Bible Figures of Speech

Bible figures of speech have been around since Adam. Who hasn’t heard of the most famous tree, “The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil?” And in a moment of defiance and rebellion, Cain asked God, “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

These two literary terms can be called figures of speech. They are examples of phrases that bring forth a particular meaning to he who hears them, and they become personal to each of us. What do these two figures of speech have in common?

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