Monkeys

The appearance of primitive monkeys played a significant role in the evolution of mammalian life 45,000,000 years ago. 61:1.9 61:3.12 61:4.4

Monkeys, like apes, became fetish animals leading to various taboos on consuming their flesh, as seen in the reverence of other animals and belief in their charm powers. 88:1.5

The retarded mid-mammals were ancestors of monkeys, baboons, chimpanzees, and gorillas. 62:3.12

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Serpent reverence 88:1.5 — Ex 4:2-4; Ex 7:9-12; 2 Ki 18:4; Nm 21:8-9; Nm (Da 14:23-27): Bel 1:23-27; Jn 3:14.
• Snakes: voices of evil spirits 88:1.5 — Gn 3:1-5.

See also

• simians

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