How does flesh develop through the rest of Scripture?

Flesh becomes the marker of kinship and of weakness (Genesis 6:3), then of fallen nature opposed to the Spirit (Galatians 5:17), until 'the Word was made flesh' (John 1:14) to redeem it.

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Where Does the Bible First Mention Flesh?

Q: Where does the Bible first mention flesh?

The Bible first mentions flesh in Genesis 2:21, using the original word basar (בשר). God closes up the flesh where Adam's rib was taken—the first mention of flesh marks our shared bodily nature and frailty.

The Bible first mentions flesh in Genesis 2:21, from the original word basar (בשר). God closes up the flesh where Adam's rib was taken—the first mention of flesh marks our shared bodily nature and frailty.

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The God who made flesh would one day take it on to save it.

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