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Dinosaurs: Are they still alive (AI)

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Rabbi Zamir Cohen

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[Music] [Applause] [Music] on the verse, "And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every kind, you shall bring into the ark to keep them alive with you." The sages say in the Midrash, "That was written about 2,000 years ago, Berishit Rabba, chapter 30, paragraph 13, the Rem did not enter the ark with Noah, but its offspring did." The sages say, "Know this. There was a giant creature called Rem, and there was no room in the ark to bring it in. Today, there is a creature that looks like a deer and is called Ram. Over the generations, that name was given to it. People saw its tall horns and called it Ray. We saw it. But that's not the original Ram. We have an interesting description from the sages of what the ram looked like. When David was tending his flock, he found the ram sleeping in the desert and he thought it was a mountain and climbed on it. It's possible to explain that this ram, when asleep, probably tucks its head inward. Or perhaps from that angle, it simply can't be seen. So David thought it was a mountain. Suddenly the ram stirred and stood up. David felt like an earthquake had hit. He was lifted into the air, and if he had fallen, it would have been dangerous. At that moment, David said, "Master of the universe, bring me down from this ram, and I will build you a sanctuary 100 cubits tall." Some say they measured its length. Others say its circumference. Meaning, just as this rim

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  2. 0:31giant creature called Rem, and there was no room in the ark to bring it in.…
  3. 1:01asleep, probably tucks its head inward. Or perhaps from that angle, it simply can't be seen.…
  4. 1:33was 100 cubits in length or height, David vowed, "If you save me from the rim,…
  5. 2:04was still a lizard, a reptile. Reptiles are giant lizards, and lions strike fear into them.…
  6. 2:34the book The Coming Revolution 2 was sent to print, there was a big stir in…
  7. 3:04Rhdesia, which today is called Zimbabwe, they discovered cave paintings. And among them, there's a clear…
  8. 3:36before the flood. They saw many of them. After the flood, only a few remained, but…
  9. 4:07mythical elements like fire breathing, but the core drawing the form resembles dinosaurs. So, not everything…

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