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a different viewpoint (probably by Adam himself), and (which had happened previously), and then moved
describes events as he saw them. He first told of the smoothly into their activities together.
huge task that he had been given by God (naming the
animals) and how he did that. These verses show that Summary
Adam was a very intelligent person and a knowledge-
able biologist, not the ignorant "cave-man" that some The Tablet Theory is reasonable, it doesn't violate any
people imagine. The Hebrew words in Genesis 2:19 known fact, it offers a more satisfactory explanation of
could have been translated, "And out of the ground the all the facts, it's in good accord with other Scripture,
Lord God had formed every beast..." It seems to this and it adds the authenticity of being composed of eye-
writer that Adam simply put verses 19 and 20 (naming witness accounts. We would do well to just believe the
the animals) at this spot for his own convenience, not simple teaching of the Bible, as God inspired it. To do
for indicating sequential action, so that he could then otherwise is an insult to its Author, out Creator God.
move on to the more pressing matter of the establish-
ment of the human home, family and population
growth. He went on to describe the creation of his wife -- Curt Sewell

TABLET DIVISIONS

Tablet No. Starting Verse Ending Verse Owner or Writer
1 Genesis 1:1 thru Genesis 2:4a God Himself?
2 Genesis 2:4b thru Genesis 5:1a Adam
3 Genesis 5:1b thru Genesis 6:9a Noah
4 Genesis 6:9b thru Genesis 10:1a Shem, Ham &
Japheth
5 Genesis 10:1b thru Genesis 11:10a Shem
6 Genesis 11:10b thru Genesis 11:27a Terah
7 Genesis 11:27b thru Genesis 25:19a Isaac
8 Genesis 25:12 thru Genesis 25:18 Ishmael, thru
Isaac
9 Genesis 25:19b thru Genesis 37:2a Jacob
10 Genesis 36:1 thru Genesis 36:43 Esau, thru Jacob
11 Genesis 37:2b thru Genesis Jacob's 12 sons

The Ark of the Covenant: search for ancient Israel's most sacred object. The
whereabouts of the Ark has long piqued curiosity, both
Alive and Well in Ethiopia? religious and antiquarian. Hancock's book, over 500
pages plus end notes, covers a decade-long personal
adventure. It was utterly captivating for this observer.
The possibility that the Ark of the Covenant still exists Having lived 12 years in Ethiopia myself, with numer-
and is located in Ethiopia has received widespread at- ous visits to some of his other locations (like Israel
tention in recent years. Not only has Graham Han- and Egypt), I could revisit, through his descriptions,
cock's book The Sign and the Seal caught the attention places and persons already familiar to me.
of the public, but an hour-long National Geographic
television special based on the book has further popu- The Theory
larized the notion.

Hancock's The Sign and the Seal: The Quest for the
The English journalist Graham Hancock has written an
astounding account of his physical and intellectual Lost Ark of the Covenant (New York: Crown Pub-

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