientific foreknowledge''' is a belief that certain Bible passages knew about scientific facts before scientific discovery. | '''Biblical scientific foreknowledge''' is a belief that certain Bible passages knew about scientific facts before scientific discovery. | ||
== Blood circulation == | == Bible verses cited as scientific foreknowledge == | ||
=== Blood circulation === | |||
Leviticus 17:11 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> | Leviticus 17:11 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> | ||
== Universe expansion == | === Universe expansion === | ||
Isaiah 40:22 says "who stretches out the heavens". <ref>https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2040%3A22&version=ESV</ref> Hebrew word "natah" in Isaiah 40:22 means to stretch out or extend. <ref>https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5186.htm</ref> universe expansion was not discovered by secularists until 20th century. <ref>https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dp29hu.html</ref> | Isaiah 40:22 says "who stretches out the heavens". <ref>https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2040%3A22&version=ESV</ref> Hebrew word "natah" in Isaiah 40:22 means to stretch out or extend. <ref>https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5186.htm</ref> universe expansion was not discovered by secularists until 20th century. <ref>https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dp29hu.html</ref> | ||
== Uncountable stars == | === Uncountable stars === | ||
Jeremiah 33:22 says number of stars cannot be counted by a human. <ref>https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=%20Jeremiah%2033%3A22&version=CSB</ref> scientific estimate puts that number of stars are 10<sup>22</sup> to 10<sup>24 .</sup> <ref>https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/How_many_stars_are_there_in_the_Universe</ref> but it would take human billions of years to count all of them. | Jeremiah 33:22 says number of stars cannot be counted by a human. <ref>https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=%20Jeremiah%2033%3A22&version=CSB</ref> scientific estimate puts that number of stars are 10<sup>22</sup> to 10<sup>24 .</sup> <ref>https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/How_many_stars_are_there_in_the_Universe</ref> but it would take human billions of years to count all of them. | ||
== Circumcision on the 8th day == | === Circumcision on the 8th day === | ||
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> | 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> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 05:52, 14 March 2026
Biblical scientific foreknowledge is a belief that certain Bible passages knew about scientific facts before scientific discovery.
Bible verses cited as scientific foreknowledge
Blood circulation
Leviticus 17:11 states, "For the life of the flesh is in the blood,"., [1] blood circulation was not discovered until 17th century by William Harvey. [2]
Universe expansion
Isaiah 40:22 says "who stretches out the heavens". [3] Hebrew word "natah" in Isaiah 40:22 means to stretch out or extend. [4] universe expansion was not discovered by secularists until 20th century. [5]
Uncountable stars
Jeremiah 33:22 says number of stars cannot be counted by a human. [6] scientific estimate puts that number of stars are 1022 to 1024 . [7] but it would take human billions of years to count all of them.
Circumcision on the 8th day
Genesis 17:12 commands circumcision to be on the 8th day. [8] Modern science suggests that optimal time to circumcise is the 8th day. [9][10]
References
- ↑ https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2017%3A11&version=KJV
- ↑ https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/health-and-medicine/discovery-blood-circulation
- ↑ https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2040%3A22&version=ESV
- ↑ https://biblehub.com/hebrew/5186.htm
- ↑ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dp29hu.html
- ↑ https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=%20Jeremiah%2033%3A22&version=CSB
- ↑ https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/How_many_stars_are_there_in_the_Universe
- ↑ https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2017:12&version=GNT
- ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1477513109000114
- ↑ https://seattlebris.com/blog/circumcision-countdown-the-physiology-behind-why-eight-days-matters
