[metmom]

I think it was Ezekial where it talks about Satan (the King of Tyre).

[hosepipe]

I think you’re correct.. Very few places is there a hint of pre Adam anything..

[MHGinTN]

If I can find the link, there is a talk given by Dr. Hugh Ross, Astrophysicist, regarding the teaching in Genesis. The essence of his talk is that the perspective of 'from where' God is describing the scene really makes the information contained in Genesis much more comprehensible. EX.: when the passage 'The earth was without form and void' refers to the where/when that earth had no land masses protruding up out of the waters. When the scriptures speak of light, the pahses of atmospheric clearing and the advent of bacterial life are being described. I'll see if I can find the net link to the talk he gave. You will both enjoy it!

BTW, the word 'bara' is used in Genesis to specify a completely new thing brought into existence which never was. The word shows up at the advent of the whole universe, at the segment where single cell life transmogrifies into 'multicelluar organisms', and when Adam has the Spirit breathed into him and he becomes a 'living soul'. It will be briefly covered in my coming book, if I ever get it finished.