The Foundations of the World

Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

(Psalms 18:15) KJV

This post is part of the WHY? daily devotional for March

Foundation(s) of the Earth/World

Usage	Concept	Transliteration	Scripture
		Greek
Foundation of the world (singular)	Conception	katabolé	Mat. 13:35 Rev. 13:8
		Hebrew
Foundation(s) of the earth	Gravitational singularity	yasad erets	Is. 48:3
		mowcadah erets	Is. 24:18 Jer. 31:37
Foundations of the world (plural)	Mantle	mowcadah har	Deu. 32:22 Ps. 18:7
		mowcadah tebel	2 Sa. 22:16 Ps. 18:15

Foundation(s) of the World/Earth

1. the foundation of the world (Greek, singular)
   • conception
     • before God said let there be light,
     • the act of conception which begat God the Son.
2. the foundation(s) of the earth (Hebrew)
   • gravitational singularity
     • the creative act of the 2nd day,
     • the inception of the core accretion model.
3. the foundations of the world (Hebrew, plural)
   • the earth’s crust and mantle,
     • synonyms:
       1. bottoms of the mountains
       2. foundations of the hills
       3. foundations of the mountains

We illustrate a clear difference between the Hebrew erets (earth), and tebel (world). The foundations of the world (tebel) refers to the crust and mantle which was exposed as the ocean floor.

Crust and Mantle, Synonyms

Usage	Hebrew	Transliteration	Scripture
bottoms of the mountains	לְקִצְבֵ֤י הָרִים֙	qetseb har	Jonah 2:6
foundations of the hills	וּמוֹסְדֵ֣י הָרִ֣ים	mowcadah har	Psalms 18:7
foundations of the mountains	וּמוֹסְדֵ֣י הָרִ֣ים	mowcadah har	Deut. 32:22
foundations of the world	מוֹסְד֪וֹת תֵּ֫בֵ֥ל	mowcadah tebel	Psalms 18:15

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