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The Septuagint 3.9 · 3.9

Adam, where are you?

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καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Κύριος ὁ θεὸς τὸν Ἀδὰμ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἀδάμ, ποῦ εἶ;

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God's first question in the Bible addressed to a human being — not information-gathering (God is not searching), but summons and invitation to come forward and answer for oneself; the whole of prophetic and pastoral confrontation with sin begins in this pattern.

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