Where in the Bible does it say when the soul enters the body?

Answer 1

Hello.

The Bible is a letter from God and beneficial for our teaching and setting things straight according to 2 Timothy 3: 16,17.

Having that in mind, it is important to take in the accurate knowledge of what the Bible has to say about your question and to be no more influenced by religious belief that has nothing to do with what the Bible teaches. So let's get started.

According to the first Book of the Bible, Genesis 2: 7 where you can read the following. " And Jehovah God went on to form the man out of dust from the ground and to blow into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living soul or a living person. ( Notice that this does not say that man was given a soul but that he became a soul or a person ).

The word "soul" comes from the Hebrew word " ne'phesh " and Greek "psy.khe' " which literally means " a breathing creature ". In examining the way these terms are used in the Bible, it became evident that they basically refer to people, animals, or the life that a person or animal has. Read Genesis 1: 20; Numbers 31: 28; 1 Peter 3: 20.

When the term "soul" is used , it should be understood in line with its context. When referring to doing something with one's whole soul, it means to do it with one's whole being, wholeheartedly, or with one's life. Read Deuteronomy 6: 5; Matthew 22: 37.

We have certainly, already used the expression, " poor soul" in reference to someone that has been through some hardships. Or read there are 2'000 souls in this city, where we do understand that there are 2'000 people living in that city. Don't we?

So to answer your question of " Where in the Bible does it say when the soul enters the body?" Well! such belief are not Bible teaching but more of many religious beliefs that have been taught for generations up to this day.

The belief that the soul continues its existence after the dissolution of the body is a matter of philosophical or theological speculation rather than of simple faith, and is accordingly nowhere expressly taugh in Holy Scriptures.

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Answer 2

It would appear that the notion of body and soul as two separate entities is more of a philosophical concept than a Christian one even though Jesus said "And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell." (Matthew ch 10). Even here Scripture makes it clear that the body and soul are not separated in hell. It should also be noted that throughout Scripture we are treated as just one entity especially when Jesus spoke about the resurrection.

AnswerThe belief that we have an 'immortal soul' is NOT from the Original Bible. At Genesis 2:7, the Bible says-- 'And Jehovah God proceeded to form the man out of dust from the ground and to blow into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man came to be a living soul'. The Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary says, "often the soul is equated with the total person." For instance, Genesis 2:7 states: "Jehovah God proceeded to form the man out of dust from the ground and to blow into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man came to be a living soul." The first man Adam was a soul. The Bible shows that even animals 'are' souls: Genesis 1:20,21--'And God went on to say: "Let the waters swarm forth a swarm of living souls and let flying creatures fly over the earth upon the face of the expanse of the heavens." And God proceeded to create the great sea monsters and every living soul that moves about, which the waters swarmed forth according to their kinds, and every winged flying creature according to its kind. Finally, a soul is not immortal; it can die, is seen at Ezekiel 18:4--"Look! All the souls-to me they belong. As the soul of the father so likewise the soul of the son-to me they belong. The soul that is sinning-it itself will die".Therefore, the breath of life, given at conception, causes the person or an animal to become a living soul. Look up these scriptures in your Bible.

well in my opinion the bible does say there is a living soul within man..the flesh is very easy to destroy....so i don't see how long it can last in a lake of fire...when the sun alone be blasting the skin off our bodies.....but in my opinion after the body is destroyed the living soul is going to be still in torment.....both body and soul be destroyed in hell..Jesus gives us 2 characteristics for one person when he says """And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell." (Matthew ch 10) when Jesus says both soul and body is why.... i see it as a living soul inside of a human body......again...... ''There istherefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.'' Romans 8...now we again see we can chose to walk after our flesh or our spirit...2chacarteristics again..cause they are both one contesting with each other...when we spiritualy grow we realise that our living soul and our bodies are not the same..but the body be the shell of the soul..that's why everyone has this saying ""something told me not to do this"" because we follow the desire of the flesh but the living soul within has a different desire...on another hand some people believe Adam and eve were at first only living souls before they ate the fruit....and that they had no human body as we now see it...for they were to live forever....but after they eat the fruit they became human as we now know it with coruptable bodies..that's why they only realize they were naked after they ate the fruit and the children only came after they sinned and had that body(this concept makes sense but i have to research it more before i run with it)

''For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality''1st corin 15vs53... Adam sinned and gave us a coruptable body over our soul......and christ died conquering the flesh and rise giving us a path to the immortal body.....''For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.''1st corin15vs22..people are going to have many veiws on this but research for yourself every answer...they are many more passages in the bible that shows us a contrast between spirit and flesh......''Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; 7 the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. 8 Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.'' Romans 8vs5'' we see another separation between flesh and spirit..and they be many more.....a mans true self is his spirit the flesh is mostly a shell that has its own desires......

Answer 3

The Bible does not explicitly mention when the soul enters the body. The belief is mostly based on interpretations and theological perspectives within different traditions and denominations.