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James Talarico: “The first two lines of the Bible, the first two lines in Genesis, use two different Hebrew words to describe God. One is…”

On the recordAugust 31, 2026
The first two lines of the Bible, the first two lines in Genesis, use two different Hebrew words to describe God. One is the masculine Hebrew noun for divinity. The second is the feminine Hebrew noun for spirit. God is both masculine and feminine, and everything in between.
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James Talarico
Democratic · Texas

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Defending his views on gender and faith.

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