Botany
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Seeds, trees, and harvests are described in everyday ancient terms. These entries set those beside how botany understands plants today.
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Genesis 1:14
God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;
What it means: Plants need sunlight to live - they use it to make food through photosynthesis. Without the sun, plants would die within days. In reality, the sun…
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Plants existed before the sun.
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Every plant on Earth is safe for humans to eat.
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Thorns and plant defenses did not exist until humans appeared on Earth.
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An olive tree grew leaves within a week after being submerged underwater for months.
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The mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds and grows into the greatest of all trees.
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Seeds must die before they can grow into plants.
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All plant life grows from the ground.
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A seed must die before it can sprout into a new plant.