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Because it is obvious from its place in the Bible that it was intended to be literal.
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I'm afraid it's not obvious to me.
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The rest of Genesis is a history of things that actually happened.
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Actually, I have the same opinion about the rest of Genesis.
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It might be more enjoyabole to think of it as poetry but the Bible was given to teach us the truth.
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Spiritual truth perhaps. Not scientific and historical truth.