You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, and live.

לֹ֥א תוּכַ֖ל לִרְאֹ֣ת אֶת־פָּנָ֑י כִּ֛י לֹֽא־יִרְאַ֥נִי הָאָדָ֖ם וָחָֽי׃

God

Exodus 33:20

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Nature of God God and man

Speaker

God

Source

Exodus The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Exodus 33:20).

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Another quote about Nature of God

There is in God, some say,
A deep but dazzling darkness.

Henry Vaughan

Silex Scintillans

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Nature of God God

Author

Henry Vaughan
Source
Silex Scintillans
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1655 1650s 17th century
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Citation

Vaughan, Henry. "The Night." Silex Scintillans. London: H. Blunden, 1655.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more.

Psalm 103:15-16

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Ephemeral nature of life Shortness of life The human condition
Source
Psalms The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Hebrew
Time
450 BC 450s BC 5th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible, New King James Version. Thomas Nelson, 1982. (Psalm 103:15-16).

Another quote originally in Hebrew

And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day.

Genesis 3:7-8

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Nakedness Shame Loss of innocence Clothing Original sin
Source
Genesis The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 3:7-8).