Genesis Park Blog
The Philistine Puzzle – Part 2
Last month we introduced the puzzle regarding the Philistines being mentioned in Genesis 21 and 26. It seems that the Bible references them being in Canaan during the patriarchal age—at least 500 years before they are supposed to have migrated into the region...
The Philistine Puzzle – Part 1
In reading through Genesis recently, I became puzzled by the references to the "Philistines" in the patriarchal age. Genesis 21:34 says, "And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days." But wait, didn't the Philistines first come into the land of Israel...
Scorpions as Living Fossils
Living fossils are really cool. They are basically extant (living) species that have remained morphologically the same as their ancient fossil ancestors. In the evolutionary view this morphological stasis over a long geological time span is hard to believe. Could it...
Earth’s Most Venomous Animals – Part 6
This month we conclude our series on the most poisonous animals on the planet by considering an arachnid, the Brazilian Wandering Spider (pictured rigth). This spider's habitat is the rainforests, from central to South America. They get their name because they wander...
Earth’s Most Venomous Animals – Part 5
Our conversations about the most lethal creatures on the planet led us to consider 3 marine and one land animal in recent months. We now come to our 2nd land-dwelling organism, the Indian Red Scorpion. This arachnid is considered the most lethal scorpion in the world,...
Earth’s Most Venomous Animals – Part 4
We continue our series about the most lethal creatures by turning this month from toxic marine to toxic land animals. Consider the Inland Taipan Snake, endemic to central regions of Australia. Its poison is consistently ranked amongst the most toxic in the world, with...
