SEAL 4
HUMAN BEINGS BEFORE ADAM AND EVE .P2
SERPENT’S SLITHER—BEYOND SCALES
Genesis 3:1 grins: “The serpent was more cunning than any beast of the earth the Lord God made.” Clue one: serpent’s Lucifer, not a pet snake—cunning’s a mind, not fangs. A chatterbox reptile? Ditch the zoo log—this is allegory city. Clue two: “More cunning (arum) than any beast of the earth” skips cattle and creepers. Why slice it that way? Most texts don’t say “all creatures”—just beasts. Serpent’s not in their club—hints a different breed, a pre-Adamic species. Could fit “creeping things,” but this ain’t a biology quiz. Clue three: Singulars rule—“cattle,” “creeping thing,” “beast,” “man.” Not a headcount—each a tribe, a wave of mankind. Serpent’s shadow looms older than Eden’s dust—a cunning echo from the void.
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Arum (עָרוּם): Hebrew “cunning”—sharp mind, not scales.
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Serpent’s Lucifer, outsmarting beasts. Singular tags—cattle, creepers, beasts—hint older breeds, not zoo critters. Talking snakes ditch literal—pre-Adam minds stirred; scripture’s allegory runs deep.