A Myriad of Questions Answered, Second Edition

A MYRIAD OF QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Second Edition
by
© Bob Smith
Deep Forest Green Books

Provo, Utah
Copyright © 2022 by Bob Smith.

All rights reserved. Published in the United States of America.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Smith, Bob, 1941-
A Myriad of Questions Answered, e-Book, 2nd U.S. edition.
Deep Forest Green Books, Provo, Utah
214pp
ISBN: 978-1-7361761-2-2
Second U.S. Edition: June 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
GENERAL ANTHROPOLOGY
DNA
Linguistics
History
Archeology
EGYPTOLOGY
BIBLE
JUDAISM
MORMONISM
LDS Church
Book of Mormon
Book of Abraham
LDS Theology
RELIGION
HIGHER EDUCATION
POLITICS
MISCELLANY
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FOREWORD
The questions posed on Quora have not been formulated by me, and are often querulous, rude,
and tendentious. Most are simply honest, innocent queries. However, in all cases, I have tried
very hard to answer them in a forthright, helpful, and scholarly manner.
Bob Smith June 2022

GENERAL ANTHROPOLOGY
DNA
Smith, Bob, “Which is the oldest organization of the world?” Quora, May 16, 2018 (updated Dec
5, 2020), online at https://qr.ae/pNaHRw , and at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-oldest-
institution-organization-that-exists-today/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Palestinians descendents of ancient Hebrews?” Quora, June 2, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-Palestinians-descendents-of-ancient-hebrews/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Archaeological and scientific proof have established that the ancient pharaohs
were dark-skinned people. Where are their descendants today?” Quora, July 17, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/Archaeological-and-scientific-proof-have-established-that-the-
ancient-pharaohs-were-dark-skinned-people-Where-are-their-descendants-today/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible for humans to reproduce with other species (e.g. apes)?”
Quora, Aug 25, 2018 (updated May 27, 2019), online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-
for-humans-to-reproduce-with-other-species-e-g-apes/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “’Palestinians who have roots in modern-day Israel since ancient times, have
Natufian DNA.’ Is this true?” Quora, Feb 10, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Palestinians-who-have-roots-in-modern-day-Israel-since-ancient-
times-have-Natufian-DNA-Is-this-true/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are all modern Egyptians descendants of Greek, Roman and Arab invaders?”
Quora, Mar 3, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-all-modern-Egyptians-descendants-
of-Greek-Roman-and-Arab-invaders/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If inbreeding causes deformities, how did primitive human species living in close
groups get past these problems?” Quora, April 12, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/If-
inbreeding-causes-deformities-how-did-primitive-human-species-living-in-close-groups-get-
past-these-problems/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any Israelites left with their ancient heritage bloodline?” Quora, April 20,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-Israelites-left-with-their-ancient-
heritage-bloodline/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is with all the hype surrounding Sahelanthropus tchadensis?” Quora, May
28, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-with-all-the-hype-surrounding-
Sahelanthropus-tchadensis/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who first found North America?” Quora, May 30, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-first-found-North-America/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If two people share a common ancestor. How many generations do they have to
be away from the ancestor to avoid genetic defects of inbreeding?” Quora, June 6, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/If-two-people-share-a-common-ancestor-How-many-generations-
do-they-have-to-be-away-from-the-ancestor-to-avoid-genetic-defects-of-
inbreeding/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Many questions on Ancient Egypt are about whether the Egyptians were black or
Middle Eastern. Many archaeologists have answered that ‘they were indigenous, but at times
with input from Nubia and the Middle East’. Why are people not satisfied?” Quora, June 10,
2019, updated Oct 20, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Many-questions-on-Ancient-
Egypt-are-about-whether-the-Egyptians-were-black-or-Middle-Eastern-Many-archaeologists-
have-answered-that-they-were-indigenous-but-at-times-with-input-from-Nubia-and-the-
Middle-East-Why-are/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the possibilities of human beings becoming more evolved?” Quora, June
14, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-possibilities-of-human-beings-
becoming-more-evolved/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are humans changing according to evolution for the last 100,000 years?” Quora,
June 17, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-humans-changing-according-to-
evolution-for-the-last-100-000-years/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is it that people believe ancient Egyptians (around the time of the
construction of the pyramids) shared middle-eastern complexions rather than ‘sub-Saharan’
complexions?” Quora, June 24, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-it-that-people-
believe-ancient-Egyptians-around-the-time-of-the-construction-of-the-pyramids-shared-
middle-eastern-complexions-rather-than-sub-Saharan-complexions/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did humans evolve to be this intelligent due to extraterrestrial interference?”
Quora, July 3, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-humans-evolve-to-be-this-
intelligent-due-to-extraterrestrial-interference/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How big of a game changer is finding the 210,000 year old homosapien skull in
Greece anthropologically speaking?” Quora, July 11, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-big-of-a-game-changer-is-finding-the-210-000-year-old-
homosapien-skull-in-Greece-anthropologically-speaking/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If Copts are the descendants of the ancient Egyptians, then how come they don't
have red or blonde hair like Egyptian mummies?” Quora, July 15, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-Copts-are-the-descendants-of-the-ancient-Egyptians-then-how-
come-they-dont-have-red-or-blonde-hair-like-Egyptian-mummies/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it a Eurocentric lie to say that Copts are direct descendants of ancient
Egyptians?” Quora, Aug 4, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-a-Eurocentric-lie-to-
say-that-Copts-are-direct-descendants-of-ancient-Egyptians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Whose DNA did the ancient Egyptians share the most with?” Quora, Sept 12, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Whose-DNA-did-the-ancient-Egyptians-share-the-most-
with/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the evidence that proves modern Egyptians are descended from the
ancient Egyptians?” Quora, Sept 12, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-
evidence-that-proves-modern-Egyptians-are-descended-from-the-ancient-
Egyptians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who has more ancient Hebrew genes, Jews or Arab Palestinians?” Quora, Sept 20,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-has-more-ancient-Hebrew-genes-Jews-or-Arab-
Palestinians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are Quorans so averse towards recognizing ancient Egypt as black to the
point of denying their Nubian origins?” Quora, Sept 22, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Quorans-so-averse-towards-recognizing-ancient-Egypt-as-
black-to-the-point-of-denying-their-Nubian-origins/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did the Egyptians come to be known as Arabs even though they have their
own history and culture?” Quora, Oct 19, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-
the-Egyptians-come-to-be-known-as-Arabs-even-though-they-have-their-own-history-and-
culture/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How many certified Egyptologists sustain fully or partially the crazed Afrocentrist
idea of black ancient Egypt? Did any Egyptologists bite into this theory? Can you please debunk
the ‘Middle Kingdom is white but the Old Kingdom was black’ nonsense?” Quora, Nov 16, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/How-many-certified-Egyptologists-sustain-fully-or-partially-
the-crazed-Afrocentrist-idea-of-black-ancient-Egypt-Did-any-Egyptologists-bite-into-this-theory-
Can-you-please-debunk-the-Middle-Kingdom-is-white-but-the/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible that the Palestinians who oppose the State of Israel, are the real
blood descendants of ancient Israelites?” Quora, Dec 19, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-that-the-Palestinians-who-oppose-the-State-of-Israel-
are-the-real-blood-descendants-of-ancient-Israelites/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If a Neanderthal was brought up in a modern family, would they flourish as an
individual?” Quora, Dec 20, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/If-a-Neanderthal-was-
brought-up-in-a-modern-family-would-they-flourish-as-an-individual/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were Adam and Eve considered neanderthal?” Quora, Jan 5, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Were-Adam-and-Eve-considered-neanderthal/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are ancient Egyptians more related to the people of the Near East/Levant than
modern Egyptians?” Quora, Jan 23, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-ancient-
Egyptians-more-related-to-the-people-of-the-Near-East-Levant-than-modern-
Smith, Bob, “Do the Canaanites predate the Israelites? If so, why do Israelis consider
themselves the original inhabitants of the region?” Quora, Jan 29, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-the-Canaanites-predate-the-Israelites-If-so-why-do-Israelis-
consider-themselves-the-original-inhabitants-of-the-region/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are more most present day Palestinians descendants of the old Canaanites?”
Quora, Feb 6, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-more-most-present-day-
Palestinians-descendants-of-the-old-Canaanites/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any genetic studies on ancient Canaanites, or why is it that people
assume the people inhabiting the modern Middle-East are descendants of the people who
settled there in Biblical times, other than linguistical similarities?” Quora, Feb 11, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-genetic-studies-on-ancient-Canaanites-or-why-is-it-
that-people-assume-the-people-inhabiting-the-modern-Middle-East-are-descendants-of-the-
people-who-settled-there-in-Biblical-times-other-than/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were the ancient Canaanites related to the Phoenician culture?” Quora, Feb 18,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Were-the-ancient-Canaanites-related-to-the-
Phoenician-culture/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do people say I look like a Jew, although I have no Jewish ancestry? I took a
DNA test and no Jewish came up.” Quora, Mar 7, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-
do-people-say-I-look-like-a-Jew-although-I-have-no-Jewish-ancestry-I-took-a-DNA-test-and-no-
Jewish-came-up/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If we come from Adam and Hawa, why don't we just speak Hebrew like them?”
Quora, April 4, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/If-we-come-from-Adam-and-Hawa-
why-dont-we-just-speak-Hebrew-like-them/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I once read they are the descendants of the ancient Egyptians so I wanted to ask if
Sa3idis (upper Egyptians) are native to ancient Egypt?” Quora, April 9, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/I-once-read-they-are-the-descendants-of-the-ancient-Egyptians-so-I-
wanted-to-ask-if-Sa3idis-upper-Egyptians-are-native-to-ancient-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Did the Phoenicians/Carthaginians have a significant genetic impact on Sicily or
was their impact negligible?” Quora, April 9, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-the-
Phoenicians-Carthaginians-have-a-significant-genetic-impact-on-Sicily-or-was-their-impact-
negligible/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do humanzees (half-human, half-chimpanzee hybrids) exist, or have ones been
recorded in the past?” Quora, April 21, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-
humanzees-half-human-half-chimpanzee-hybrids-exist-or-have-ones-been-recorded-in-the-
past/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where does the surname ‘Paul’ really originate? (I checked & it says Scotland &
France, but I'm confused, because my Mum's DNA results show, she's mainly Irish/Scottish,
with no French at all. Her Mother's Mother's maiden name was Paul.)” Quora, April 30, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-surname-Paul-really-originate-I-checked-it-
says-Scotland-France-but-Im-confused-because-my-Mums-DNA-results-show-shes-mainly-Irish-
Scottish-with-no-French-at-all-Her-Mothers-Mothers-maiden-name-was/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What can science do to try to prove that we are all descendants of Adam and
Eve?” Quora, May 7, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-can-science-do-to-try-to-
prove-that-we-are-all-descendants-of-Adam-and-Eve/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can a genetic counselor help with Tay-Sachs?” Quora, May 14, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-can-a-genetic-counselor-help-with-Tay-Sachs/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do some people argue that the ancient Israelites were black?” Quora,
June 9, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-some-people-argue-that-the-ancient-
Israelites-were-black/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I understand my ancestry DNA? My maternal haplogroup is H2 and

paternal R-P311.” Quora, Feb 29, 2020, updated June 25, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-understand-my-ancestry-DNA-My-maternal-haplogroup-is-
H2-and-paternal-R-P311/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which Jewish groups carry the most original ethnic Middle Eastern Jewish DNA,
Haredi, Hasidic, Ashkenazi, or Sephardi Jews?” Quora, July 1, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Which-Jewish-groups-carry-the-most-original-ethnic-Middle-Eastern-
Jewish-DNA-Haredi-Hasidic-Ashkenazi-or-Sephardi-Jews/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How come Jewish people look much more European than levantine arabs despite
them having the same origin?” Quora, July 5, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-
come-Jewish-people-look-much-more-European-than-levantine-arabs-despite-them-having-
the-same-origin/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I-M 423 is my paternal haplogroup, can anyone tell me more or some interesting
facts about it? Internet doesn’t give me enough information on topic.” Quora, July 14, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/I-M-423-is-my-paternal-haplogroup-can-anyone-tell-me-
more-or-some-interesting-facts-about-it-Internet-doesn-t-give-me-enough-information-on-
topic/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where does Haplogroup R-Z209 originate?” Quora, July 14, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-does-Haplogroup-R-Z209-originate/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is it that despite archaeological studies that has proven an anthropological
and historical African origin of ancient Egypt many modern Egyptians on Quora still claim
ancient Egypt's origin was from the Levant?” Quora, July 14, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-it-that-despite-archaeological-studies-that-has-proven-an-
anthropological-and-historical-African-origin-of-ancient-Egypt-many-modern-Egyptians-on-
Quora-still-claim-ancient-Egypts-origin-was-from-the-Levant/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What information is out there on Haplogroup Q-BZ1717?” Quora, July 25, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-information-is-out-there-on-Haplogroup-Q-
BZ1717/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I debunk the Afrocentric claims that the ancient Egyptians were black and
prove to them that modern day Egyptians are the descendants of ancient Egyptians?” Quora,
Aug 7, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-debunk-the-Afrocentric-claims-that-
the-ancient-Egyptians-were-black-and-prove-to-them-that-modern-day-Egyptians-are-the-
descendants-of-ancient-Egyptians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the exact origins of the Y-DNA haplogroup J1?” Quora, Aug 15, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-exact-origins-of-the-Y-DNA-haplogroup-
J1/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Palestinians genetically linked to Natufians?” Quora, Aug 24, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-Palestinians-genetically-linked-to-Natufians/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who are the descendants of Israelites? Are there any DNA studies on this topic?”
Quora, Sept 4, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-are-the-descendants-of-Israelites-
Are-there-any-DNA-studies-on-this-topic/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where do the Han Chinese originate from?” Quora, Sept 22, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-do-the-Han-Chinese-originate-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any significant or interesting historical discoveries of late that can be
attributed to the growing use of DNA identification in the past 35 years?” Quora, Oct 13, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-significant-or-interesting-historical-
discoveries-of-late-that-can-be-attributed-to-the-growing-use-of-DNA-identification-in-the-
past-35-years/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If both Cain and Abel are Adam and Eve’s biological sons, then why is one black
and the other white?” Quora, Oct 15, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/If-both-Cain-
and-Abel-are-Adam-and-Eve-s-biological-sons-then-why-is-one-black-and-the-other-
white/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Vikings were the tribes living everywhere around the Baltic and beyind. They were
not a single nation and it is not nationality of ethnicity. Why are still those questions about
‘Viking DNA’? It doesn't exist.” Quora, Nov 18, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Vikings-were-the-tribes-living-everywhere-around-the-Baltic-and-
beyind-They-were-not-a-single-nation-nd-it-is-not-nationality-of-ethnicity-Why-are-still-those-
questions-about-Viking-DNA-It-doesnt-exist/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there any evidence that Western Europeans with haplogroup r1b are the lost
Israelites?” Quora, Nov 29, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-evidence-that-
Western-Europeans-with-haplogroup-r1b-are-the-lost-Israelites/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the document in the link below true? The document says that Ashkenazi Jews
and Sephardi Jews basically came from pure Balkan Europeans and not Middle Eastern
Semites.” Quora, Dec 5, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-document-in-the-link-
below-true-The-document-says-that-Ashkenazi-Jews-and-Sephardi-Jews-basically-came-from-
pure-Balkan-Europeans-and-not-Middle-Eastern-Semites/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How could I go about finding some information on Mt(DNA) Haplogroup
j1b1a1?” Quora, Dec 16, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-could-I-go-about-finding-
some-information-on-Mt-DNA-Haplogroup-j1b1a1/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do any genetic studies show evidence for claims that ancient Egyptians were
closely related to Sub-Saharan Africans?” Quora, Dec 25, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-any-genetic-studies-show-evidence-for-claims-that-ancient-
Egyptians-were-closely-related-to-Sub-Saharan-Africans/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How come the majority of Ashkenazi Jews have white skin rather than brown
skin?” Quora, Dec 29, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-come-the-majority-of-
Ashkenazi-Jews-have-white-skin-rather-than-brown-skin/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the fixation with keeping ancient Egypt non-black African? If all the
evidence says there's is no connection, why do people get so incensed when people claim there
is?” Quora, Dec 31, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-fixation-with-keeping-
ancient-Egypt-non-black-African-If-all-the-evidence-says-theres-is-no-connection-why-do-
people-get-so-incensed-when-people-claim-there-is/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were the Canaanites black and originating from sub-Saharan Africa?” Quora, Jan
5, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Were-the-Canaanites-black-and-originating-from-sub-
Saharan-Africa/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which ancient population do modern day Ashkenazi Jews cluster with? What does
their DNA tell us?” Quora, Jan 16, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Which-ancient-
population-do-modern-day-Ashkenazi-Jews-cluster-with-What-does-their-DNA-tell-
us/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who are the modern descendants of the Canaanites?” Quora, Feb 8, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-are-the-modern-descendants-of-the-Canaanites/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which ancient populations do Palestinians cluster with the most?” Quora, March
10, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Which-ancient-populations-do-Palestinians-cluster-
with-the-most/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “My 23andMe report says I am 32.2% Ashkenazi, yet I know of no recent blood
relatives that are Ashkenazi. Can 23andMe be wrong about this?” Quora, March 29, 2021, online
at https://www.quora.com/My-23andMe-report-says-I-am-32-2-Ashkenazi-yet-I-know-of-no-
recent-blood-relatives-that-are-Ashkenazi-Can-23andMe-be-wrong-about-this/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are modern and ancient Egyptians genetically identical?” Quora, April 14, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Are-modern-and-ancient-Egyptians-genetically-
identical/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Arabs, Egyptians, Iraqis, and Levantines the same people genetically?” Quora,
April 15, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-Arabs-Egyptians-Iraqis-and-Levantines-
the-same-people-genetically/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Ashkenazi Middle Eastern?” Quora, April 25, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-Ashkenazi-Middle-Eastern/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “A recent study shows the Canaanites and Philistines were of Southern European
origin. What is Quora's take on this?” Quora, April 27, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/A-recent-study-shows-the-Canaanites-and-Philistines-were-of-Southern-
European-origin-What-is-Quoras-take-on-this/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do Egyptians descend from ancient Egyptians?” Quora, May 4, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-Egyptians-descend-from-ancient-Egyptians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Do Ashkenazi Jews have German ancestry?” Quora, May 13, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-Ashkenazi-Jews-have-German-ancestry/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Palestinians the descendants of Canaanites? If not, what then? Every study
done says they’re not Arab whatsoever.” Quora, May 28, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-Palestinians-the-descendants-of-Canaanites-If-not-what-then-Every-
study-done-says-they-re-not-Arab-whatsoever/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are today's ‘Palestinians’ connected somehow to the ancient Canaanites? If not,
where did they originate from and when?” Quora, updated May 31, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-todays-Palestinians-connected-somehow-to-the-ancient-Canaanites-
If-not-where-did-they-originate-from-and-when/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Recently extensive genetic research as been conducted on ancient Egyptian
remains in the north. Are there any recent genetic studies of remains from the south of Egypt or
beyond? If not where and when will this happen? Why hasn’t it happened yet?” Quora, June 9,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Recently-extensive-genetic-research-as-been-conducted-
on-ancient-Egyptian-remains-in-the-north-Are-there-any-recent-genetic-studies-of-remains-
from-the-south-of-Egypt-or-beyond-If-not-where-and-when-will-this-happen/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Jezebel know in Spanish as Izabel/Isabel, a Sidonian name (Canaanite) but Iberian
So can the Sidonians (Canaanite Genes DNA be traced today in that peninsula as well as
anywhere else? And can Other of their names/Surnames be traced today?” Quora, June 12, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Jezebel-know-in-Spanish-as-Izabel-Isabel-a-Sidonian-name-
Canaanite-but-Iberian-So-can-the-Sidonians-Canaanite-Genes-DNA-be-traced-today-in-that-
peninsula-as-well-as-anywhere-else-And-can-Other-of-their-names/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Palestinians genetically similar to other Levantine groups like the Syrians and
Lebanese?” Quora, June 17, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-Palestinians-
genetically-similar-to-other-Levantine-groups-like-the-Syrians-and-Lebanese/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Even though we lack DNA from ancient Egypt, can we still determine the
autochthonousness of modern Egyptians by a diagnosis of exclusion (i.e., who modern Egyptians
cannot be descended from)?” Quora, July 1, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Even-
though-we-lack-DNA-from-ancient-Egypt-can-we-still-determine-the-autochthonousness-of-
modern-Egyptians-by-a-diagnosis-of-exclusion-i-e-who-modern-Egyptians-cannot-be-
descended-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it true that the Palestinian people descend from the Sea People/Pfilistines?”
Quora, July 2, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-the-Palestinian-people-
descend-from-the-Sea-People-Pfilistines/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Palestinians genetically Arabs or Levantine?” Quora, July 4, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-Palestinians-genetically-Arabs-or-Levantine/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If the Mount of Olives is the oldest cemetery, then why don't they take DNA
samples and see who lived way back then? That seems like an easy lift.” Quora, Aug 14, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/If-the-Mount-of-Olives-is-the-oldest-cemetery-then-why-dont-
they-take-DNA-samples-and-see-who-lived-way-back-then-That-seems-like-an-easy-
lift/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Hello Can you site a source for your comment on the haplogroups of the ancient
Israelites? Thanks” Quora, Aug 21, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Hello-Can-you-site-
a-source-for-your-comment-on-the-haplogroups-of-the-ancient-Israelites-Thanks/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “DNA results say that Amarna mummies of Amenhotep III, Akhenaten and King
Tut are from the Great Lakes, Southern Africa, and Western Africa regions, how come it's hard
for modern Egyptians to accept the DNA results to still argue over this?” Quora, Oct 17, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/DNA-results-say-that-Amarna-mummies-of-Amenhotep-III-
Akhenaten-and-King-Tut-are-from-the-Great-Lakes-Southern-Africa-and-Western-Africa-
regions-how-come-its-hard-for-modern-Egyptians-to-accept-the-DNA-results-to/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it true that the ancient Israelite bloodline is now extinct?” Quora, Oct 30, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-the-ancient-Israelite-bloodline-is-now-
extinct/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can you tell if you are a descendant of the lost Hebrew tribes’ bloodline?”
Quora, Nov 14, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-can-you-tell-if-you-are-a-
descendant-of-the-lost-Hebrew-tribes-bloodline/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any of the original Egyptian ethnicity still living in Egypt today or have
they all intermarried with the citizens of nations that ruled Egypt during the centuries?” Quora,
Dec 4, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-of-the-original-Egyptian-ethnicity-
still-living-in-Egypt-today-or-have-they-all-intermarried-with-the-citizens-of-nations-that-ruled-
Egypt-during-the-centuries/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were the ancient Philistines the descendants of the survivors of Cannan, which
ancient Israel destroyed?” Quora, Dec 21, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Were-the-
ancient-Philistines-the-descendants-of-the-survivors-of-Cannan-which-ancient-Israel-
destroyed/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Hebrew a race?” Quora, Feb 6, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-
Hebrew-a-race/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who are the present-day Philistines?” Quora, Feb 10, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-are-the-present-day-Philistines/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I uploaded my raw data to MyTrueAncestry. It matched me with Egyptian

mummies from the Khnum-Nakht time and the Ptolemaic period. Is this accurate?” Quora, May
16, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/I-uploaded-my-raw-data-to-MyTrueAncestry-It-
matched-me-with-Egyptian-mummies-from-the-Khnum-Nakht-time-and-the-Ptolemaic-period-
Is-this-accurate/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who are the descendants of the ancient Phoenicians?” Quora, May 17, 2022,
online at https://www.quora.com/Who-are-the-descendants-of-the-ancient-
Phoenicians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Linguistics
Smith, Bob, “Is Hebrew related to any other ancient languages, and if so, how similar are they?”
Quora, April 17, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-Hebrew-related-to-any-other-
ancient-languages-and-if-so-how-similar-are-they/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did Ancient Egyptian have no [l], in contrast to other Afro-Asiatic languages?”
Quora, April 26, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Ancient-Egyptian-have-no-l-
in-contrast-to-other-Afro-Asiatic-languages/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who really built the Great Pyramid of Giza and other ancient Egyptian pyramids?”
Quora, April 27, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-really-built-the-Great-Pyramid-
of-Giza-and-other-ancient-Egyptian-pyramids/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can archeologists decode extinct ancient languages like cuneiforms and
hieroglyphs? How can they be sure about their decodification result if there is no groundtruth?”
Quora, May 5, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-can-archeologists-decode-extinct-
ancient-languages-like-cuneiforms-and-hieroglyphs-How-can-they-be-sure-about-their-
decodification-result-if-there-is-no-groundtruth/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What happened before the spoken language?” Quora, May 24, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-happened-before-the-spoken-language/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What language did the Akkadians speak?” Quora, June 3, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-language-did-the-Akkadians-speak/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the least spoken language in Europe?” Quora, June 6, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-least-spoken-language-in-Europe/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the most common language in Egypt?” Quora, June 30, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-common-language-in-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What language was spoken in ancient Alexandria?” Quora, July 30, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-language-was-spoken-in-ancient-Alexandria/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‫ راخر‬mean in Egyptian Arabic?” Quora, Aug 3, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%B1-mean-in-Egyptian-
Arabic/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Hebrew and Arabic the only languages spoken in Israel?” Quora, Aug 3, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Are-Hebrew-and-Arabic-the-only-languages-spoken-in-
Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Semitic languages the oldest still widely-used today?” Quora, Aug 3, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Are-Semitic-languages-the-oldest-still-widely-used-
today/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is it like teaching new languages?” Quora, Aug 6, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-teaching-new-languages/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the Proto-Indo-European word for 'Cat'?” Quora, Aug 10, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Proto-Indo-European-word-for-Cat/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is a foreign language an academic subject?” Quora, Aug 18, 2019, online at
https://qr.ae/TW2j5K .
Smith, Bob, “What does the ‘servant of El’ in Ugaritic mean?” Quora, Sept 1, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-servant-of-El-in-Ugaritic-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the English translation of the Emerald Tablet?” Quora, Sept 5, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-English-translation-of-the-Emerald-
Tablet/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there traces of Sumerian or Akkadian in any of the world's extant languages?”
Quora, Sept 6, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-traces-of-Sumerian-or-
Akkadian-in-any-of-the-worlds-extant-languages/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If Avraham is the Hebrew and Ibrahim is the Arabic, from what language is
Abraham?” Quora, Sept 12, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/If-Avraham-is-the-Hebrew-
and-Ibrahim-is-the-Arabic-from-what-language-is-Abraham/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you say ‘eat a sandwich’ in Hebrew?” Quora, Sept 14, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-say-eat-a-sandwich-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why isn't ‫ המלך המשפט‬a grammatical mistake?” Quora, Oct 8, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-isnt-%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9A-
%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%A4%D7%98-a-grammatical-mistake/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the name Cleopatra mean?” Quora, Oct 14, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-name-Cleopatra-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I get a Hebrew translation in the English alphabet? I do not know how to
write in Hebrew and would like to write a letter to a friend.” Quora, Oct 16, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-get-a-Hebrew-translation-in-the-English-alphabet-I-do-not-
know-how-to-write-in-Hebrew-and-would-like-to-write-a-letter-to-a-friend/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the ‘Yis’ prefix signify in ancient Hebrew? For instance, in ‘Yis'Ra'El’
(Israel), I understand that El refers to God, Ra comes from ‘Sara’ (to struggle), but I'm unsure
why ‘Yis’ is there.” Quora, Oct 17, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-Yis-
prefix-signify-in-ancient-Hebrew-For-instance-in-YisRaEl-Israel-I-understand-that-El-refers-to-
God-Ra-comes-from-Sara-to-struggle-but-Im-unsure-why-Yis-is-there/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the Egyptian word for 50 and a sand storm?” Quora, Oct 19, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Egyptian-word-for-50-and-a-sand-storm/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘zerubbabel’ mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Oct 21, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-zerubbabel-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
Smith, Bob, “What is the Hebrew pronunciation/transliteration of ‫טרּומפֶּ לְ ּדֹור‬

ְ ?” Quora, Oct 22,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Hebrew-pronunciation-transliteration-of-
%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%9E%D6%B0%D7%A4%D6%B6%D6%BC%D7%9C%D6%
B0%D7%93%D6%BC%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%A8/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘Yod He Vav He’ mean?” Quora, Oct 27, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Yod-He-Vav-He-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Hebrew the mother of all languages?” Quora, Oct 28, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Hebrew-the-mother-of-all-languages/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
Smith, Bob, “What is a ‘Semitic’?” Quora, Oct 30, 2019, online at

https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-Semitic/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the Egyptian proverb:'‫ ”?'الوحدة خي من جليس السوء‬Quora,
Nov 1, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-Egyptian-proverb-
%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%AE%D9%8A%D8%B1-
%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AC%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3-
%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A1/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some Egyptian Arabic proverbs?” Quora, Nov 2, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-Egyptian-Arabic-proverbs/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the Hebrew proverb: '‫פסוק ח‬, ‫פרק א‬, ‫”?'מקור ספר משלי‬
Quora, Nov 14, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-Hebrew-
proverb-%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A8-%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%A8-
%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%99-%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A7-%D7%90-
%D7%A4%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A7-%D7%97/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 , and
https://qr.ae/TVb7KF .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the Egyptian proverb: '‫ ”?'كل مشكلة ولها حل‬Quora, Nov 14,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-Egyptian-proverb-
%D9%83%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A9-
%D9%88%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%AD%D9%84/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 , and
https://qr.ae/TVbRM4 .
Smith, Bob, “What does this Hebrew word ‘‫ ’תאלםןב‬mean?” Quora, Nov 25, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-this-Hebrew-word-
%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%9D%D7%9F%D7%91-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the Hebrew proverb: '‫ ”?'רחילא בתר רחילא אזלה‬Quora, Nov
30, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-Hebrew-proverb-
%D7%A8%D7%97%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%90-%D7%91%D7%AA%D7%A8-
%D7%A8%D7%97%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%90-%D7%90%D7%96%D7%9C%D7%94/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does Hosanna mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Dec 2, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Hosanna-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the name Sara mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Dec 3, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-name-Sara-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106.
Smith, Bob, “Are Egyptian loanwords in ancient Semitic languages?” Quora, Dec 11, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Are-Egyptian-loanwords-in-ancient-Semitic-
languages/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In Hebrew, what would vet, vet, or bet, bet, mean in English?” Quora, Dec 31,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/In-Hebrew-what-would-vet-vet-or-bet-bet-mean-in-
English/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Indians have an alphabet or phonetic script for writing while pyramids were
being built in Egypt?” Quora, Jan 2, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-Indians-have-
an-alphabet-or-phonetic-script-for-writing-while-pyramids-were-being-built-in-
Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the implication of the ‘ah’ being added to Abram's name in the Old
Testament (turning Abram to Abraham)?” Quora, Jan 5, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-implication-of-the-ah-being-added-to-Abrams-name-
in-the-Old-Testament-turning-Abram-to-Abraham/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is correct, ‘Shalom’ or ‘Syalom’?” Quora, Jan 6, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-correct-Shalom-or-Syalom/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Could translators like Joseph Smith have misread ancient hieroglyphs?” Quora, Jan
6, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Could-translators-like-Joseph-Smith-have-misread-
ancient-hieroglyphs/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some differences between the Coptic and Greek alphabet (of the time of
course)?” Quora, Jan 10, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-differences-
between-the-Coptic-and-Greek-alphabet-of-the-time-of-course/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the Hebrew proverb:'‫ ”?'אותה הגברת בשינוי אדרת‬Quora, Jan
15, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-Hebrew-proverb-
%D7%90%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%94-%D7%94%D7%92%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%AA-
%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%99-
%D7%90%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%AA/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 , and https://qr.ae/TJxQSm .
Smith, Bob, “Why is the Hebrew word for tears (dema) related to blood (dam)?” Quoara, Jan
20, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-Hebrew-word-for-tears-dema-related-
to-blood-dam/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the writing system of the world's oldest language?” Quora, Jan 23,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-writing-system-of-the-worlds-oldest-
language/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What country does the name Ethel originate from?” Quora, Jan 24, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-country-does-the-name-Ethel-originate-from/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where does the name Samuel come from?” Quora, Jan 25, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-name-Samuel-come-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the Hebrew root word "ul" and similar-sounding words
with their meaning?” Quora, Jan 31, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-
meaning-of-the-Hebrew-root-word-ul-and-similar-sounding-words-with-their-
meaning/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What meanings do Western names like Joe, Chris, and Tyler have?” Quroa, Feb 2,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-meanings-do-Western-names-like-Joe-Chris-
and-Tyler-have/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How would you say of, as in the son of David, in Biblical Hebrew?” Quora, Feb 2,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-would-you-say-of-as-in-the-son-of-David-in-
Biblical-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the name of King David (DWD) stand for? What does his name mean?”
Quora, Feb 2, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-name-of-King-David-
DWD-stand-for-What-does-his-name-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where is the Taj Mahal Palace located and the origin of its name?” Quora, Feb 8,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-is-the-Taj-Mahal-Palace-located-and-the-
origin-of-its-name/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can the Hebrew future be used as a future in the past as well? For example, in
«‫שאבוא וארוץ עד אליך‬/ ‫»אתה אידיוט אמיתי אם חשבת אותי‬, a possibly somewhat weird sentence
from an Israeli song?” Quora, Feb 8, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Can-the-Hebrew-
future-be-used-as-a-future-in-the-past-as-well-For-example-in-%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%94-
%D7%90%D7%99%D7%93%D7%99%D7%95%D7%98-
%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%99-%D7%90%D7%9D-
%D7%97%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%AA/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the name Jonah mean when translated from Hebrew?” Quora, Feb 11,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-name-Jonah-mean-when-translated-
from-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘logos’ mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Feb 12, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-logos-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there an original Hebrew word for Sanhedrin?” Quora, Feb 13, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-there-an-original-Hebrew-word-for-Sanhedrin/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the Raven paradox?” Quora, Feb 15, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Raven-paradox/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Suppose the letter ‘E’ in the name ‘Eliud’ is the Hebrew letter ‫ ע‬rather than ‫א‬,
what would be the meaning of the name?” Quora, Feb 15, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Suppose-the-letter-E-in-the-name-Eliud-is-the-Hebrew-letter-
%D7%A2-rather-than-%D7%90-what-would-be-the-meaning-of-the-name/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Nahum (‫נַחּום‬, the Hebrew name meaning ‘consoler’) a related word to nacham
(‫נָחַ ם‬, to groan or repent)?” Quora, Feb 16, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-Nahum-
%D7%A0%D6%B7%D7%97%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%9D-the-Hebrew-name-meaning-consoler-a-
related-word-to-nacham-%D7%A0%D6%B8%D7%97%D6%B7%D7%9D-to-groan-or-
repent/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some common Druze first names?” Quora, Feb 18, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-common-Druze-first-names/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Where did the name Tim come from?” Quora, Feb 21, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-did-the-name-Tim-come-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the Hebrew name 'Zev' related to the name 'Jeff'?” Quora, Feb 21, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Hebrew-name-Zev-related-to-the-name-Jeff/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there a word ‫ האור‬in Hebrew? What’s its meaning?” Quora, Mar 3, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-word-%D7%94%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8-in-Hebrew-
What-s-its-meaning/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the Hebrew definitions of Jonas, Gabriel, Asher, Lily, and Fiona?” Quora,
Mar 17, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-Hebrew-definitions-of-Jonas-
Gabriel-Asher-Lily-and-Fiona/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How would you write the name '’Daud’' in Hebrew?” Quora, Mar 17, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/How-would-you-write-the-name-Daud-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The English term ‘messiah’ comes from the Hebrew word, ‘mashiach’. What is the
literal meaning of this word?” Quora, Mar 25, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/The-
English-term-messiah-comes-from-the-Hebrew-word-mashiach-What-is-the-literal-meaning-of-
this-word/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you write ‘Samuel’ in Hebrew?” Quora, Mar 26, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-write-Samuel-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does it bother you when someone speaks Hebrew with an American accent?”
Quora, Mar 27, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-it-bother-you-when-someone-
speaks-Hebrew-with-an-American-accent/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Whats the meaning of ‫ רשד‬and ‫ ארשד‬in Hebrew?” Quora, Mar 31, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-meaning-of-%D7%A8%D7%A9%D7%93-and-
%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%A9%D7%93-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‫ה‬-‫מ‬-‫י‬-‫ג‬-‫ ט‬mean in Hebrew? I saw it written in a sign.” Quora, April 6,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-%D7%98-%D7%92-%D7%99-%D7%9E-
%D7%94-mean-in-Hebrew-I-saw-it-written-in-a-sign/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are ancient works often translated into antiquated ~17th century English,
even when the first translations are written around the 19th century?” Quora, April 8, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-are-ancient-works-often-translated-into-antiquated-
17th-century-English-even-when-the-first-translations-are-written-around-the-19th-
century/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there similar nouns between Arabic and Hebrew (cognates)?” Quora, April 18,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-similar-nouns-between-Arabic-and-Hebrew-
cognates-1/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where did the Hebrew language originate?” Quora, April 29, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-did-the-Hebrew-language-originate/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the difference between the Hebrew words bar and ben?” Quora, May 15,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-the-Hebrew-words-
bar-and-ben/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Ptah cognate with Latin Pater (and the PIE equivalent), and if so, did the proto-
language move north or south?” Quora, May 18, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-
Ptah-cognate-with-Latin-Pater-and-the-PIE-equivalent-and-if-so-did-the-proto-language-move-
north-or-south/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any Roman names that mean greed?” Quora, June 6, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-Roman-names-that-mean-greed/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I want to learn Hebrew and was thinking about using Hebrewpod101
instead of going to Ulpan. Does it cover grammar and is it as good an option?” Quora, June 7,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/I-want-to-learn-Hebrew-and-was-thinking-about-
using-Hebrewpod101-instead-of-going-to-Ulpan-Does-it-cover-grammar-and-is-it-as-good-an-
option/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does the ‘LU’ in the Hebrew Halleluyah have a meaning or is it only a connector
for halle (praise) and Yah (Lord)?” Quora, June 21, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Does-the-LU-in-the-Hebrew-Halleluyah-have-a-meaning-or-is-it-only-
a-connector-for-halle-praise-and-Yah-Lord/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where does the word ‘eloha’ come from?” Quora, June 25, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-word-eloha-come-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
Smith, Bob, “Was Linear B or something with a similar description mentioned in any ancient
sources?” Quora, June 30, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-Linear-B-or-something-
with-a-similar-description-mentioned-in-any-ancient-sources/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the term ‫ וקאם‬equal to ‫ ?וכום‬I think sometimes in ancient times one could
variate from using certain vocals in Hebrew that spelled similar sounds, Aleph=A O U, and Vav=
O and U. I need some learned person to clarify me this grammatical issue.” Quora, July 2, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-term-%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%9D-equal-to-
%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%9D-I-think-sometimes-in-ancient-times-one-could-variate-
from-using-certain-vocals-in-Hebrew-that-spelled-similar-sounds-Aleph-A-O-U-and-Vav-O-and-
U/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How similar was the Phoenician language to the Hebrew language?” Quora, July 2,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-similar-was-the-Phoenician-language-to-the-
Hebrew-language/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was the first alphabet created for Phoenician or Hebrew?” Quora, July 5, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Was-the-first-alphabet-created-for-Phoenician-or-
Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can ‫הילדים בחנות לחיות מחמד‬-‫( הביקור של גן‬cattle of the children's garden store
to live beloved), be translated properly! Where am I going wrong? Where is the logic?” Quora,
July 8, 2020, online at https://qr.ae/pN49RE .
Smith, Bob, “The first name of Palermo is Zyz, flower in Phoenician. What is the Semitic root of
this word?” Quora, July 15, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/The-first-name-of-
Palermo-is-Zyz-flower-in-Phoenician-What-is-the-Semitic-root-of-this-word/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is the media mostly pronouncing ‘Hagia Sofia’ as ‘Haia Sophia’ while the real
pronunciation is ‘Hajia Sofiya’ (according to its Arabic etymology)?” Quora, July 21, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-media-mostly-pronouncing-Hagia-Sofia-as-Haia-Sophia-
while-the-real-pronunciation-is-Hajia-Sofiya-according-to-its-Arabic-etymology/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What's correlation of 3 following Semitic terms in ‘Shemona’, ‘shaman’, for
numerical eight or ‘shmin’, fat for cooking and finally of second part of the locality of
‘Gesthemane’?” Quora, July 25, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Whats-correlation-of-
3-following-Semitic-terms-in-Shemona-shaman-for-numerical-eight-or-shmin-fat-for-cooking-
and-finally-of-second-part-of-the-locality-of-Gesthemane/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it established that ‘Miriam’ is the source of ‘Mary’, or is ‘Mary’ the result of the
use of similar names from all over spoken by many to produce ‘Mary’ in some writings?” Quora,
July 31, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-established-that-Miriam-is-the-source-of-
Mary-or-is-Mary-the-result-of-the-use-of-similar-names-from-all-over-spoken-by-many-to-
produce-Mary-in-some-writings/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Cleopatra a title? If so, what's its origin, and why is it referred to as a single
person?” Quora, Aug 7, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-Cleopatra-a-title-If-so-
whats-its-origin-and-why-is-it-referred-to-as-a-single-person/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the Hebrew words of Akkadian origin?” Quora, Aug 14, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-Hebrew-words-of-Akkadian-origin/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is this the ancient Hebrew? https://gttmh.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/5/3/

12538239/5940339_orig.png ,” Quora, Sept 11, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-this-
the-ancient-Hebrew-https-gttmh-weebly-com-uploads-1-2-5-3-12538239-5940339_orig-
png/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Have Egyptologists learned anything from Joseph Smith’s translations, or are they
still mired in their fallacious belief in the Rosetta Stone? When will academia end this
persecution of Mormons?” Quora, Sept 21, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Have-
Egyptologists-learned-anything-from-Joseph-Smith-s-translations-or-are-they-still-mired-in-
their-fallacious-belief-in-the-Rosetta-Stone-When-will-academia-end-this-persecution-of-
Mormons/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How similar(probably) were the proto-languages of the different branches of
Afroasiatic to each other?” Quora, Sept 23, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-
similar-probably-were-the-proto-languages-of-the-different-branches-of-Afroasiatic-to-each-
other/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smih, Bob, “Is there a word/concept for ‘kairos’ in Hebrew?” Quora, Sept 24, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-word-concept-for-kairos-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the significance of Abram's name change to Abraham in Genesis?” Quora,
Sept 24, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-significance-of-Abrams-name-
change-to-Abraham-in-Genesis/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where does the surname Phoenix originate?” Quora, Sept 27, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-surname-Phoenix-originate/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Why isn't the Egyptian language considered a language isolate even though it
bears little resemblance to other Afro-Asiatic languages?” Quora, Oct 13, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-isnt-the-Egyptian-language-considered-a-language-isolate-even-
though-it-bears-little-resemblance-to-other-Afro-Asiatic-languages/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the Sumerian language deciphered? If yes, what does it contain?” Quora, Oct 13,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Sumerian-language-deciphered-If-yes-what-
does-it-contain/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does the name Kobe have Hebrew roots? I heard it means ‘may God protect’
which I think is awesome. Could someone qualified either verify or refute this?” Quora, Nov 10,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-the-name-Kobe-have-Hebrew-roots-I-heard-it-
means-may-God-protect-which-I-think-is-awesome-Could-someone-qualified-either-verify-or-
refute-this/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘helpmate’ mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Dec 3, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-helpmate-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘Aron’ mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Dec 6, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Aron-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there a Hebrew translation for the Deuterocanonical books (including 1, 2
Maccabees)?” Quora, Dec 6, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-Hebrew-
translation-for-the-Deuterocanonical-books-including-1-2-Maccabees/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did Israelis modernize Hebrew, and what are some modern words they
incorporated into Hebrew?” Quora, Dec 17, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-
Israelis-modernize-Hebrew-and-what-are-some-modern-words-they-incorporated-into-
Smith, Bob, “Since it's often pointed out that the imperative plural subject word Hallelujah
(‘Praise ye Jah’) is commonly mistranslated as ‘Praise ye the Lord,’ I'd like to know how ‘Praise
ye the Lord’ IS properly written in Romanized Hebrew--Hallelu… what?” Quora, Jan 6, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Since-its-often-pointed-out-that-the-imperative-plural-subject-
word-Hallelujah-Praise-ye-Jah-is-commonly-mistranslated-as-Praise-ye-the-Lord-Id-like-to-
know-how-Praise-ye-the-Lord-IS-properly-written-in-Romanized/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘Kol Hakavod’ mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Jan 13, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Kol-Hakavod-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the etymology of the name Jerusalem?” Quora, Jan 22, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-etymology-of-the-name-Jerusalem/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of this Hebrew line ‘Tafasta Merubeh – Lo Tafasta’?” Quora,
Feb 27, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-this-Hebrew-line-
Tafasta-Merubeh-Lo-Tafasta/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of this following Hebrew line ‘Ma she’sanu a’lecha al ta’ase
la’chaver’cha’?” Quora, Feb 28, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-
of-this-following-Hebrew-line-Ma-she-sanu-a-lecha-al-ta-ase-la-chaver-cha/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If I learn biblical Hebrew, will I be able to understand modern Hebrew?” Quora,
Feb 28, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/If-I-learn-biblical-Hebrew-will-I-be-able-to-
understand-modern-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the Holy Ghost mean in Hebrew?” Quora, March 17, 2021 , online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-Holy-Ghost-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the name Benjamin mean?” Quora, April 3, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-name-Benjamin-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I say, ‘The university will have…’ in Hebrew? I tried finding the infinitive
verb ‘to have’ but I couldn't find it.” Quora, April 11, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-say-The-university-will-have-in-Hebrew-I-tried-finding-the-
infinitive-verb-to-have-but-I-couldnt-find-it/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the actual translation of the first animal in Proverbs 30:31? Is it a rooster,
greyhound, or another dog breed? I read the original Hebrew literally means ‘girded loins’ is this
true? If so, how do you get ‘rooster’ or a dog from that?” Quora, April 14, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-actual-translation-of-the-first-animal-in-Proverbs-30-31-Is-
it-a-rooster-greyhound-or-another-dog-breed-I-read-the-original-Hebrew-literally-means-girded-
loins-is-this-true-If-so-how-do-you-get-rooster/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What Semitic branch is closest to Egyptian?” Quora, April 25, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-Semitic-branch-is-closest-to-Egyptian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘Raca’ mean in Hebrew?” Quora, May 3, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Raca-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does '’bachir’' mean in Hebrew?” Quora, May 8, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-bachir-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does the Yud in ‫ יהוה‬in the Hebrew Bible have a vowel that makes an E sound
instead of A, if the Scribes inserted the vowels of Adonai into ‫ ”?יהוה‬Quora, May 14, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-Yud-in-%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95%D7%94-
in-the-Hebrew-Bible-have-a-vowel-that-makes-an-E-sound-instead-of-A-if-the-Scribes-inserted-
the-vowels-of-Adonai-into-%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95%D7%94/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you say ‘Yah's power’ in Hebrew?” Quora, May 17, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-say-Yahs-power-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the differences in letter shapes between Phoenician alphabet and Paleo-
Hebrew alphabet?” Quora, May 19, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-
differences-in-letter-shapes-between-Phoenician-alphabet-and-Paleo-Hebrew-
alphabet/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where can I find ‘‫ ”?’איפה כדאי לקנות יהלומים‬Quora, May 21, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-find-%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%94-
%D7%9B%D7%93%D7%90%D7%99-%D7%9C%D7%A7%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA-
%D7%99%D7%94%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9D/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the term ‘I am’ in the Hebrew language only past or future, not present?” Quora,
May 27, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-term-I-am-in-the-Hebrew-language-only-
past-or-future-not-present .
Smith, Bob, “When did Phoenician stop being spoken in the Levant?” Quora, May 28, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/When-did-Phoenician-stop-being-spoken-in-the-
Levant/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the etymology of the word ‘Kush’?” Quora, June 4, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-etymology-of-the-word-Kush/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘‫ ’רודזיה היא כבש הקורבן המודרני‬mean in Modern Israeli Hebrew (I'm not
looking for the Biblical Ancient Torah dialect, but the modern Tel Aviv Hebrew)?” Quora, June
12, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-
%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%93%D7%96%D7%99%D7%94-%D7%94%D7%99%D7%90-
%D7%9B%D7%91%D7%A9-%D7%94%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%9F-
%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%99-mean-in-Modern-Israeli-
Hebrew-Im-not-looking-for/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the name equivalent to Joshua?” Quora, June 12, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-name-equivalent-to-Joshua/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How would ancient people learn another language? For example, how would an
ancient Roman learn Hebrew or vise-versa? Were there textbooks for it, and are there any that
still remain?” Quora, June 17, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-would-ancient-
people-learn-another-language-For-example-how-would-an-ancient-Roman-learn-Hebrew-or-
vise-versa-Were-there-textbooks-for-it-and-are-there-any-that-still-remain/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is ‘Samuel’ the same as ‘Samael’?” Quora, June 19, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Samuel-the-same-as-Samael/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the Hebrew word ‘Qavah’ mean?” Quora, June 19, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-Hebrew-word-Qavah-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you translate from Hebrew to English slang ‘‫ ”?’דפקת הופעה‬Quora, June
29, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-translate-from-Hebrew-to-English-
slang-%D7%93%D7%A4%D7%A7%D7%AA-
%D7%94%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%A2%D7%94/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In KJV job 1:6, the word ‘Satan’ is used. What is the original Hebrew word? What
else does that Hebrew word translate to? What are the Hebrew traditions around this term and
this story?” Quora, June 29, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/In-KJV-job-1-6-the-word-
Satan-is-used-What-is-the-original-Hebrew-word-What-else-does-that-Hebrew-word-translate-
to-What-are-the-Hebrew-traditions-around-this-term-and-this-story/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In my study of Biblical Hebrew, I have observed that there are simply more words
in English, that the English is more finely variegated, more subdivided. What would be the
explanations for this?” Quora, July 1, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/In-my-study-of-
Biblical-Hebrew-I-have-observed-that-there-are-simply-more-words-in-English-that-the-
English-is-more-finely-variegated-more-subdivided-What-would-be-the-explanations-for-
this/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you say ‘thank you God’ in Hebrew?” Quora, July 6, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-say-thank-you-God-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How come some Jewish people have a Hebrew name that has a ben and others it is
a bar. Like how and why is it decided that a person's name will be Schalom ben Yitzchak or
Schalom bar Yitzchak?” Quora, July 8, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-come-
some-Jewish-people-have-a-Hebrew-name-that-has-a-ben-and-others-it-is-a-bar-Like-how-and-
why-is-it-decided-that-a-persons-name-will-be-Schalom-ben-Yitzchak-or-Schalom-bar-
Yitzchak/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did Hebrew not evolve or change in 2,000 years like English did in 600 years
or German in 800 years?” Quora, July 10, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-
Hebrew-not-evolve-or-change-in-2-000-years-like-English-did-in-600-years-or-German-in-800-
years/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do you agree that the best way to learn biblical Hebrew is to learn modern Hebrew
first, because how can you get even remotely fluent in biblical Hebrew if you only have one
book (the Bible)? Plus some grammar books.” Quora, July 10, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-you-agree-that-the-best-way-to-learn-biblical-Hebrew-is-to-learn-
modern-Hebrew-first-because-how-can-you-get-even-remotely-fluent-in-biblical-Hebrew-if-you-
only-have-one-book-the-Bible-Plus-some-grammar-books/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the Hebrew word for pride (as in arrogance) written in English script?”
Quora, July 12, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Hebrew-word-for-pride-as-
in-arrogance-written-in-English-script/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which accent is more ‘dominant’ in Hebrew, Ashkenazi or Sephardic?” Quora,
July 12, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Which-accent-is-more-dominant-in-Hebrew-
Ashkenazi-or-Sephardic/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is your favourite quote in Hebrew?” Quora, July 13, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-your-favourite-quote-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did ancient Israelites speak Hebrew?” Quora, July 14, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-ancient-Israelites-speak-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was there a word for son-in-law in Koine Greek?” Quora, July 17, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Was-there-a-word-for-son-in-law-in-Koine-Greek/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does zeta mean in Hebrew?” Quora, July 19, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-zeta-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the name Uzzi?” Quora, July 20, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-Uzzi/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do you have a little word (interjection or other) or expression that is typically
Egyptian like bouss (you see) ,ba3d kedha (After this ) , mashi(ok) ?” Quora, July 31, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Do-you-have-a-little-word-interjection-or-other-or-expression-
that-is-typically-Egyptian-like-bouss-you-see-ba3d-kedha-After-this-mashi-ok/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where does the ‘p’ in Thompson come from?” Quora, Aug 6, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-p-in-Thompson-come-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When and how did the Arabic language and Hebrew language diverge?” Quora,
Aug 7, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/When-and-how-did-the-Arabic-language-and-
Hebrew-language-diverge/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is a good Hebrew translation for ‘Carpe Diem’ / Seize the day?” Quora, Aug
8, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-good-Hebrew-translation-for-Carpe-Diem-
Seize-the-day/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does Hebrew have no vowels?” Quora, Aug 8, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-does-Hebrew-have-no-vowels/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What language did they speak in Göbekli Tepe?” Quora, Aug 8, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-language-did-they-speak-in-G%C3%B6bekli-Tepe/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does modern Hebrew have no vowels?” Quora, Aug 8, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-does-modern-Hebrew-have-no-vowels/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do you view Hebrew as an ancient sacred language?” Quora, Aug 8, 2021, online
at https://www.quora.com/Do-you-view-Hebrew-as-an-ancient-sacred-language/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does Methuselah mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Aug 8, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Methuselah-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does Jericho mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Aug 18, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Jericho-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of “El Bethel”?” Quora, Aug 23, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-El-Bethel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can I learn the Egyptian dialect?” Quora, Aug 26, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-learn-the-Egyptian-dialect/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does '’Bina’' mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Aug 26, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Bina-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can I learn Egyptian Arabic? Do I need to learn MSA too for
reading/writing?” Quora, Aug 27, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-learn-
Egyptian-Arabic-Do-I-need-to-learn-MSA-too-for-reading-writing/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there any word or name of places you know in Amharic that comes from
Greek?” Quora, Aug 27, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-word-or-name-of-
places-you-know-in-Amharic-that-comes-from-Greek/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it true that the word vomit was invented by William Shakespeare?” Quora, Aug
28, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-the-word-vomit-was-invented-by-
William-Shakespeare/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the masculine equivalent of the Hebrew name Sarah?” Quora, Sept 2,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-masculine-equivalent-of-the-Hebrew-name-
Sarah/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the name Uzziah?” Quora, Sept 4, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-Uzziah/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What's El Gibbor?” Quora, Sept 4, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Whats-

El-Gibbor/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‫ תצורת נצר‬mean in Hebrew? I understand that it relates to geology but I
couldn't figure out more than this.” Quora, Sept 12, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-%D7%AA%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%AA-
%D7%A0%D7%A6%D7%A8-mean-in-Hebrew-I-understand-that-it-relates-to-geology-but-I-
couldnt-figure-out-more-than-this/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where can I get a free copy of the Brown Driver Briggs Hebrew Lexicon?” Quora,
Sept 16, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-get-a-free-copy-of-the-Brown-
Driver-Briggs-Hebrew-Lexicon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is a gazelle called in Arabic?” Quora, Sept 21, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-gazelle-called-in-Arabic/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you say ‘the will of the father’ and ‘father's will’ in Hebrew?” Quora, Sept
27, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-say-the-will-of-the-father-and-fathers-
will-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are yhe?” Quora, Oct 3, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-
yhe/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘Manasseh’ mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Oct 8, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Manasseh-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can the Irish language be revived in everyday use in the same way as Jewish
people have revived the Hebrew language?” Quora, Oct 16, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Can-the-Irish-language-be-revived-in-everyday-use-in-the-same-way-as-
Jewish-people-have-revived-the-Hebrew-language/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the hardest thing about learning the Hebrew language? Are there any tips
or suggestions?” Quora, Oct 17, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-hardest-
thing-about-learning-the-Hebrew-language-Are-there-any-tips-or-suggestions/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can someone help me find a name of Hebrew origin for a male warhorse?” Quora,
Oct 18, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Can-someone-help-me-find-a-name-of-Hebrew-
origin-for-a-male-warhorse/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘hadassah’ mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Oct 18, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-hadassah-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‫ ל ֹא ִת ְׁשכַּב ִמ ְׁשכְׁ בֵ י ִאשָּׁ ה תֹ ועֵבָּׁ ה ִ ִֽהוא׃‬mean in English?” Quora, Oct 20, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-%D7%9C%D6%B9%D7%90-
%D7%AA%D6%B4%D7%A9%D6%B0%D7%81%D7%9B%D6%B7%D6%BC%D7%91-
%D7%9E%D6%B4%D7%A9%D6%B0%D7%81%D7%9B%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%91%D6
%B5%D7%99-
%D7%90%D6%B4%D7%A9%D6%B8%D6%BC%D7%81%D7%94/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the name Ysabelle?” Quora, Oct 25, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-Ysabelle/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the Hebrew word ‘biur’ mean?” Quora, Oct 26, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-Hebrew-word-biur-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the translation of the Hebrew word ‘Hachaserot’?” Quora, Oct 28, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-translation-of-the-Hebrew-word-
Hachaserot/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you spell ‘Hail Mary’ in Hebrew?” Quora, Nov 1, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-spell-Hail-Mary-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the Hebrew word ‫ אַּ ל־מָּׁ וֶת‬mean in English?” Quora, Nov 3, 2021, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-Hebrew-word-%D7%90%D6%B7%D7%9C-
%D7%9E%D6%B8%D7%95%D6%B6%D7%AA-mean-in-English/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of ‘‫מדינות בדרום אמריקה כמו ברזיל או ארגנטינה נתנו מקלט לפושעים‬
‫ ”?’נאצים‬Quora, Nov 4, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-
%D7%9E%D7%93%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA-
%D7%91%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9D-
%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%94-%D7%9B%D7%9E%D7%95-
%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%96%D7%99%D7%9C-%D7%90%D7%95/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is modern Hebrew still consider a Semitic language? Or is the general trend of the
language more so on the path to drift away from Semitic features, like roots and the binyan
system and become more indo-European?” Quora, Nov 9, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-modern-Hebrew-still-consider-a-Semitic-language-Or-is-the-general-
trend-of-the-language-more-so-on-the-path-to-drift-away-from-Semitic-features-like-roots-and-
the-binyan-system-and-become-more-indo-European/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of Esther?” Quora, Nov 13, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-Esther/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you say the moon in Hebrew?” Quora, Nov 15, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-say-the-moon-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the feminine given Hebrew name ‘Hadas’ mean?” Quora, Nov 16,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-feminine-given-Hebrew-name-Hadas-
mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the Hebrew word for ‘creator’?” Quora, Nov 20, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Hebrew-word-for-creator/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you say ‘God bless’ in Hebrew?” Quora, Nov 29, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-say-God-bless-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘Tzedakah’ mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Nov 30, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Tzedakah-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the definition of the word David?” Quora, Dec 1, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-definition-of-the-word-David/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the name Aenon mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Dec 5, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-name-Aenon-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the name Ozias mean?” Quora, Dec 17, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-name-Ozias-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the name ‘Neftali’ mean?” Quora, Dec 19, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-name-Neftali-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the name Samaria related to Sumer?” Quora, Dec 20, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-name-Samaria-related-to-Sumer/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the name Emmanuel?” Quora, Dec 22, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-Emmanuel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the name Phoenix?” Quora, Dec 23, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-Phoenix/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Since the Hebrew names ‘Noah’ and ‘Manoah’ are both listed as meaning
‘comfort,’ what does the ‘Ma’ in ‘Manoah’ mean?” Quora, Dec 25, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Since-the-Hebrew-names-Noah-and-Manoah-are-both-listed-as-
meaning-comfort-what-does-the-Ma-in-Manoah-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you write the Israeli shekel?” Quora, Dec 29, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-write-the-Israeli-shekel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the name Yitzhak mean?” Quora, Dec 31, 20221, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-name-Yitzhak-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where does the name ‘El Shaddai’ come from?” Quora, Dec 31, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-name-El-Shaddai-come-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do Palestinian Arabs or Arabs in general consider Hebrew to be a non-Semitic
European language?” Quora, Jan 5, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-Palestinian-
Arabs-or-Arabs-in-general-consider-Hebrew-to-be-a-non-Semitic-European-
Smith, Bob, “What does the names Methuselah mean in Hebrew? Why was he the longest living
person in the Bible, and what event happened after his death?” Quora, Jan 6, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-names-Methuselah-mean-in-Hebrew-Why-was-he-the-
longest-living-person-in-the-Bible-and-what-event-happened-after-his-death/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I pronounce Luke in Hebrew?” Quora, Jan 11, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-pronounce-Luke-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it ‫ זאת תמונה‬or ‫ ”?זה תמונה‬Quora, Jan 12, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-%D7%96%D7%90%D7%AA-
%D7%AA%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94-or-%D7%96%D7%94-
%D7%AA%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where does the name AZAZEL come from and what does mean?” Quora, Jan 14,
2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-name-AZAZEL-come-from-and-what-
does-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the name Becca?” Quora, Jan 17, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-Becca/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the ‘literal’ translation of the Hebrew word ַּ‫ ”?מָּׁ ִשיח‬Quora, Jan 19, 2022,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-literal-translation-of-the-Hebrew-word-
%D7%9E%D6%B8%D7%A9%D7%81%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%97%D6%B7/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can you please write the name Destiney in Hebrew for me?” Quora, Jan 30, 2022,
online at https://www.quora.com/Can-you-please-write-the-name-Destiney-in-Hebrew-for-
me/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Angel a name?” Quora, Jan 31, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-
Angel-a-name/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is ‫ עמרה‬said as ‘Gomorrah’ when Anglicized if there’s no ‫ ג‬at the beginning in
Hebrew?” Quora, Feb 1, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-
%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%94-said-as-Gomorrah-when-Anglicized-if-there-s-no-
%D7%92-at-the-beginning-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What could be the Hebrew translation for ‘Yahweh is coming’ and how could be
transformed in a name?” Quora, Feb 4, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/What-could-be-
the-Hebrew-translation-for-Yahweh-is-coming-and-how-could-be-transformed-in-a-
name/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there a letter W in Hebrew?” Quora, Feb 7, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-letter-W-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the word riches in Hebrew?” Quora, Feb 14, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-word-riches-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there some kind of connection between the word ‘Ishtar’ (Babylon goddess) and
the word ‘star’?” Quora, Feb 15, 2022, https://www.quora.com/Is-there-some-kind-of-
connection-between-the-word-Ishtar-Babylon-goddess-and-the-word-star/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the etymology of Shamayim in Hebrew? Does it have a link to the word
water?” Quora, Feb 16, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-etymology-of-
Shamayim-in-Hebrew-Does-it-have-a-link-to-the-word-water/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the proper way to pronounce ‫( אהיה אשר אהיה‬I AM THAT I AM): Ahayah Asher
Ahayah?” Quora, Feb 19, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-proper-way-to-
pronounce-%D7%90%D7%94%D7%99%D7%94-%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%A8-
%D7%90%D7%94%D7%99%D7%94-I-AM-THAT-I-AM-Ahayah-Asher-Ahayah/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the origin of Rehoboth?” Quora, Feb 20, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-origin-of-Rehoboth/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does hell mean in the Hebrew language?” Quora, Feb 20, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-hell-mean-in-the-Hebrew-language/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “What language did the serpent use to communicate with Eve in the Garden of
Eden?” Quora, Feb 21, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/What-language-did-the-serpent-
use-to-communicate-with-Eve-in-the-Garden-of-Eden/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where does the name Levi come from?” Quora, Mar 2, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-name-Levi-come-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does zenobia mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Mar 3, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-zenobia-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘shofet’ mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Mar 14, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-shofet-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘Shechem’ mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Mar 15, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Shechem-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you write ‘lehitraot’ in Hebrew?” Quora, Mar 15, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-write-lehitraot-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘gallim’ mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Mar 29, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-gallim-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the word for 'burn' (as in, 'to burn') in ancient Aramaic, and how would one
pronounce it?” Quora, Mar 29, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-word-for-
burn-as-in-to-burn-in-ancient-Aramaic-and-how-would-one-pronounce-it/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the name Raquel mean in Hebrew?” Quora, April 2, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-name-Raquel-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the Hebrew and Greek meanings of the attributes or descriptions
‘Lucifer’?” Quora, April 4, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-Hebrew-and-
Greek-meanings-of-the-attributes-or-descriptions-Lucifer/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Ephphatha Greek or Aramaic?” Quora, April 7, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Ephphatha-Greek-or-Aramaic/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I say ‘it is finished’ in Hebrews?” Quora, April 15, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-say-it-is-finished-in-Hebrews/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In Gen 5:22, why is the verb ‘walked’ in the consecutive imperfect with regards to
Enoch, whereas in Gen 6:9 the same verb is rendered in the perfect for Noah?” Quora, April 18,
2022, online at https://www.quora.com/In-Gen-5-22-why-is-the-verb-walked-in-the-consecutive-
imperfect-with-regards-to-Enoch-whereas-in-Gen-6-9-the-same-verb-is-rendered-in-the-perfect-
for-Noah/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Negev and Negeb the same?” Quora, April 26, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-Negev-and-Negeb-the-same/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who is ַּ‫ צָּׁ פְׁ נַּת פַּעְׁ נֵח‬in the Bible?” Quora, May 4, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-is-
%D7%A6%D6%B8%D7%A4%D6%B0%D7%A0%D6%B7%D7%AA-
%D7%A4%D6%B7%D6%BC%D7%A2%D6%B0%D7%A0%D6%B5%D7%97%D6%B7-in-
the-Bible/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Miriam Hebrew for Mary?” Quora, May 4, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Miriam-Hebrew-for-Mary/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘Phinehas’ mean in Hebrew?” Quora, May 13, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Phinehas-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
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Smith, Bob, “What level of intelligence did Neanderthals have?” Quora, May 26, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-level-of-intelligence-did-Neanderthals-have/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was blindless, deafness, or other such disabilities described in detail by ancient
texts and literature? What type of explanation was given about those who were afflicted?”
Quora, Jan 22, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-blindless-deafness-or-other-such-
disabilities-described-in-detail-by-ancient-texts-and-literature-What-type-of-explanation-was-
given-about-those-who-were-afflicted/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What specific moment in ancient human history inspires you?” Quora, April 3,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-specific-moment-in-ancient-human-history-
inspires-you/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who was the oldest documented person who ever lived on the earth? Where was
he or she from?” Quora, April 20, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-was-the-oldest-
documented-person-who-ever-lived-on-the-earth-Where-was-he-or-she-from/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are pyramids not being built in this day an age?” Quora, April 29, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/Why-are-pyramids-not-being-built-in-this-day-an-age/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any theories of conflicts like a great or large scale war in early/archaic
human history?” Quora, May 26, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-
theories-of-conflicts-like-a-great-or-large-scale-war-in-early-archaic-human-
history/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Taj Mahal actually a pyramid?” Quora, May 28, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Taj-Mahal-actually-a-pyramid/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do you believe the Holy Grail exists?” Quora, May 30, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-you-believe-the-Holy-Grail-exists/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are the Egyptians alone known to have made pyramids?” Quora, June 22, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Are-the-Egyptians-alone-known-to-have-made-
pyramids/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who crowned the king of England?” Quora, July 2, 2109, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-crowned-the-king-of-England/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did so many ancient cultures have flood myths as part of their creation
stories? Were there any specific global events, trends, or common-but-localized occurrences
that historians believe led to these myths?” Quora, July 28, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-so-many-ancient-cultures-have-flood-myths-as-part-of-their-
creation-stories-Were-there-any-specific-global-events-trends-or-common-but-localized-
occurrences-that-historians-believe-led-to-these-myths/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The Hyksos theory is seen as an alternative explanation for the Exodus narrative. Is
this theory considered a legitimate one, or is it looked on as pseudo-historical?” Quora, Aug 6,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/The-Hyksos-theory-is-seen-as-an-alternative-
explanation-for-the-Exodus-narrative-Is-this-theory-considered-a-legitimate-one-or-is-it-
looked-on-as-pseudo-historical/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which historical figure is widely regarded as the greatest of all the Anglo-Saxon
scholars?” Quora, Aug 10, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Which-historical-figure-is-
widely-regarded-as-the-greatest-of-all-the-Anglo-Saxon-scholars/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who were the first people known to use a ball for recreation?” Quora, Aug 14,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-were-the-first-people-known-to-use-a-ball-for-
recreation/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What's something widely believed in history that isn't true (not conspiracies)?”
Quora, Aug 20, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Whats-something-widely-believed-in-
history-that-isnt-true-not-conspiracies/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any Egypt records about the Sumerian people or vice versa?” Quora,
Sept 13, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-Egypt-records-about-the-
Sumerian-people-or-vice-versa/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Finkelstein and Silberman argue that there weren't camels at the time and place of
Joseph, which would indicate that the story was written much later with anachronic details. Can
we really be sure about the distribution of camels at that time?” Quora, Sept 14, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Finkelstein-and-Silberman-argue-that-there-werent-camels-at-the-
time-and-place-of-Joseph-which-would-indicate-that-the-story-was-written-much-later-with-
anachronic-details-Can-we-really-be-sure-about-the/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What historical accounts can I read about events in Israel during the 400 year
period between Malachi and Matthew (about the Maccabean Revolt, etc.)?” Quora, Sept 15,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-historical-accounts-can-I-read-about-events-in-
Israel-during-the-400-year-period-between-Malachi-and-Matthew-about-the-Maccabean-
Revolt-etc/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were the ancient Israelites a mixture of Egyptian, Sumerian, and Canaanite
people? Moses came from Egypt. Abraham from Sumeria. And Israelites from Canaan.” Quora,
Sept 17, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Were-the-ancient-Israelites-a-mixture-of-
Egyptian-Sumerian-and-Canaanite-people-Moses-came-from-Egypt-Abraham-from-Sumeria-
And-Israelites-from-Canaan/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some good podcasts on ancient literature and legends?” Quora, Sept 20,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-good-podcasts-on-ancient-literature-
and-legends/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When did the history of science actually start? Is it from the Mesopotamia
civilization?” Quora, Oct 15, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/When-did-the-history-of-
science-actually-start-Is-it-from-the-Mesopotamia-civilization/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I convert a date time type to Gregorian calendar?” Quora, Oct 20, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-convert-a-date-time-type-to-Gregorian-
calendar/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can you recommend any books that teach me about Mesopotamian/ Sumerian
mythology?” Quora, Oct 21, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Can-you-recommend-any-
books-that-teach-me-about-Mesopotamian-Sumerian-mythology .
Smith, Bob, “Why is the calendar off by two months (September/septem/seven, October/
octo/eight, November/novem/nine, and December/decem/ten)?” Quora, Oct 22, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-calendar-off-by-two-months-September-septem-seven-
October-octo-eight-November-novem-nine-and-December-decem-ten/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Why did Britain adopt the 12-month calendar in 1752 when the rest of the world
was supposedly working with a 12-month calendar for thousands of years?” Quora, Oct 25,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Britain-adopt-the-12-month-calendar-in-
1752-when-the-rest-of-the-world-was-supposedly-working-with-a-12-month-calendar-for-
thousands-of-years/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the number of years between the 1st century BC and the 1st century AD?”
Quora, Oct 26, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-number-of-years-between-
the-1st-century-BC-and-the-1st-century-AD/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What will 8,000 years ago be called? Will it be AD or BC?” Quora, Oct 28, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-will-8-000-years-ago-be-called-Will-it-be-AD-or-
BC/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where can I find the full translation of the Sumerian text: Atra Hasis?” Quora, Nov
1, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-find-the-full-translation-of-the-
Sumerian-text-Atra-Hasis/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What about Salah Eddine, who lived before the Ottomans? His myth bothers
Israel.” Quora, Nov 7, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-about-Salah-Eddine-who-
lived-before-the-Ottomans-His-myth-bothers-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do people apply modern-day notions of ethics to Christopher Columbus?”
Quora, Nov 8, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-people-apply-modern-day-
notions-of-ethics-to-Christopher-Columbus/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If there was a world wide flood during the times of Noah then why has nobody
ever bothered to check the glacial records/layers in the Antarctic and Arctic for flood deposits,
surely this boundary layer would be so easy to spot?” Quora, Nov 26, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-there-was-a-world-wide-flood-during-the-times-of-Noah-then-why-
has-nobody-ever-bothered-to-check-the-glacial-records-layers-in-the-Antarctic-and-Arctic-for-
flood-deposits-surely-this-boundary-layer-would-be-so/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did Julius Caesar change the calendar?” Quora, Dec 17, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Julius-Caesar-change-the-calendar/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When did ‘Burning Man’ first start?” Quora, Dec 18, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/When-did-Burning-Man-first-start/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did Julius Caesar reform the calendar? Who did he commission to reform it?”
Quora, Jan 15, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-Julius-Caesar-reform-the-
calendar-Who-did-he-commission-to-reform-it/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What if every indigenous population decides to follow the steps of Israelis?”
Quora, Feb 15, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-if-every-indigenous-population-
decides-to-follow-the-steps-of-Israelis/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I want to get into genealogy, where should I start?” Quora, Mar 20, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/I-want-to-get-into-genealogy-where-should-I-start/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does the 21st century start in 2001?” Quora, Mar 22, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-21st-century-start-in-2001/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does 23andMe share with ancestry?” Quora, Mar 23, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Does-23andMe-share-with-ancestry/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is my next step after finding out that my mother’s grandmother was
Cherokee Indian, her father's mother?” Quora, Mar 23, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-my-next-step-after-finding-out-that-my-mother-s-
grandmother-was-Cherokee-Indian-her-fathers-mother/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Utnapishtim the same person as Atrahasis?” Quora, April 15, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Utnapishtim-the-same-person-as-Atrahasis/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is ancestry CA and ancestry com the same?” Quora, April 19, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-ancestry-CA-and-ancestry-com-the-same/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can you copy a family tree from ancestry com?” Quaora, April 21, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Can-you-copy-a-family-tree-from-ancestry-com/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I remove my information from a family tree now?” Quora, April 21, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-remove-my-information-from-a-family-tree-
now/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can I explore my Ukrainian genealogy? My last name is Mularchyk, and turns
up no records.” Quora, April 28, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-explore-
my-Ukrainian-genealogy-My-last-name-is-Mularchyk-and-turns-up-no-records/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is Ancestry.com so expensive?” Quora, April 29, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Ancestry-com-so-expensive/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where does the surname ‘Paul’ really originate? (I checked & it says Scotland &
France, but I'm confused, because my Mum's DNA results show, she's mainly Irish/Scottish,
with no French at all. Her Mother's Mother's maiden name was Paul.)” Quora, April 30, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-surname-Paul-really-originate-I-checked-it-
says-Scotland-France-but-Im-confused-because-my-Mums-DNA-results-show-shes-mainly-Irish-
Scottish-with-no-French-at-all-Her-Mothers-Mothers-maiden-name-was/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “There’s no information at all about my Polish great grandparents on ancestry sites.
Does that mean they changed their surnames and names?” Quora, May 2, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/There-s-no-information-at-all-about-my-Polish-great-grandparents-
on-ancestry-sites-Does-that-mean-they-changed-their-surnames-and-names/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How many generations back is your family tree complete?” Quora, May 3, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/How-many-generations-back-is-your-family-tree-
complete/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When the Romans adopted the Julian calendar, did they start it with the year 1
CE?” Quora, May 17, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/When-the-Romans-adopted-the-
Julian-calendar-did-they-start-it-with-the-year-1-CE/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where do Hebrew people and culture really come from historically? Are they of
Mesopotamian origins? When did they move and why?” Quora, May 20, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-do-Hebrew-people-and-culture-really-come-from-historically-
Are-they-of-Mesopotamian-origins-When-did-they-move-and-why/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is the sea named like the Red Sea, Black Sea, and White Sea?” Quora, May 21,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-sea-named-like-the-Red-Sea-Black-Sea-
and-White-Sea/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where is the most likely location of the lost city of Atlantis?” Quora, May 23, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Where-is-the-most-likely-location-of-the-lost-city-of-
Atlantis/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did the world adopt the British calendar and indicated the time frame in AD &
BC?” Quora, May 23, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-world-adopt-the-
British-calendar-and-indicated-the-time-frame-in-AD-BC/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do native people in America want to be known after the Indus River in
Pakistan and not their own tribe names?” Quora, May 25, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-native-people-in-America-want-to-be-known-after-the-Indus-
River-in-Pakistan-and-not-their-own-tribe-names/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do genealogy sites like Ancestry that research family history provide customers
with photographs of family members as much as they show in their commercial advertising?”
Quora, May 28, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-genealogy-sites-like-Ancestry-that-
research-family-history-provide-customers-with-photographs-of-family-members-as-much-as-
they-show-in-their-commercial-advertising/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do scholars of myth believe incorporating ‘mythos’ into daily life helped
archaic people?” Quora, May 28, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-scholars-of-
myth-believe-incorporating-mythos-into-daily-life-helped-archaic-people/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you think COVID-19 will be remembered in history books?” Quora, May
31, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-think-COVID-19-will-be-remembered-
in-history-books/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where can I find information about my genealogy without using a service like
23andMe?” Quora, June 1, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-find-
information-about-my-genealogy-without-using-a-service-like-23andMe/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there an easy way to remember which months have 31 days?” Quora,
June 8, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-an-easy-way-to-remember-which-
months-have-31-days/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Burckle Crater and the subsequent destruction from what caused the impact
responsible for the reset of civilization in the Middle East in around 3700 BC?” Quora, June 20,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-Burckle-Crater-and-the-subsequent-destruction-
from-what-caused-the-impact-responsible-for-the-reset-of-civilization-in-the-Middle-East-in-
around-3700-BC/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where are the antipodes specifically, and to what is the name generally applied?”
Quora, June 20, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-are-the-antipodes-specifically-
and-to-what-is-the-name-generally-applied/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What's the difference between Sumer and Chaldea?” Quora, June 24, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-difference-between-Sumer-and-Chaldea/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I get my grandmother's roll number to prove that I'm Native American?”
Quora, June 28, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-get-my-grandmothers-roll-
number-to-prove-that-Im-Native-American/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How long does it take on average, in your country, to research your family tree for
the past 300-400 years?” Quora, June 30, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-long-
does-it-take-on-average-in-your-country-to-research-your-family-tree-for-the-past-300-400-
Smith, Bob, “Can I use ancestry.com to find out who my father is?” Quora, July 13, 2020,
updated Oct 4, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Can-I-use-ancestry-com-to-find-out-
who-my-father-is/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the best way on a budget to explore your genealogy online?” Quora, July
15, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-way-on-a-budget-to-explore-
your-genealogy-online/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When did historians give up on believing that Moses was a historical person?”
Quora, Aug 1, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/When-did-historians-give-up-on-
believing-that-Moses-was-a-historical-person/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did the ancient civilizations use the Pleiades to mark seasons and calendar
cycles?” Quora, Aug 2, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-ancient-
civilizations-use-the-Pleiades-to-mark-seasons-and-calendar-cycles/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why was the year 46 BCE called the year of confusion?” Quora, Aug 12, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-was-the-year-46-BCE-called-the-year-of-
confusion/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why didn't any large-scale organized slave-trade ever exist in East Asia though it
existed in Western Eurasia?” Quora, Aug 28, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-
didnt-any-large-scale-organized-slave-trade-ever-exist-in-East-Asia-though-it-existed-in-
Western-Eurasia/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who invented the calendar we use today?” Quora, Sept 1, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-invented-the-calendar-we-use-today/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the best way to find out my ancestry? Is Ancestry.com & other sites even
legit or accurate?” Quora, Sept 19, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-
way-to-find-out-my-ancestry-Is-Ancestry-com-other-sites-even-legit-or-accurate/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the 'Minoan' civilization of Crete? How was this civilization different
from the civilization of Bronze-Age Greece elsewhere?” Quora, Sept 22, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-Minoan-civilization-of-Crete-How-was-this-civilization-
different-from-the-civilization-of-Bronze-Age-Greece-elsewhere/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there anything similar to The Feast of Booths and the Four Species in Ancient
East civilization?” Quora, Sept 29, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-anything-
similar-to-The-Feast-of-Booths-and-the-Four-Species-in-Ancient-East-civilization/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What did the people of ancient days believe about the stars?” Quora, Oct 3, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-did-the-people-of-ancient-days-believe-about-the-
stars/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why can't I date back my family from Greece on Ancestry.com? It'll let me date
other relatives from Germany and England back, but for other relatives from Greece, it doesnt
even have a year of birth for them and they lived during the mid 1800's.” Quora, Oct 8, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-cant-I-date-back-my-family-from-Greece-on-Ancestry-
com-Itll-let-me-date-other-relatives-from-Germany-and-England-back-but-for-other-relatives-
from-Greece-it-doesnt-even-have-a-year-of-birth-for-them-and-they/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are the Aztecs and Mayans are considered advanced yet they didn’t have
compasses, sailing, knowledge of the world, metallurgy, animal domestication, and so on?
Wasn’t Europe, Asia, and Africa more advanced than mesoamerica by a lot?” Quora, Dec 2,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-are-the-Aztecs-and-Mayans-are-considered-
advanced-yet-they-didn-t-have-compasses-sailing-knowledge-of-the-world-metallurgy-animal-
domestication-and-so-on-Wasn-t-Europe-Asia-and-Africa-more-advanced-than/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the oldest institution (organization) that exists today?” Quora, Dec 5,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-oldest-institution-organization-that-exists-
Smith, Bob, “Were the Phoenicians Minoan settlers at the Levant? Thoughts?” Quora, Jan 15,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Were-the-Phoenicians-Minoan-settlers-at-the-Levant-
Thoughts/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is it called Jerusalem and not Al-Quds?” Quora, March 14, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-it-called-Jerusalem-and-not-Al-Quds/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Greeks, Egyptians, Albanians, and Armenians the oldest people in the world?”
Quora, May 11, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-Greeks-Egyptians-Albanians-and-
Armenians-the-oldest-people-in-the-world/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is tollense, the mitanni invasion, Hyksos invasion, kassites in babylon and the end
of the Karum system connected?” Quora, May 21, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-
tollense-the-mitanni-invasion-Hyksos-invasion-kassites-in-babylon-and-the-end-of-the-Karum-
system-connected/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The region occupied by ancient Mesopotamia was situated between the Tiger and
Euphrates rivers. The name Mesopotamia itself means land between rivers. Who named this
region?” Quora, June 5, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/The-region-occupied-by-
ancient-Mesopotamia-was-situated-between-the-Tiger-and-Euphrates-rivers-The-name-
Mesopotamia-itself-means-land-between-rivers-Who-named-this-region/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do many people think that Mesopotamia was the name of Iraq when it was
actually a Western colonial term that had nothing to do with Iraq?” Quora, June 11, 2021, online
at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-many-people-think-that-Mesopotamia-was-the-name-of-Iraq-
when-it-was-actually-a-Western-colonial-term-that-had-nothing-to-do-with-Iraq/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the year 610 approx. Medes and the Babylonians forced the remaining Assyrian
army and Assur-Uballit II to flee to the Egyptian city of Carchemish. Why did the Egyptians
permit them to seek refugee in Egypt?” Quora, June 12, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/In-the-year-610-approx-Medes-and-the-Babylonians-forced-the-
remaining-Assyrian-army-and-Assur-Uballit-II-to-flee-to-the-Egyptian-city-of-Carchemish-
Why-did-the-Egyptians-permit-them-to-seek-refugee-in-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the very first name of Jerusalem?” Quora, June 21, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-very-first-name-of-Jerusalem/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How come Philistines were Canaanites although they came from Crete, a Greek
Island, and spoke Cypriot-like language?” Quora, June 27, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-come-Philistines-were-Canaanites-although-they-came-from-
Crete-a-Greek-Island-and-spoke-Cypriot-like-language/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The term Philistines (‫ פלישתים‬meaning invaders) is the name the natives of Canaan
called the Sea People: do we know what the Sea People called themselves in their own
language?” Quora, June 27, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/The-term-Philistines-
%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%9D-meaning-invaders-is-the-
name-the-natives-of-Canaan-called-the-Sea-People-do-we-know-what-the-Sea-People-called-
themselves-in-their-own-language/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did the Circassian and Jewish communities living under Palestinian royal rule
in the 19th century refuse to learn Palestinian and speak foreign Arabic instead?” Quora, July 9,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-Circassian-and-Jewish-communities-living-
under-Palestinian-royal-rule-in-the-19th-century-refuse-to-learn-Palestinian-and-speak-foreign-
Arabic-instead/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the White Lotus group?” Quora, July 12, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-White-Lotus-group/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did the cardinal directions get their name?” Quora, Aug 2, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-did-the-cardinal-directions-get-their-name/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Why are letters, Diaries, and documents important aspects in historical analysis?”
Quora, Aug 18, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-are-letters-Diaries-and-documents-
important-aspects-in-historical-analysis/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some of ancient Mesopotamia’s contribution to modern society?” Quora,
Aug 29, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-ancient-Mesopotamia-s-
contribution-to-modern-society/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How was math used in Babylonia?” Quora, Aug 29, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-was-math-used-in-Babylonia/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Almost everyone in the West knows the year is 2021. When would knowledge of
the Christian era year have become common among average people?” Quora, Sept 5, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Almost-everyone-in-the-West-knows-the-year-is-2021-When-
would-knowledge-of-the-Christian-era-year-have-become-common-among-average-
people/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did the idea and the names of the cardinal points come about?” Quora, Sept 5,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-the-idea-and-the-names-of-the-cardinal-points-
come-about/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did some people survive the bubonic plague in the Middle Ages? Do some
people have an immunity to this disease?” Quora, Sept 15, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-did-some-people-survive-the-bubonic-plague-in-the-Middle-Ages-
Do-some-people-have-an-immunity-to-this-disease/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smsith, Bob, “How did early humans decide which day a year starts when inventing the
calendar?” Quora, Oct 16, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-early-humans-
decide-which-day-a-year-starts-when-inventing-the-calendar/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are the Habirus the Hebrews?” Quora, Nov 17, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-the-Habirus-the-Hebrews/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why was ancient Phoenicia famous for its purple dye?” Quora, Dec 13, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-was-ancient-Phoenicia-famous-for-its-purple-
dye/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were the original Greeks (the black Minoans) originally Egyptian?” Quora, Jan 5,
2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Were-the-original-Greeks-the-black-Minoans-originally-
Egyptian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How old is the Dome of the Rock?” Quora, Feb 4, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-old-is-the-Dome-of-the-Rock/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When Alexander went to Egypt did they both share and speak together in a semetic
dialect and when Alexander went to Jerusalem did they both speak Hebrew? I am new to all of
this and I need answers because I have so many more questions! Thank you.” Quora, Feb 6,
2022, online at https://www.quora.com/When-Alexander-went-to-Egypt-did-they-both-share-
and-speak-together-in-a-semetic-dialect-and-when-Alexander-went-to-Jerusalem-did-they-both-
speak-Hebrew-I-am-new-to-all-of-this-and-I-need-answers-because-I-have-so/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible that the Tower of Babel could have existed in ancient Babylonian
history but under a different name and history?” Quora, Mar 10, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-that-the-Tower-of-Babel-could-have-existed-in-ancient-
Babylonian-history-but-under-a-different-name-and-history/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Archeology
Smith, Bob, “Why archeological site has to be documented thoroughly?” Quora, May 16, 2018,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-archeological-site-has-to-be-documented-
thoroughly/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the oldest building on Earth?” Quora, May 12, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-oldest-building-on-Earth/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any remains left of the Colossus of Rhodes?” Quora, May 10, 2018,
online at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-remains-left-of-the-Colossus-of-
Rhodes/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is it that in different places in Earth, people have built pyramids? What does a
pyramid mean?” Quora, May 27, 2018, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-it-that-in-
different-places-in-Earth-people-have-built-pyramids-What-does-a-pyramid-
Smith, Bob, “Why is archaeology more credible than textual history?” Quora, Oct 14, 2018,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-archaeology-more-credible-than-textual-
Smith, Bob, “It's 2000 years in the future, what item from today could an archaeologist find that
would falsely depict our time period?” Quora, Nov 29, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/Its-2000-years-in-the-future-what-item-from-today-could-an-
archaeologist-find-that-would-falsely-depict-our-time-period/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the ground surface of the top of a mound in the near east look like?
Are there potsherd everywhere?” Quora, Dec 13, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-ground-surface-of-the-top-of-a-mound-in-the-near-
east-look-like-Are-there-potsherd-everywhere/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How was Ötzi discovered?” Quora, Dec 19, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-was-%C3%96tzi-discovered/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As an archeologist, did you ever find something you originally thought was trash
that turned out to be an important artifact?” Quora, Feb 7, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/As-an-archeologist-did-you-ever-find-something-you-originally-
thought-was-trash-that-turned-out-to-be-an-important-artifact/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Has an archaeological finding ever made you think that ancient and modern
people are fundamentally alike?” Quora, Feb 28, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Has-
an-archaeological-finding-ever-made-you-think-that-ancient-and-modern-people-are-
fundamentally-alike/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do archaeologists think a lot of past monuments were calendars?” Quora,
Mar 8, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-archaeologists-think-a-lot-of-past-
monuments-were-calendars/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the strangest archaeological find in history?” Quora, Mar 27, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-strangest-archaeological-find-in-history/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What artifact changed the way we look and interpret history?” Quora, April 16,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-artifact-changed-the-way-we-look-and-
interpret-history/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Stonehenge built by descendants of Neolithic migrants?” Quora, April 18,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-Stonehenge-built-by-descendants-of-Neolithic-
migrants/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the greatest archaeological find in recent history?” Quora, April 20,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-greatest-archaeological-find-in-recent-
Smith, Bob, “Why would you like to take part in an archaeological dig?” Quora, May 1, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-would-you-like-to-take-part-in-an-archaeological-
dig/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How long have humans been in North America?” Quora, May 1, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-long-have-humans-been-in-North-America/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do archaeologists and palaeontologists ever accidentally discover crime scenes?”
Quora, May 26, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-archaeologists-and-
palaeontologists-ever-accidentally-discover-crime-scenes/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who first found North America?” Quora, May 30, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-first-found-North-America/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What would an archaeologist say is the greatest finding in history?” Quora, May
31, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-would-an-archaeologist-say-is-the-greatest-
finding-in-history/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Have there ever been mummies found in the US?” Quora, June 2, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Have-there-ever-been-mummies-found-in-the-US/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did humans use to smelt iron in ancient times?” Quora, June 7, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/How-did-humans-use-to-smelt-iron-in-ancient-times/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is your theory on how the stones at England's Stonehenge got where they
are?” Quora, June 10, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-your-theory-on-how-
the-stones-at-Englands-Stonehenge-got-where-they-are/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible that the skeletons of the red haired giants found in Lovelock cave in
Nevada are actually the Nephilim of the Bible?” Quora, June 22, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-that-the-skeletons-of-the-red-haired-giants-found-in-
Lovelock-cave-in-Nevada-are-actually-the-Nephilim-of-the-Bible/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the tallest pyramid built of stone outside of Egypt?” Quora, June 26, 2019
(updated Aug 15, 2019), online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-tallest-pyramid-built-
of-stone-outside-of-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any prehistoric structures or monuments like Stonehenge or Skara Brae
in North or South America?” Quora, June 27, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-
there-any-prehistoric-structures-or-monuments-like-Stonehenge-or-Skara-Brae-in-North-or-
South-America/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are your best tips for an aspiring archeologist?” Quora, July 8, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-are-your-best-tips-for-an-aspiring-archeologist/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the Taj Mahal a palace?” Quora, July 11, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Taj-Mahal-a-palace/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do archaeologists do anything in particular to honor the dead before gathering
information from tombs and graves?” Quora, July 14, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-archaeologists-do-anything-in-particular-to-honor-the-dead-
before-gathering-information-from-tombs-and-graves/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are your thoughts on the recent huge archaeological discovery in Motza,
Israel? What implications do you foresee?” Quora, July 20, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-are-your-thoughts-on-the-recent-huge-archaeological-
discovery-in-Motza-Israel-What-implications-do-you-foresee/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How legit are geology and archaeology? I started to get interested in them after
taking some geophysics courses but at the moment archaeology just sounds like nonsense to
me and inaccurate that the more I look into it the more it sounds half true.” Quora, July 26,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-legit-are-geology-and-archaeology-I-started-to-
get-interested-in-them-after-taking-some-geophysics-courses-but-at-the-moment-archaeology-
just-sounds-like-nonsense-to-me-and-inaccurate-that-the-more-I-look-into/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How often are paleofeces found during archaeological excavations?” Quora, Aug
3, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-often-are-paleofeces-found-during-
archaeological-excavations/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did archaeologists come to know that certain places had certain types of
crops grown around any thousands or millions of years back?” Quora, Sept 12, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-did-archaeologists-come-to-know-that-certain-places-had-
certain-types-of-crops-grown-around-any-thousands-or-millions-of-years-back/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What purpose did the White Temple at URUK serve? What is the structure?”
Quora, Sept 15, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-purpose-did-the-White-Temple-
at-URUK-serve-What-is-the-structure/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the name of the largest archaeological site from where remains of a 5,000-
year-old city belong to the Bronze Age that was discovered by the Israeli archaeologists?”
Quora, Oct 9, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-name-of-the-largest-
archaeological-site-from-where-remains-of-a-5-000-year-old-city-belong-to-the-Bronze-Age-
that-was-discovered-by-the-Israeli-archaeologists/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there any ancient Canaanite (or other) text/inscription that is referring to any of
the ‘12 tribes of Israel’ as ‘Arabs’?” Quora, Oct 13, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-
there-any-ancient-Canaanite-or-other-text-inscription-that-is-referring-to-any-of-the-12-tribes-
of-Israel-as-Arabs/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is Gobleki Tepi and are there other structures as old, or even older? What do
they tell us about the past?” Quora, Oct 16, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-
Gobleki-Tepi-and-are-there-other-structures-as-old-or-even-older-What-do-they-tell-us-about-
the-past/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What written account of a people’s ancient history have archaeologists
supposedly proven to be false besides Israel’s?” Quora, Oct 25, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-written-account-of-a-people-s-ancient-history-have-
archaeologists-supposedly-proven-to-be-false-besides-Israel-s/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I saw a documentary on Stonehenge and heard that the stones weighed 22 tons
and came from more than 100 miles away. What is the best theory on how they were moved?”
Quora, Nov 3, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/I-saw-a-documentary-on-Stonehenge-
and-heard-that-the-stones-weighed-22-tons-and-came-from-more-than-100-miles-away-What-
is-the-best-theory-on-how-they-were-moved/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How likely is it that there are still undiscovered scrolls from the BC era buried in
the Middle East?” Quora, Nov 26, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-likely-is-it-that-
there-are-still-undiscovered-scrolls-from-the-BC-era-buried-in-the-Middle-East/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some signs that archaeologists look for to know if someone worked with
their hands?” Quora, Nov 27, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-signs-
that-archaeologists-look-for-to-know-if-someone-worked-with-their-hands/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If Adam and Eve were the first humans 6,000 years ago, how do we explain all of
the humans that came before them?” Quora, Dec 28, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-Adam-and-Eve-were-the-first-humans-6-000-years-ago-how-do-we-
explain-all-of-the-humans-that-came-before-them/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were Adam and Eve considered neanderthal?” Quora, Jan 5, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Were-Adam-and-Eve-considered-neanderthal/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it true ‘The humans native to the Americas, including the Cherokee, came to
North America from Africa by way of Asia roughly 20 thousand years ago.’? Where can I find
proof of this?” Quora, Feb 11, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-The-humans-
native-to-the-Americas-including-the-Cherokee-came-to-North-America-from-Africa-by-way-of-
Asia-roughly-20-thousand-years-ago-Where-can-I-find-proof-of-this/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the oldest structure found in an archaeological dig?” Quora, Feb 11, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-oldest-structure-found-in-an-archaeological-
dig/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How would a tenure committee look upon Indiana Jones' shenanigans?” Quora,
Feb 13, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-would-a-tenure-committee-look-upon-
Indiana-Jones-shenanigans/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do archaeologists date ruins?” Quora, Feb 24, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-archaeologists-date-ruins/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can a computer science bachelor's degree graduate pursue a master’s in
archaeology? If yes, then what are the requirements?” Quora, April 15, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Can-a-computer-science-bachelors-degree-graduate-pursue-a-master-
s-in-archaeology-If-yes-then-what-are-the-requirements/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Antarctica ever inhabited in the ancient past?” Quora, April 21, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/Was-Antarctica-ever-inhabited-in-the-ancient-past/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smiht, Bob, “What is it about Jerusalem’s location and physical characteristics that make it a
fantastic location for a capital city of David’s kingdom?” Quora, April 28, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-about-Jerusalem-s-location-and-physical-characteristics-
that-make-it-a-fantastic-location-for-a-capital-city-of-David-s-kingdom/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “What was your first archaeology class?” Quora, May 17, 2020, updated July 25,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-your-first-archaeology-class/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are archaeological sites which, upon excavation by archaeologists, had a
major impact on our understanding of how people lived in the past. sites which changed things
by 180 degrees and broke any misconceptions about people in the past?” Quora, June 19, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-archaeological-sites-which-upon-excavation-by-
archaeologists-had-a-major-impact-on-our-understanding-of-how-people-lived-in-the-past-
sites-which-changed-things-by-180-degrees-and-broke-any-misconceptions/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does a pyramid look like?” Quora, July 3, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-a-pyramid-look-like/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can archaeologists find pottery, some items, buried in the ground? Would
people just leave their items or did they just disappear?” Quora, July 24, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-can-archaeologists-find-pottery-some-items-buried-in-the-
ground-Would-people-just-leave-their-items-or-did-they-just-disappear/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the top 20 archaeological evidences that support biblical history?”
Quora, July 28, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-top-20-archaeological-
evidences-that-support-biblical-history/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there any archaeological proof at all for the biblical Exodus?” Quora, Aug 24,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-archaeological-proof-at-all-for-the-
biblical-Exodus/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the oldest human artifact found in North America?” Quora, Sept 12, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-oldest-human-artifact-found-in-North-
America/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the original Native American tribes?” Quora, Nov 1, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-original-Native-American-tribes/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did humans end up in North America and South America when it was not
even discovered yet and there was no way from Africa, the Middle East, or Europe to America?
How did Columbus find Red Indians?” Quora, Nov 5, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-did-humans-end-up-in-North-America-and-South-America-when-
it-was-not-even-discovered-yet-and-there-was-no-way-from-Africa-the-Middle-East-or-Europe-
to-America-How-did-Columbus-find-Red-Indians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Have there been any mummies discovered in the present-day United States?”
Quora, Dec 6, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Have-there-been-any-mummies-
discovered-in-the-present-day-United-States/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where were the Etruscans originally from?” Quora, Jan 3, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-were-the-Etruscans-originally-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are there so few big archaeological discoveries nowadays and history books
are still using the same materials decade ago, unlike in the past pyramids, trojan city and mayan
temples were explosive discoveries?” Quora, Jan 16, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-there-so-few-big-archaeological-discoveries-nowadays-and-
history-books-are-still-using-the-same-materials-decade-ago-unlike-in-the-past-pyramids-trojan-
city-and-mayan-temples-were-explosive-discoveries/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “You get to pick a theme song for a member of Archaeology Unearthed. What do
you choose and for whom?” Quora, Jan 30, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/You-get-to-
pick-a-theme-song-for-a-member-of-Archaeology-Unearthed-What-do-you-choose-and-for-
whom/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some of the archeological findings that suggests that Africa is the home
of mankind?” Quora, Feb 15, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-
archeological-findings-that-suggests-that-Africa-is-the-home-of-mankind/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are no human remains found near ancient monuments like the Pyramids,
Stonehenge, Maachu Pichchu, etc.?” Quora, Feb 21, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-no-human-remains-found-near-ancient-monuments-like-the-
Pyramids-Stonehenge-Maachu-Pichchu-etc/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are the three main pagan idols of the pre-Muhammad Arab world (Latta, Uzza,
and Manat) also known and have their counterparts in other Middle Eastern and Mediterranean
cultures?” Quora, Feb 26, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-the-three-main-pagan-
idols-of-the-pre-Muhammad-Arab-world-Latta-Uzza-and-Manat-also-known-and-have-their-
counterparts-in-other-Middle-Eastern-and-Mediterranean-cultures/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can archeologists justify digging up artefacts any more than the graverobbers
that preceded them? Surely they would be better engaged on perfecting techniques allowing the
items to remain in situ, such as ground penetrating radar, or tomography.” Quora, Feb 28, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/How-can-archeologists-justify-digging-up-artefacts-any-more-
than-the-graverobbers-that-preceded-them-Surely-they-would-be-better-engaged-on-perfecting-
techniques-allowing-the-items-to-remain-in-situ-such-as-ground/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is one of Israel's oldest and most significant archaeological sites?” Quora,
March 18, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-one-of-Israels-oldest-and-most-
significant-archaeological-sites/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why didn't ancient civilizations in North America build pyramids?” Quora, March
19, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-didnt-ancient-civilizations-in-North-America-
build-pyramids/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do we learn from Gobekli Tepe?” Quora, May 31, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-do-we-learn-from-Gobekli-Tepe/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is Göbekli Tepe?” Quora, June 8, 2021, online at

https://www.quora.com/What-is-G%C3%B6bekli-Tepe/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
Smith, Bob, “Do we have any ancient depictions of the Roman grass crown?” Quora, June 22,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-we-have-any-ancient-depictions-of-the-Roman-grass-
crown/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How? Did the Israelites in the desert deal with bathing, toileting and menstruation?
How did they manage with so many of them? Were there separate areas for women? Or families?
What did they do with food and bodywaste?” Quora, June 27, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-Did-the-Israelites-in-the-desert-deal-with-bathing-toileting-and-
menstruation-How-did-they-manage-with-so-many-of-them-Were-there-separate-areas-for-
women-Or-families-What-did-they-do-with-food-and-bodywaste/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What archaeological evidence do we have for the Judean exiles' in Babylonia in the
6th century BCE (after the destruction of the 1st Jerusalem Temple in 586 BCE)?” Quora, July
5, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-archaeological-evidence-do-we-have-for-the-
Judean-exiles-in-Babylonia-in-the-6th-century-BCE-after-the-destruction-of-the-1st-Jerusalem-
Temple-in-586-BCE/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is a ziggurat a step pyramid?” Quora, July 19, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-a-ziggurat-a-step-pyramid/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did Native Americans avoid stepping in the chips of obsidian left over when
making arrow and spear heads?” Quora, Aug 12, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-
did-Native-Americans-avoid-stepping-in-the-chips-of-obsidian-left-over-when-making-arrow-
and-spear-heads/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are scimitars Persian?” Quora, Aug 16, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-scimitars-Persian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do Mormons believe in Neanderthals?” Quora, Aug 21, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-Mormons-believe-in-Neanderthals/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Neanderthals and other early human species are always depicted as living in caves,
but were there actually enough caves around for all of them? What kind of shelter would they
use otherwise?” Quora, Sept 12, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Neanderthals-and-other-
early-human-species-are-always-depicted-as-living-in-caves-but-were-there-actually-enough-
caves-around-for-all-of-them-What-kind-of-shelter-would-they-use-otherwise/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Newly found footprints might indicate humans arrived in the Americas earlier than
thought. What steps will be taken to corroborate these findings and what 'current knowledge'
does it impact?” Quora, Sept 24, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Newly-found-
footprints-might-indicate-humans-arrived-in-the-Americas-earlier-than-thought-What-steps-will-
be-taken-to-corroborate-these-findings-and-what-current-knowledge-does-it-impact/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the significance of the prehistoric footprints found in New Mexico
recently?” Quora, Oct 2, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-significance-of-
the-prehistoric-footprints-found-in-New-Mexico-recently/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did a magnitude 8.2 earthquake hit Jerusalem in 33 AD?” Quora, Oct 17, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Did-a-magnitude-8-2-earthquake-hit-Jerusalem-in-33-
AD/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How were the massive stones brought to the site that is called Stonehenge?”
Quora, Oct 18, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-were-the-massive-stones-brought-
to-the-site-that-is-called-Stonehenge/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Has the precise location of Mount Sinai ever been confirmed/located?” Quora, Nov
18, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Has-the-precise-location-of-Mount-Sinai-ever-been-
confirmed-located/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there any evidence that Noah's flood ever occurred?” Quora, Nov 21, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-evidence-that-Noahs-flood-ever-
occurred/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smih, Bob, “Did carpenters make the crosses used for Roman crucifixions?” Quora, Dec 26,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-carpenters-make-the-crosses-used-for-Roman-
crucifixions/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Pedra Furada the proof that Americas were inhabitated way before the first
Beringians came in the continents 20 kya?” Quora, Jan 3, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Pedra-Furada-the-proof-that-Americas-were-inhabitated-way-before-
the-first-Beringians-came-in-the-continents-20-kya/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the latest archaeological discoveries of the Old Testament?” Quora, April
5, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-latest-archaeological-discoveries-of-the-
Old-Testament/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any archaeologists or historians on Quora that can help? I’m looking for
evidence of tsunami that would have effected the Red Sea area in the late 14th century bce. BCE
being the most important part of this question?” Quora, May 8, 2022, online at
https://historydependsonthehistorian.quora.com/Are-there-any-archaeologists-or-historians-on-
Quora-that-can-help-I-m-looking-for-evidence-of-tsunami-that-would-have-e-1 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the purple dye that the Phoenicians were famous for made from?”
Quora, May 19, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-purple-dye-that-the-
Phoenicians-were-famous-for-made-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
MESOAMERICA
Smith, Bob, “Are there any Mesoamerican pyramids in the United States that are still
standing?” Quora, June 10, 2019, onnline at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-
Mesoamerican-pyramids-in-the-United-States-that-are-still-standing/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What destroyed the Mayan civilization?” Quora, Sept 2, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-destroyed-the-Mayan-civilization/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who became the leader of the Maya City State of Palenque in 615 until his death
68 years later?” Quora, Sept 10, 20-19, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-became-the-
leader-of-the-Maya-City-State-of-Palenque-in-615-until-his-death-68-years-later/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did the Book of Mormon people ever learn how to make ink and how to make and
write on paper or papyrus or other scroll material, or was all their writing over 2500 years done
by inscribing on metal plates?” Quora, Sept 17, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-
the-Book-of-Mormon-people-ever-learn-how-to-make-ink-and-how-to-make-and-write-on-
paper-or-papyrus-or-other-scroll-material-or-was-all-their-writing-over-2500-years-done-by-
inscribing-on-metal-plates/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the response to horses being extinct on the ancient American continents,
during the time frame that The Book of Mormon demands they existed (approx. 2,000BC to
400AD)?” Quora, Sept 28, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-response-to-
horses-being-extinct-on-the-ancient-American-continents-during-the-time-frame-that-The-
Book-of-Mormon-demands-they-existed-approx-2-000BC-to-400AD/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What ancient civilization was America first?” Quora, Sept 29, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-ancient-civilization-was-America-first/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did James Padgett ever share information about the Mayan predictions for the
year 2012 and the Aquarian Age?” Quora, Oct 1, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-
James-Padgett-ever-share-information-about-the-Mayan-predictions-for-the-year-2012-and-
the-Aquarian-Age/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it because the less preserved structures in a rainforest environment that the
ancient Maya don't quite get the reputation of the Egyptians?” Quora, Oct 6, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-because-the-less-preserved-structures-in-a-rainforest-
environment-that-the-ancient-Maya-dont-quite-get-the-reputation-of-the-
Smith, Bob, “What is interesting about Mayan history, and what are the best books available for
this study?” Quora, Oct 13, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-interesting-about-
Mayan-history-and-what-are-the-best-books-available-for-this-study/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I heard there was evidence of substances in Egyptian tombs that could have only
come from the Americas (coca, cocoa, tobacco, coffee). What evidence supports this?” Quora,
Oct 24, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/I-heard-there-was-evidence-of-substances-in-
Egyptian-tombs-that-could-have-only-come-from-the-Americas-coca-cocoa-tobacco-coffee-
What-evidence-supports-this/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the earliest civilization in the Americas and where was it located?”
Quora, Dec 6, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-earliest-civilization-in-
the-Americas-and-where-was-it-located/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who is your favorite Mesoamerican deity/mythological character?” Quora, Jan 10,
2020 (updated Nov 3, 2020), online at https://www.quora.com/Who-is-your-favorite-
Mesoamerican-deity-mythological-character/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What books are best to know about Mayans and their civilization?” Quora, Jan 30,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-books-are-best-to-know-about-Mayans-and-
their-civilization/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does Mayan language have discernible links to Eurasian Languages?” Quora, May
19, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-Mayan-language-have-discernible-links-to-
Eurasian-Languages/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The Mayans had a calendar that presumes 2012 will be end of The World.
However we are still alive and nothing happened at 2012. So what was the true meaning of this
calendar? Why did they stop at 2012?” Quora, May 23, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/The-Mayans-had-a-calendar-that-presumes-2012-will-be-end-of-The-
World-However-we-are-still-alive-and-nothing-happened-at-2012-So-what-was-the-true-
meaning-of-this-calendar-Why-did-they-stop-at-2012/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is Mexico still denying that the Olmec civilization was black?” Quora, June 19,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Mexico-still-denying-that-the-Olmec-
civilization-was-black/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where is the proof that Mayans could predict eclipses? Many say this and I’m
inclined to believe it, but I want to see the evidence for the claim.” Quora, June 23, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/Where-is-the-proof-that-Mayans-could-predict-eclipses-Many-say-
this-and-I-m-inclined-to-believe-it-but-I-want-to-see-the-evidence-for-the-claim/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why were people panicking on December 21, 2012, but not today?” Quora, July 2,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-were-people-panicking-on-December-21-2012-
but-not-today/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was there contact between the Olmecs and Mayans?” Quora, July 3, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/Was-there-contact-between-the-Olmecs-and-Mayans/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In Apocalypto, we see a large Mayan city struggling with a famine. By the time the
Europeans arrive at the end of the film, were there any Mayan cities left of this size and
organisation?” Quora, July 4, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/In-Apocalypto-we-see-a-
large-Mayan-city-struggling-with-a-famine-By-the-time-the-Europeans-arrive-at-the-end-of-
the-film-were-there-any-Mayan-cities-left-of-this-size-and-organisation/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did Carlos Castaneda claim that his books were non-fiction and that Don Juan
and the other characters in them were real? What would he have lost if he had acknowledged
that his books and all the characters in them were fictional?” Quora, July 17, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Carlos-Castaneda-claim-that-his-books-were-non-fiction-
and-that-Don-Juan-and-the-other-characters-in-them-were-real-What-would-he-have-lost-if-
he-had-acknowledged-that-his-books-and-all-the-characters-in/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any universities where it is possible to study classic Maya language?
How much untranslated material is there? Is there enough work for translators?” Quora, Aug 5,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-universities-where-it-is-possible-to-
study-classic-Maya-language-How-much-untranslated-material-is-there-Is-there-enough-work-
for-translators/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did the Maya come up with such a precise calendar without modern means?”
Quora, Dec 22, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-the-Maya-come-up-with-such-
a-precise-calendar-without-modern-means/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does Mexico have terrible history? The olmecs, Mayans, and Aztecs are weak
neolithic civilizations it appears Who didn’t really build large empires like the Europeans and
Asians did?” Quora, Jan 7, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-does-Mexico-have-
terrible-history-The-olmecs-Mayans-and-Aztecs-are-weak-neolithic-civilizations-it-appears-
Who-didn-t-really-build-large-empires-like-the-Europeans-and-Asians-did/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are there no grand ancient civilizations in tropical regions except the
Mayans?” Quora, Jan 30, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-are-there-no-grand-
ancient-civilizations-in-tropical-regions-except-the-Mayans/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What evidence identified the Yucatan as the site of the crater?” Quora, April 20,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-evidence-identified-the-Yucatan-as-the-site-of-the-
crater/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there a connection between Mayans and Incas? Did Red Indians arrive first in
America?” Quora, May 10, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-connection-
between-Mayans-and-Incas-Did-Red-Indians-arrive-first-in-America/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When does the Mayan long count end?” Quora, May 25, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/When-does-the-Mayan-long-count-end/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who was Kukulkan?” Quora, June 7, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-
was-Kukulkan/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What did the Mayans believe about jaguars?” Quora, July 11, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-did-the-Mayans-believe-about-jaguars/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did the Mesoamericans know about the Hebrew calendar/other civilizations
outside of America?” Quora, Aug 17, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-the-
Mesoamericans-know-about-the-Hebrew-calendar-other-civilizations-outside-of-
America/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did corn exist in the Old World?” Quora, Sept 11, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-corn-exist-in-the-Old-World/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
EGYPTOLOGY
Smith, Bob, “What are some interesting or surprising facts about the ancient Egyptians?”
Quora, May 9, 2018, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-interesting-or-
surprising-facts-about-the-ancient-Egyptians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the relationship between religion and state in Egypt?” Quora, May 15,
2018, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-relationship-between-religion-and-state-
in-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the most eye-opening hieroglyphic ever discovered?” Quora, May 30,
2018, onine at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-eye-opening-hieroglyphic-ever-
discovered/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I'm not saying aliens built the Great Pyramid, but why do so many people readily
accept insufficient theories about its construction which ignore many facts about the pyramid
which make its construction so mysterious to begin with?” Quora, June 14, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/Im-not-saying-aliens-built-the-Great-Pyramid-but-why-do-so-many-
people-readily-accept-insufficient-theories-about-its-construction-which-ignore-many-facts-
about-the-pyramid-which-make-its-construction-so-mysterious/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Didn't Ethiopia at times rule Egypt and produced Pharaohs?” Quora, July
19, 2018, online at https://www.quora.com/Didnt-Ethiopia-at-times-rule-Egypt-and-produced-
Pharaohs/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If we were back in ancient Egypt, would Nefertiti's name be pronounced as we say
it?” Quora, July 6, 2018, online at https://www.quora.com/If-we-were-back-in-ancient-Egypt-
would-Nefertitis-name-be-pronounced-as-we-say-it/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Archaeological and scientific proof have established that the ancient
pharaohs were dark-skinned people. Where are their descendants today?” Quora, July 17,
2018, online at https://www.quora.com/Archaeological-and-scientific-proof-have-established-
that-the-ancient-pharaohs-were-dark-skinned-people-Where-are-their-descendants-
Smith, Bob, “Is E.A. Wallis Budge's Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary reliable?” Quora, Aug 26,
2018, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-E-A-Wallis-Budges-Egyptian-Hieroglyphic-Dictionary-
reliable/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were the pyramids in Egypt created before the Egyptians? Could the gods from
the heavens the Sumerians talk about in their theory on how humans were made actually build
them?” Quora, Nov 15, 2018, online at https://www.quora.com/Were-the-pyramids-in-Egypt-
created-before-the-Egyptians-Could-the-gods-from-the-heavens-the-Sumerians-talk-about-in-
their-theory-on-how-humans-were-made-actually-build-them/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some primary sources from ancient Egypt that give an idea of what
everyday life was like?” Quora, Jan 22, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-
some-primary-sources-from-ancient-Egypt-that-give-an-idea-of-what-everyday-life-was-
like/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do you think extraterristrial life assisted in building the Egyptian pyramids or any
other wonders around the world?” Quora, Feb 2, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-
you-think-extraterristrial-life-assisted-in-building-the-Egyptian-pyramids-or-any-other-wonders-
around-the-world/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If ancient people were tapping into a world energy grid with pyramids, is there any
evidence as to what they were using it for?” Quora, Feb 6, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-ancient-people-were-tapping-into-a-world-energy-grid-with-
pyramids-is-there-any-evidence-as-to-what-they-were-using-it-for/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible that the people of ancient Egypt used to lay in the coffin like
structures inside the pyramids, and there they would connect to the spiritual realm through the
Akashic records and receive visions and wisdom?” Quora, Feb 6, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-that-the-people-of-ancient-Egypt-used-to-lay-in-the-
coffin-like-structures-inside-the-pyramids-and-there-they-would-connect-to-the-spiritual-
realm-through-the-Akashic-records-and-receive-visions-and/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The letter B comes from Egyptian hieroglyphics, what does it mean?” Quora, Feb
15, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/The-letter-B-comes-from-Egyptian-hieroglyphics-
what-does-it-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is wrong with Egypt?” Quora, Feb 16, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-wrong-with-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does Egypt have 3 names: Egypt, Kemet and Misr?” Quora, Feb 17, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-does-Egypt-have-3-names-Egypt-Kemet-and-
Misr/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which pharaoh built Sadd el-Kafara?” Quora, Feb 19, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Which-pharaoh-built-Sadd-el-Kafara/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which civilization determined there would be 24 hours in a day? What was the
reason for their choice of 24?” Quora, Feb 19, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Which-
civilization-determined-there-would-be-24-hours-in-a-day-What-was-the-reason-for-their-
choice-of-24/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What were the Egyptian pyramids constructed for? And did they ever hold any
bodies?” Quora, Feb 28, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-were-the-Egyptian-
pyramids-constructed-for-And-did-they-ever-hold-any-bodies/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did pharoah empire have such perfect engineers to build the pyramids?”
Quora, Feb 28, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-pharoah-empire-have-such-
perfect-engineers-to-build-the-pyramids/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any relatively direct translations of ancient Egyptian myths?” Quora,
Mar 7, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-relatively-direct-translations-of-
ancient-Egyptian-myths/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were the Great Pyramids of Giza actually built by the Egyptians using only copper
tools?” Quora, Mar 8, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Were-the-Great-Pyramids-of-
Giza-actually-built-by-the-Egyptians-using-only-copper-tools/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the largest temple complex in Ancient Egypt?” Quora, Mar 17, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-largest-temple-complex-in-Ancient-
Smith, Bob, “Why don't archeologists consider the theory that the pyramids were grown, like
an alum crystal process?” Quora, Mar 22, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-dont-
archeologists-consider-the-theory-that-the-pyramids-were-grown-like-an-alum-crystal-
process/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do you believe that the pyramides were built the way is explained by Egyptologist
if not why?” Quora, Mar 23, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-you-believe-that-the-
pyramides-were-built-the-way-is-explained-by-Egyptologist-if-not-why/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Is Egypt in Europe or in Africa?” Quora, Mar 24, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Egypt-in-Europe-or-in-Africa/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How was the meaning of hieroglyphs lost?” Quora, April 1, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-was-the-meaning-of-hieroglyphs-lost/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Could any descendants of Cleopatra VII be alive today?” Quora, April 12, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Could-any-descendants-of-Cleopatra-VII-be-alive-
Smith, Bob, “In what continent is Egypt?” Quora, April 13, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/In-what-continent-is-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What Ancient Egyptian words have the same tri-consonantal root as Hebrew
words?” Quora, April 13, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-Ancient-Egyptian-
words-have-the-same-tri-consonantal-root-as-Hebrew-words/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were the pyramids built by aliens? Is there really any evidence for this?” Quora,
April 15, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Were-the-pyramids-built-by-aliens-Is-there-
really-any-evidence-for-this/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some theories on how the Egyptian pyramids were built?” Quora, April
16, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-theories-on-how-the-Egyptian-
pyramids-were-built/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the Ancient Egyptian word for bread?” Quora, April 24, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Ancient-Egyptian-word-for-bread/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did Ancient Egyptian have no [l], in contrast to other Afro-Asiatic languages?”
Quora, April 26, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Ancient-Egyptian-have-no-l-
in-contrast-to-other-Afro-Asiatic-languages/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who really built the Great Pyramid of Giza and other ancient Egyptian pyramids?”
Quora, April 27, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-really-built-the-Great-Pyramid-
of-Giza-and-other-ancient-Egyptian-pyramids/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I've heard theories of how the ancient Egyptians had electricity and the pyramids
were used for that purpose. Is this just a conspiracy theory or is it actually a valid opinion by
historians/archaeologists?” Quora, April 30, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Ive-heard-
theories-of-how-the-ancient-Egyptians-had-electricity-and-the-pyramids-were-used-for-that-
purpose-Is-this-just-a-conspiracy-theory-or-is-it-actually-a-valid-opinion-by-historians-
archaeologists/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were average citizens of Egypt able to read and/or write hieroglyphics?” Quora,
May 26, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Were-average-citizens-of-Egypt-able-to-read-
and-or-write-hieroglyphics/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did the Egyptians allow the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx to fall into
disrepair before the Europeans came?” Quora, May 28, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-Egyptians-allow-the-Great-Pyramids-and-the-Sphinx-to-
fall-into-disrepair-before-the-Europeans-came/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did King Tut have an iron dagger when Egypt didn't mine iron?” Quora, May
28, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-King-Tut-have-an-iron-dagger-when-
Egypt-didnt-mine-iron/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do mummies still exist in Egypt?” Quora, June 2, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-mummies-still-exist-in-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there an app or website that allows easy input of unicode hieroglyphics?”
Quora, June 2, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-an-app-or-website-that-allows-
easy-input-of-unicode-hieroglyphics/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which sphinx is located west of the great pyramids of Egypt?” Quora, June 6,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Which-sphinx-is-located-west-of-the-great-pyramids-
of-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Many questions on Ancient Egypt are about whether the Egyptians were black or
Middle Eastern. Many archaeologists have answered that ‘they were indigenous, but at times
with input from Nubia and the Middle East’. Why are people not satisfied?” Quora, June 10,
2019, updated Oct 20, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Many-questions-on-Ancient-
Egypt-are-about-whether-the-Egyptians-were-black-or-Middle-Eastern-Many-archaeologists-
have-answered-that-they-were-indigenous-but-at-times-with-input-from-Nubia-and-the-
Middle-East-Why-are/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is it that people believe ancient Egyptians (around the time of the
construction of the pyramids) shared middle-eastern complexions rather than ‘sub-Saharan’
complexions?” Quora, June 24, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-it-that-people-
believe-ancient-Egyptians-around-the-time-of-the-construction-of-the-pyramids-shared-
middle-eastern-complexions-rather-than-sub-Saharan-complexions/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it true that the granite blocks used to build the Pyramids of Giza come from the
Aswan Quarry? (500 miles away)” Quora, June 24, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-
true-that-the-granite-blocks-used-to-build-the-Pyramids-of-Giza-come-from-the-Aswan-Quarry-
500-miles-away/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the most common misconception about Ancient Egypt?” Quora, June 29,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-common-misconception-about-
Ancient-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did the Egyptians actively maintain the pyramids? Did they repair cracks,
blemishes, weathering or problems with the facade? If so, when did they stop doing this and
allow the pyramids to fall into disrepair?” Quora, June 30, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-the-Egyptians-actively-maintain-the-pyramids-Did-they-repair-
cracks-blemishes-weathering-or-problems-with-the-facade-If-so-when-did-they-stop-doing-
this-and-allow-the-pyramids-to-fall-into-disrepair/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the most common language in Egypt?” Quora, June 30, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-common-language-in-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Ancient Egypt: Some people have said the Pyramids in Ancient Egypt were the
granaries in the time of Joseph in the Bible in Genesis 41. What do you think about this? Fact or
fiction?” Quora, July 1, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Ancient-Egypt-Some-people-
have-said-the-Pyramids-in-Ancient-Egypt-were-the-granaries-in-the-time-of-Joseph-in-the-
Bible-in-Genesis-41-What-do-you-think-about-this-Fact-or-fiction/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Besides priests were there sorcerers and magicians in ancient Egypt?” Quora, July
2, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Besides-priests-were-there-sorcerers-and-
magicians-in-ancient-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What pharaoh united Egypt and began the Late period of Ancient Egypt?” Quora,
July 3, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-pharaoh-united-Egypt-and-began-the-
Late-period-of-Ancient-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the most agreed upon explanation for how the pyramids were built in
Ancient Egypt?” Quora, July 3, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-
agreed-upon-explanation-for-how-the-pyramids-were-built-in-Ancient-Egypt/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who gave anthropologist permission to open and claim treasures of Egypt's
pyramids in all those countries that are war torn and unstable? Doesn't Egypt own its own
relics?” Quora, July 3, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-gave-anthropologist-
permission-to-open-and-claim-treasures-of-Egypts-pyramids-in-all-those-countries-that-are-
war-torn-and-unstable-Doesnt-Egypt-own-its-own-relics/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What medicines did the Ancient Egyptians use that are regarded as effective by
today's standards?” Quora, July 4, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-medicines-
did-the-Ancient-Egyptians-use-that-are-regarded-as-effective-by-todays-
standards/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who is the Egyptian mother goddess?” Quora, July 5, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-is-the-Egyptian-mother-goddess/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How similar is modern Coptic to the language spoken by the pharaohs?” Quora,
July 5, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-similar-is-modern-Coptic-to-the-language-
spoken-by-the-pharaohs/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was ancient Egyptian eyeshadow made of?” Quora, July 7, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-was-ancient-Egyptian-eyeshadow-made-of/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How is Geb depicted in Egyptian mythology? What is his importance?” Quora, July
8, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-is-Geb-depicted-in-Egyptian-mythology-What-
is-his-importance/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How is Ma’at depicted in Egyptian mythology? What is her importance?” Quora,
July 10, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-is-Ma-at-depicted-in-Egyptian-
mythology-What-is-her-importance/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why was Sinuhe's name transliterated that way based on its Egyptian spelling,
when more modern sources seem to prefer Sanehat?” Quora, July 11, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-was-Sinuhes-name-transliterated-that-way-based-on-its-
Egyptian-spelling-when-more-modern-sources-seem-to-prefer-Sanehat/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is your favorite fact about ancient Egypt?” Quora, July 11, 2019, online at
https://qr.ae/TW2Ukp .
Smith, Bob, “If Copts are the descendants of the ancient Egyptians, then how come they don't
have red or blonde hair like Egyptian mummies?” Quora, July 15, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-Copts-are-the-descendants-of-the-ancient-Egyptians-then-how-
come-they-dont-have-red-or-blonde-hair-like-Egyptian-mummies/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If the only tool we have for deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs is the Rosetta
stone that was created around 200BC, how are we able to decipher hieroglyphs from 2000BC?”
Quora, July 18, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/If-the-only-tool-we-have-for-
deciphering-ancient-Egyptian-hieroglyphs-is-the-Rosetta-stone-that-was-created-around-
200BC-how-are-we-able-to-decipher-hieroglyphs-from-2000BC/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did ancient Egypt leave so little impact on the West?” Quora, July 24, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-ancient-Egypt-leave-so-little-impact-on-the-
West/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Zahi Hawass good for Egyptian archaeology?” Quora, July 30, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Zahi-Hawass-good-for-Egyptian-archaeology/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What language was spoken in ancient Alexandria?” Quora, July 30, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-language-was-spoken-in-ancient-Alexandria/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where can I find an image of the famous hieroglyphics writing which reads ‘know
thyself’? Has any concrete evidence been found of such said to be recorded by Greek historians
in Egypt?” Quora, Aug 4, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-find-an-image-
of-the-famous-hieroglyphics-writing-which-reads-know-thyself-Has-any-concrete-evidence-
been-found-of-such-said-to-be-recorded-by-Greek-historians-in-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Is it a Eurocentric lie to say that Copts are direct descendants of ancient
Egyptians?” Quora, Aug 4, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-a-Eurocentric-lie-to-
say-that-Copts-are-direct-descendants-of-ancient-Egyptians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where was the city of Thonis Heracleion in ancient Egypt?” Quora, Aug 5, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Where-was-the-city-of-Thonis-Heracleion-in-ancient-
Smith, Bob, “Is it true that Cleopatra was not an Egyptian? Do you believe it?” Quora, Aug 7,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-Cleopatra-was-not-an-Egyptian-Do-you-
believe-it/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you read Egyptian hieroglyphics?” Quora, Aug 13, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-read-Egyptian-hieroglyphics/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I pursue a continued self-study of hieroglyphs?” Quora, Aug 25, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-pursue-a-continued-self-study-of-
hieroglyphs/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Egyptians frustrated by the erasure of their modern culture in favor of
Egyptology?” Quora, Aug 26, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-Egyptians-frustrated-
by-the-erasure-of-their-modern-culture-in-favor-of-Egyptology/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “From a TV drama: ‘He thought it was fitting that he discovered Memses' tomb
because they were both born on the 21st day of Proyet, when the Nile recedes.’ I believe the
name of the Pharaoh is made up, what about the Egyptian calendar reference?” Quora, Sept 3,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/From-a-TV-drama-He-thought-it-was-fitting-that-he-
discovered-Memses-tomb-because-they-were-both-born-on-the-21st-day-of-Proyet-when-the-
Nile-recedes-I-believe-the-name-of-the-Pharaoh-is-made-up-what-about-the/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is another name for Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza?” Quora, Sept 6, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-another-name-for-Egypts-Great-Pyramid-of-
Giza/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there any good evidence to support the idea that there was a capstone on top of
the Egyptian pyramid(s) at Giza?” Quora, Sept 6, 2019 (updated Oct 19), online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-good-evidence-to-support-the-idea-that-there-was-a-
capstone-on-top-of-the-Egyptian-pyramid-s-at-Giza/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do modern day Egyptians still follow any of the traditions of the ancient
Egyptians?” Quora, Sept 7, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-modern-day-Egyptians-
still-follow-any-of-the-traditions-of-the-ancient-Egyptians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic lines on the Rosetta Stone so much
shorter than the Greek lines? Is this because hieroglyphics are more dense in information while
Greek is more verbose?” Quora, Sept 9, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-are-the-
ancient-Egyptian-hieroglyphic-lines-on-the-Rosetta-Stone-so-much-shorter-than-the-Greek-
lines-Is-this-because-hieroglyphics-are-more-dense-in-information-while-Greek-is-more-
verbose/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the Coptic script really the descendant of ancient Egyptians’ hieroglyph? Why
can't we see any similarity between them?” Quora, Sept 9, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Coptic-script-really-the-descendant-of-ancient-Egyptians-
hieroglyph-Why-cant-we-see-any-similarity-between-them/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the evidence that proves modern Egyptians are descended from the
ancient Egyptians?” Quora, Sept 12, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-
evidence-that-proves-modern-Egyptians-are-descended-from-the-ancient-
Smith, Bob, “What was Ramesses IV’s (birth) name prior to ascending the throne?” Quora, Sept
12, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-Ramesses-IV-s-birth-name-prior-to-
ascending-the-throne/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any Egypt records about the Sumerian people or vice versa?” Quora,
Sept 13, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-Egypt-records-about-the-
Sumerian-people-or-vice-versa/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the name "Moses" mean?” Quora, Sept 16, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-name-Moses-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Joseph also the architect for the first ever pyramid?” Quora, Sept 18, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Was-Joseph-also-the-architect-for-the-first-ever-
pyramid/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are Quorans so averse towards recognizing ancient Egypt as black to the
point of denying their Nubian origins?” Quora, Sept 22, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Quorans-so-averse-towards-recognizing-ancient-Egypt-as-
black-to-the-point-of-denying-their-Nubian-origins/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who invented the title Pharaohs? During that time, was Egypt the only country
that used the title of Pharaoh for their king?” Quora, Sept 29, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-invented-the-title-Pharaohs-During-that-time-was-Egypt-the-
only-country-that-used-the-title-of-Pharaoh-for-their-king/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who was the pharaoh when Moses freed the Israelites?” Quora, Sept 30, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Who-was-the-pharaoh-when-Moses-freed-the-
Israelites/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do Egyptian Copts think of the biblical Exodus?” Quora, Sept 30, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-do-Egyptian-Copts-think-of-the-biblical-Exodus/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What would a mainstream Egyptologist's counter arguments be to someone like
Graham Hancock who claims the Sphinx is far older than we think?” Quora, Oct 5, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-would-a-mainstream-Egyptologists-counter-arguments-be-
to-someone-like-Graham-Hancock-who-claims-the-Sphinx-is-far-older-than-we-
think/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How Did the Egyptians View the Earth,” Quora, Oct 8, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-did-the-Egyptians-view-the-Earth/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who were Shem, Ham, and Japeth?” Quora, Oct 8, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-were-Shem-Ham-and-Japeth/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the name of the Egyptian god of the moon?” Quora, Oct 11, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-name-of-the-Egyptian-god-of-the-
moon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How were the pyramids constructed? Who built them?” Quora, Oct 11, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/How-were-the-pyramids-constructed-Who-built-
them/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which civilization created the 365-day calendar?” Quora, Oct 12, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Which-civilization-created-the-365-day-calendar/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How would Egypt look like without the Nile?” Quora, Oct 13, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-would-Egypt-look-like-without-the-Nile/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “What is ‘The Book of Two Ways’, and who wrote it?” Quora, Oct 13, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-is-The-Book-of-Two-Ways-and-who-wrote-it/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where can I read the Egyptian Book of the Dead transliterated in its original
language?” Quora, Oct 14, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-read-the-
Egyptian-Book-of-the-Dead-transliterated-in-its-original-language/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What caused the outer stone covering of the Egyptian pyramids to be worn
away?” Quora, Oct 14, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-caused-the-outer-stone-
covering-of-the-Egyptian-pyramids-to-be-worn-away/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the name Cleopatra mean?” Quora, Oct 14, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-name-Cleopatra-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is interesting about ancient Egyptian religion, and what are the best books
available for this study?” Quora, Oct 17, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-
interesting-about-ancient-Egyptian-religion-and-what-are-the-best-books-available-for-this-
study/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did ancient Egypt have a lot of gold locally or did they import it?” Quora, Oct 21,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-ancient-Egypt-have-a-lot-of-gold-locally-or-did-
they-import-it/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I heard there was evidence of substances in Egyptian tombs that could have only
come from the Americas (coca, cocoa, tobacco, coffee). What evidence supports this?” Quora,
Oct 24, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/I-heard-there-was-evidence-of-substances-in-
Egyptian-tombs-that-could-have-only-come-from-the-Americas-coca-cocoa-tobacco-coffee-
What-evidence-supports-this/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can I learn to speak ancient Egyptian?” Quora, Oct 24, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-learn-to-speak-ancient-Egyptian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who was the king of ancient Egypt who built the first pyramid?” Quora, Oct 27,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-was-the-king-of-ancient-Egypt-who-built-the-
first-pyramid/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What sort of magic did the ancient Egyptians use?” Quora, Oct 29, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-sort-of-magic-did-the-ancient-Egyptians-use/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do snakes symbolize in ancient Egyptian culture?” Quora, Oct 29, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-do-snakes-symbolize-in-ancient-Egyptian-
culture/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Has anybody ever heard of the Merneptah Stele? It is the only reference from
Egypt of ancient Israel. Could it be evidence that the biblical narrative is true?” Quora, Nov 3,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Has-anybody-ever-heard-of-the-Merneptah-Stele-It-is-
the-only-reference-from-Egypt-of-ancient-Israel-Could-it-be-evidence-that-the-biblical-
narrative-is-true/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do we have so little surviving historical information about how the Egyptian
pyramids were built? For such a project there must have been very detailed construction plans
made. Is the consensus that the plans must have been destroyed or lost?” Quora, Nov 8, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-we-have-so-little-surviving-historical-information-
about-how-the-Egyptian-pyramids-were-built-For-such-a-project-there-must-have-been-very-
detailed-construction-plans-made-Is-the-consensus-that-the-plans-must/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Ancient Egypt ever studied by Arabs in the period before the Napoleonic
invasion?” Quora, Nov 10, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-Ancient-Egypt-ever-
studied-by-Arabs-in-the-period-before-the-Napoleonic-invasion/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How many certified Egyptologists sustain fully or partially the crazed Afrocentrist
idea of black ancient Egypt? Did any Egyptologists bite into this theory? Can you please debunk
the ‘Middle Kingdom is white but the Old Kingdom was black’ nonsense?” Quora, Nov 16, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/How-many-certified-Egyptologists-sustain-fully-or-partially-
the-crazed-Afrocentrist-idea-of-black-ancient-Egypt-Did-any-Egyptologists-bite-into-this-theory-
Can-you-please-debunk-the-Middle-Kingdom-is-white-but-the/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Egyptian loanwords in ancient Semitic languages?” Quora, Dec 11, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Are-Egyptian-loanwords-in-ancient-Semitic-
languages/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The 3 pyramids on the Giza plateau simulate the alignment of the 3 belt stars of
Orion and the air shafts inside the Pyramids point directly towards Orion. How could Ancient
Egyptians have accomplished this?” Quora, Dec 21, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/The-3-pyramids-on-the-Giza-plateau-simulate-the-alignment-of-the-3-
belt-stars-of-Orion-and-the-air-shafts-inside-the-Pyramids-point-directly-towards-Orion-How-
could-Ancient-Egyptians-have-accomplished-this/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did the ancient Egyptians celebrate the New Year?” Quora, Dec 31, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-the-ancient-Egyptians-celebrate-the-New-
Year/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What civilization used a 365-day calendar and built their cities at Thebes and
Memphis?” Quora, Jan 11, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-civilization-used-a-
365-day-calendar-and-built-their-cities-at-Thebes-and-Memphis/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the best estimate on the age of the Sphinx in Egypt? I saw a documentary
that suggested that erosion of the Sphinx suggests it might be much older than we thought. Is
that possible?” Quora, Jan 13, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-
estimate-on-the-age-of-the-Sphinx-in-Egypt-I-saw-a-documentary-that-suggested-that-erosion-
of-the-Sphinx-suggests-it-might-be-much-older-than-we-thought-Is-that-possible/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do any modern Egyptian place names have their origins in Ancient Egyptian?”
Quora, Jan 20, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-any-modern-Egyptian-place-names-
have-their-origins-in-Ancient-Egyptian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some definitive evidence that the Egyptians built the pyramids?” Quora,
Jan 27, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-definitive-evidence-that-the-
Egyptians-built-the-pyramids/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was the Great Giza Pyramid a shiny white limestone in its heyday, or is it rotted
like we see it now in photos?” Quora, Jan 28, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-the-
Great-Giza-Pyramid-a-shiny-white-limestone-in-its-heyday-or-is-it-rotted-like-we-see-it-now-in-
photos/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Isn’t Pharaoh Siamun the biblical King Solomon? How come there is no mention of
him? This makes it abundantly clear that the history that was stolen from people of color is now
being used against them (a terrible and unjust policy).” Quora, Jan 28, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Isn-t-Pharaoh-Siamun-the-biblical-King-Solomon-How-come-there-is-
no-mention-of-him-This-makes-it-abundantly-clear-that-the-history-that-was-stolen-from-
people-of-color-is-now-being-used-against-them-a-terrible-and/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the Egyptian symbol for wisdom?” Quora, Jan 29, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Egyptian-symbol-for-wisdom/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the Egyptian word for 'star'?” Quora, Jan 30, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Egyptian-word-for-star/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why was Cleopatra blonde if modern Egyptians are Arab? What happened to the
ancient white Egyptians?” Quora, Jan 31, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-was-
Cleopatra-blonde-if-modern-Egyptians-are-Arab-What-happened-to-the-ancient-white-
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the name Pharaoh?” Quora, Feb 1, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-Pharaoh/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who ruled Egypt at the time of Joseph?” Quora, Feb 1, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-ruled-Egypt-at-the-time-of-Joseph/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
Smith, Bob, “Is the Sphynx actually 20,000 years old?” Quora, Feb 2, 2020, onine at
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Sphynx-actually-20-000-years-old/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are the pyramids actually intergalactic gateways to the exact stars that they’re
aligned with?” Quora, Feb 4, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-the-pyramids-
actually-intergalactic-gateways-to-the-exact-stars-that-they-re-aligned-with/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did Joseph communicate with the Egyptians? Did he know their language?”
Quora, Feb 15, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-Joseph-communicate-with-
the-Egyptians-Did-he-know-their-language/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are the Hyksos the indigenous people of Judea, Canaan, the original Tribe of
Judah?” Quora, Feb 15, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-the-Hyksos-the-
indigenous-people-of-Judea-Canaan-the-original-Tribe-of-Judah/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics still a common language during the time of
ancient Rome and the ancient Greek empires since it appears on the Rosetta Stone from that
period?” Quora, Feb 24, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Were-ancient-Egyptian-
hieroglyphics-still-a-common-language-during-the-time-of-ancient-Rome-and-the-ancient-
Greek-empires-since-it-appears-on-the-Rosetta-Stone-from-that-period/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did people eat mummies?” Quora, Feb 28, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-people-eat-mummies/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “On Ancient Egyptian monuments, what is the most common inscriptions?” Quora,
Mar 2, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/On-Ancient-Egyptian-monuments-what-is-the-
most-common-inscriptions/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the Book of Proverbs influenced by the Egyptian wisdom book ‘The Teaching of
Amen-em-ope’?” Quora, Mar 2, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Book-of-
Proverbs-influenced-by-the-Egyptian-wisdom-book-The-Teaching-of-Amen-em-
ope/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you say ‘farmer’ in Ancient Egyptian?” Quora, Mar 5, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-say-farmer-in-Ancient-Egyptian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Which Native American language is closest to reformed Egyptian?” Quora, Mar 9,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Which-Native-American-language-is-closest-to-
reformed-Egyptian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If people say Exodus is true, then why haven’t Egyptologists found hieroglyphics
depicting the pharaoh executing the Hebrew babies, and why haven't they found any status of
Moses?” Quora, Mar 10, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/If-people-say-Exodus-is-true-
then-why-haven-t-Egyptologists-found-hieroglyphics-depicting-the-pharaoh-executing-the-
Hebrew-babies-and-why-havent-they-found-any-status-of-Moses/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did the ancient Egyptians celebrate Carnival?” Quora, Mar 17, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-the-ancient-Egyptians-celebrate-Carnival/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Why was the working class never praised in the ancient Egyptian texts?” Quora,
Mar 25, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-was-the-working-class-never-praised-in-
the-ancient-Egyptian-texts/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why camels are always related to ancient Egypt, although no camels are found in
ancient Egyptian reliefs?” Quora, April 2, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-camels-
are-always-related-to-ancient-Egypt-although-no-camels-are-found-in-ancient-Egyptian-
reliefs/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I once read they are the descendants of the ancient Egyptians so I wanted to ask if
Sa3idis (upper Egyptians) are native to ancient Egypt?” Quora, April 9, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/I-once-read-they-are-the-descendants-of-the-ancient-Egyptians-so-I-
wanted-to-ask-if-Sa3idis-upper-Egyptians-are-native-to-ancient-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Why didn't the Old Testament mention Pharaoh Merneptah's conquest of Israel?”
Quora, April 11, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-didnt-the-Old-Testament-
mention-Pharaoh-Merneptahs-conquest-of-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Could you teach a person from Ancient Egypt or earlier neolithic civilizations to
code on a computer or train them to work as scientists?” Quora, April 14, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Could-you-teach-a-person-from-Ancient-Egypt-or-earlier-neolithic-
civilizations-to-code-on-a-computer-or-train-them-to-work-as-scientists/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who was the pharaoh during the Exodus?” Quora, April 30, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-was-the-pharaoh-during-the-Exodus/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did first dynasty Egyptians practice human sacrifice, and why did they stop it
from the second dynasty on?” Quora, updated May 2, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-first-dynasty-Egyptians-practice-human-sacrifice-and-why-
did-they-stop-it-from-the-second-dynasty-on/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What Ancient Egyptian words do modern Egyptians still use?” Quora, May 15,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-Ancient-Egyptian-words-do-modern-Egyptians-
still-use/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Ptah cognate with Latin Pater (and the PIE equivalent), and if so, did the proto-
language move north or south?” Quora, May 18, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-
Ptah-cognate-with-Latin-Pater-and-the-PIE-equivalent-and-if-so-did-the-proto-language-move-
north-or-south/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How hard is Ancient Egyptian for a Hebrew or Arabic speaker? Are the similarities
between Afroasiatic languages readily apparent for the learner or are they not obvious?”
Quora, May 20, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-hard-is-Ancient-Egyptian-for-a-
Hebrew-or-Arabic-speaker-Are-the-similarities-between-Afroasiatic-languages-readily-
apparent-for-the-learner-or-are-they-not-obvious/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was the Tabernacle of Moses an imitation of the tabernacles back in Egypt?”
Quora, May 25, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-the-Tabernacle-of-Moses-an-
imitation-of-the-tabernacles-back-in-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Egyptian Fraction Representation, any utility?” Quora, May 25, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Egyptian-Fraction-Representation-any-utility/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Besides the Bible, are there any historians, church fathers, or believers of antiquity
that express that a person must be ‘born again’?” Quora, May 29, 2020, updated July 29, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Besides-the-Bible-are-there-any-historians-church-fathers-
or-believers-of-antiquity-that-express-that-a-person-must-be-born-again/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do we know the age of the sphinx? I understand the Egyptian pyramids have
been carbon dated using organic matter in the mortar, has the sphinx been dated similarly? If
so, please provide links to relevant documentation.” Quora, June 2, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-we-know-the-age-of-the-sphinx-I-understand-the-Egyptian-
pyramids-have-been-carbon-dated-using-organic-matter-in-the-mortar-has-the-sphinx-been-
dated-similarly-If-so-please-provide-links-to-relevant-1/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How many words are in the ancient Egyptian language or Coptic language?”
Quora, June 3, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-many-words-are-in-the-ancient-
Egyptian-language-or-Coptic-language/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What were the 'mystery schools' of ancient Egypt?” Quora, June 7, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-were-the-mystery-schools-of-ancient-
Smith, Bob, “Who wrote 'The Book of the Dead'?” Quora, June 15, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-wrote-The-Book-of-the-Dead/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was Khol made of?” Quora, June 19, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-was-Khol-made-of/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the correct word for the Egyptian mythical creature, Bannu or Bennu?”
Quora, June 26, 2020, updated Oct 4, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-
correct-word-for-the-Egyptian-mythical-creature-Bannu-or-Bennu/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When was the title 'Pharaoh' first used?” Quora, July 6, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/When-was-the-title-Pharaoh-first-used/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the real name of the Pharaoh when Moses freed the Israelites out of
ancient Egypt, because in the movies Prince of Egypt, and Exodus: Gods and Kings: the Pharaoh
was named Rameses and he was the adopted brother of Moses?” Quora, updated July 10,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-real-name-of-the-Pharaoh-when-
Moses-freed-the-Israelites-out-of-ancient-Egypt-because-in-the-movies-Prince-of-Egypt-and-
Exodus-Gods-and-Kings-the-Pharaoh-was-named-Rameses-and-he-was-the-adopted-
brother/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How accurately can we read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and would it be
possible for me to learn how to read them?” Quora, July 13, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-accurately-can-we-read-ancient-Egyptian-hieroglyphics-and-
would-it-be-possible-for-me-to-learn-how-to-read-them/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can I learn Old Egyptian on the Internet? Which site?” Quora, July 13, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/Can-I-learn-Old-Egyptian-on-the-Internet-Which-site/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is it that despite archaeological studies that has proven an anthropological
and historical African origin of ancient Egypt many modern Egyptians on Quora still claim
ancient Egypt's origin was from the Levant?” Quora, July 14, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-it-that-despite-archaeological-studies-that-has-proven-an-
anthropological-and-historical-African-origin-of-ancient-Egypt-many-modern-Egyptians-on-
Quora-still-claim-ancient-Egypts-origin-was-from-the-Levant/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was the Battle Tent of Ramses the 3rd similar to the Levite Tabernacle? Is this
evidence of Egyptian influence in Jewish culture?” Quora, July 25, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Was-the-Battle-Tent-of-Ramses-the-3rd-similar-to-the-Levite-
Tabernacle-Is-this-evidence-of-Egyptian-influence-in-Jewish-culture/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was ‘the conquest of the Hyksos’, carried out by Ahmose I, in 1532 BC, the real
historical account behind ‘the Exodus’ story?” Quora, July 28, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Was-the-conquest-of-the-Hyksos-carried-out-by-Ahmose-I-in-1532-
BC-the-real-historical-account-behind-the-Exodus-story/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What would the completed Great Pyramid have looked like?” Quora, Aug 5, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-would-the-completed-Great-Pyramid-have-looked-
like/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I debunk the Afrocentric claims that the ancient Egyptians were black and
prove to them that modern day Egyptians are the descendants of ancient Egyptians?” Quora,
Aug 7, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-debunk-the-Afrocentric-claims-that-
the-ancient-Egyptians-were-black-and-prove-to-them-that-modern-day-Egyptians-are-the-
descendants-of-ancient-Egyptians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Cleopatra a title? If so, what's its origin, and why is it referred to as a single
person?” Quora, Aug 7, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-Cleopatra-a-title-If-so-
whats-its-origin-and-why-is-it-referred-to-as-a-single-person/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was ancient Egypt called kemet (the black land) because of the people or the
land?” Quora, Aug 14, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-ancient-Egypt-called-
kemet-the-black-land-because-of-the-people-or-the-land/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can anyone name successful people, philanthropists (from any source, such as
business, investing, inherited) or Charitable Foundations who play an active interest in fostering
ancient Nubian history?” Quora, Aug 15, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Can-anyone-
name-successful-people-philanthropists-from-any-source-such-as-business-investing-inherited-
or-Charitable-Foundations-who-play-an-active-interest-in-fostering-ancient-Nubian-
Smith, Bob, “Who invented the calendar we use today?” Quora, Sept 1, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-invented-the-calendar-we-use-today/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What methods did the ancient Egyptians employ in constructing the Great
Pyramid?” Quora, Sept 7, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-methods-did-the-
ancient-Egyptians-employ-in-constructing-the-Great-Pyramid/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did aliens construct pyramids?” Quora, Sept 8, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-aliens-construct-pyramids/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where does the surname Phoenix originate?” Quora, Sept 27, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-surname-Phoenix-originate/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Were the Hyksos the inspiration for the Biblical account of the Israelites exodus
from Egypt?” Quora, Oct 3, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Were-the-Hyksos-the-
inspiration-for-the-Biblical-account-of-the-Israelites-exodus-from-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why isn't the Egyptian language considered a language isolate even though it
bears little resemblance to other Afro-Asiatic languages?” Quora, Oct 13, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-isnt-the-Egyptian-language-considered-a-language-isolate-even-
though-it-bears-little-resemblance-to-other-Afro-Asiatic-languages/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there any archaeological evidence for iron smelting in ancient Egypt?” Quora,
Oct 16, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-archaeological-evidence-for-iron-
smelting-in-ancient-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there a complete list of everything the Egyptians invented?” Quora, Oct 16,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-complete-list-of-everything-the-Egyptians-
invented/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Could Ham be linked to Belus, the King of Egypt?” Quora, Oct 17, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Could-Ham-be-linked-to-Belus-the-King-of-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where was Kemet?” Quora, Oct 17, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-was-Kemet/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How were the pyramids constructed without modern technology?” Quora, Dec 3,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-were-the-pyramids-constructed-without-modern-
technology/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which people are the direct descendants of the ancient Egyptians today?” Quora,
Dec 13, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Which-people-are-the-direct-descendants-of-the-
ancient-Egyptians-today/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Ancient Egyptians ever syncretize their religion with those of the Assyrians,
Babylonians, or Persians? It seems unlikely that they wouldn't, yet I couldn't find any
information on the topic.” Quora, Dec 16, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-Ancient-
Egyptians-ever-syncretize-their-religion-with-those-of-the-Assyrians-Babylonians-or-Persians-
It-seems-unlikely-that-they-wouldnt-yet-I-couldnt-find-any-information-on-the-
topic/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any descendants from Cleopatra's Ptolomeos house?” Quora, Dec 25,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-descendants-from-Cleopatras-Ptolomeos-
house/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In what language and how is the phrase translated "pert em kert"? This is
something ancient Egyptian?” Quora, Jan 2, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/In-what-
language-and-how-is-the-phrase-translated-pert-em-kert-This-is-something-ancient-
Smith, Bob, “Is the Sphinx older than the Pyramids, or is it believed to have been built around
the same time as the pyramids?” Quora, Jan 17, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-
Sphinx-older-than-the-Pyramids-or-is-it-believed-to-have-been-built-around-the-same-time-as-
the-pyramids/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I live in the UK and am 24. I would love to become an Egyptologist, where do I
start?” Quora, Jan 23, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/I-live-in-the-UK-and-am-24-I-
would-love-to-become-an-Egyptologist-where-do-I-start/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who decided the first consistent width for measuring being a drip of water in the
2nd or 3rd century? I heard this on a documentary on pyramids.” Quora, Jan 24, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-decided-the-first-consistent-width-for-measuring-being-a-drip-of-
water-in-the-2nd-or-3rd-century-I-heard-this-on-a-documentary-on-pyramids/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why don't they dig and research around in Nubia like they do in Egypt?” Quora,
Jan 27, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-dont-they-dig-and-research-around-in-
Nubia-like-they-do-in-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Meritamun the daughter of Ramses II who discovered baby Moses in the
bulrushes?” Quora, Jan 27, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-Meritamun-the-
daughter-of-Ramses-II-who-discovered-baby-Moses-in-the-bulrushes/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How has the Egyptian civilization contributed to the world?” Quora, Feb 2, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/How-has-the-Egyptian-civilization-contributed-to-the-
world/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I’m scared of hieroglyphics? Or at least old Egyptian artworks of gods and
goddess? It gives me a really bad feeling looking when I look at the god Osiris and I get a sudden
rush of fear in seeing him.” Quora, Feb 4, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/I-m-scared-of-
hieroglyphics-Or-at-least-old-Egyptian-artworks-of-gods-and-goddess-It-gives-me-a-really-bad-
feeling-looking-when-I-look-at-the-god-Osiris-and-I-get-a-sudden-rush-of-fear-in-seeing-
him/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did the ancient Egyptians have board games?” Quora, Feb 15, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-the-ancient-Egyptians-have-board-games/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What major things do you think are yet to be found from the time of ancient
Egypt?” Quora, Feb 17, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-major-things-do-you-
think-are-yet-to-be-found-from-the-time-of-ancient-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I have read the conclusion of this paper used by afrocentrist Ray Brawn to ‘proove’
that the first Egyptians were black but found nothing to support his claim, can someone who is
professional in ancient history read it and deny/confirm his claims?” Quora, Feb 20, 2021, online
at https://www.quora.com/I-have-read-the-conclusion-of-this-paper-used-by-afrocentrist-Ray-
Brawn-to-proove-that-the-first-Egyptians-were-black-but-found-nothing-to-support-his-claim-
can-someone-who-is-professional-in-ancient-history-read-it/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why has the khopesh not (never) been used since ancient Egypt (war, weapons,
ancient Egypt, history)?” Quora, Feb 21, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-has-the-
khopesh-not-never-been-used-since-ancient-Egypt-war-weapons-ancient-Egypt-
Smith, Bob, “Do you think the world really wants to know How and Why the Great Pyramid was
really built, or have the mystery remain? Or another way, would you prefer a magic act that
always showed you 'how it was done'?” Quora, Feb 24, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-you-think-the-world-really-wants-to-know-How-and-Why-the-
Great-Pyramid-was-really-built-or-have-the-mystery-remain-Or-another-way-would-you-prefer-
a-magic-act-that-always-showed-you-how-it-was-done/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The Ancient aliens television show says that the pyramids at Giza may be 12,000
years old. How true could this be?” Quora, Feb 25, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/The-
Ancient-aliens-television-show-says-that-the-pyramids-at-Giza-may-be-12-000-years-old-How-
true-could-this-be/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the most mind-blowing facts about Ancient Egypt?” Quora, updated Feb
27, 2021 (July 11, 2019), online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-most-mind-blowing-
facts-about-Ancient-Egypt/answers/153572706 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the similarities between egyptian and mesopotamian civilization?”
Quora, March 14, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-similarities-between-
egyptian-and-mesopotamian-civilization/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were the Pyramids named after a shape, or does the word for the shape come from
the pyramids?” Quora, March 15, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Were-the-Pyramids-
named-after-a-shape-or-does-the-word-for-the-shape-come-from-the-pyramids/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is the Egyptian ancient civilization so important for the modern world?”
Quora, April 3, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-Egyptian-ancient-
civilization-so-important-for-the-modern-world/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Mesopotamia have a direct influence on ancient Egypt?” Quora, April 7, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Did-Mesopotamia-have-a-direct-influence-on-ancient-
Smith, Bob, “What are the details of the remains of a 3,000-year-old ancient city of the golden
age recently unearthed by archaeologists in Egypt?” Quora, April 9, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-details-of-the-remains-of-a-3-000-year-old-ancient-city-of-
the-golden-age-recently-unearthed-by-archaeologists-in-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When did the name Moses begin to appear in non-Biblical autographs?” Quora,
April 13, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/When-did-the-name-Moses-begin-to-appear-in-
non-Biblical-autographs/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Most genetic and archaeological evidence suggest that Ancient Egyptians
originated in Egypt, so why do some say that ancient Egyptians originated somewhere else when
they clearly didn't?” Quora, April 21, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Most-genetic-and-
archaeological-evidence-suggest-that-Ancient-Egyptians-originated-in-Egypt-so-why-do-some-
say-that-ancient-Egyptians-originated-somewhere-else-when-they-clearly-didnt/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Hello! I would like to talk with you about ancient Egypt, can I? If yes, how do I
prove to a racist that the ancient egyptians looked just like modern Egyptians?” Quora, April 22,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Hello-I-would-like-to-talk-with-you-about-ancient-
Egypt-can-I-If-yes-how-do-I-prove-to-a-racist-that-the-ancient-egyptians-looked-just-like-
modern-Egyptians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were there camel records in hieroglyphs? When was camel first introduced to
Ancient Egypt?” Quora, May 1, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Were-there-camel-
records-in-hieroglyphs-When-was-camel-first-introduced-to-Ancient-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the snake on the Egyptian crown stand for?” Quora, May 8, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-snake-on-the-Egyptian-crown-stand-
for/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I am looking to get a tattoo of my name GARY in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics,
would I get it written backwards? Or what direction would I spell it?” Quora, May 16, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/I-am-looking-to-get-a-tattoo-of-my-name-GARY-in-ancient-
Egyptian-hieroglyphics-would-I-get-it-written-backwards-Or-what-direction-would-I-spell-
it/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do Egyptian records go right past the Biblical plagues and flood without
mentioning that they were all killed and then mostly killed again?” Quora, May 17, 2021, online
at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Egyptian-records-go-right-past-the-Biblical-plagues-and-
flood-without-mentioning-that-they-were-all-killed-and-then-mostly-killed-again/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the mineral gypsum named after Romany Gypsies?” Quora, May 21, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-mineral-gypsum-named-after-Romany-
Gypsies/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When did the Nubians rule Egypt?” Quora, May 24, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/When-did-the-Nubians-rule-Egypt-5/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the three Coptic languages that have the word ‘keme’ meaning a black
person?” Quora, May 29, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-three-Coptic-
languages-that-have-the-word-keme-meaning-a-black-person/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the movie ‘The Mummy’, the Egyptian characters are always saying ‘Yallah’.
What does it mean?” Quora, May 30, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/In-the-movie-The-
Mummy-the-Egyptian-characters-are-always-saying-Yallah-What-does-it-mean/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there really an Egyptian god called Amen/Amen-Ra?” Quora, June 3, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-really-an-Egyptian-god-called-Amen-Amen-
Ra/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the name, Seankhibtawy Seankhibra?” Quora, June 4,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-Seankhibtawy-
Seankhibra/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I read that the ancient Egyptian calendar was once 360 days, but that they later
added a 5 day intercalary month to align it more closely with the solar year. If this is true, when
were the 5 days added?” Quora, June 7, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/I-read-that-the-
ancient-Egyptian-calendar-was-once-360-days-but-that-they-later-added-a-5-day-intercalary-
month-to-align-it-more-closely-with-the-solar-year-If-this-is-true-when-were-the-5-days-
added/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible that the pyramids were built shortly after the Tower of Babel?”
Quora, June 7, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-that-the-pyramids-were-
built-shortly-after-the-Tower-of-Babel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What good was the Book of the Dead to the Egyptians?” Quora, June 8, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-good-was-the-Book-of-the-Dead-to-the-
Smith, Bob, “What do you think about the study claiming the Sphinx is 800,000 years old?”
Quora, June 14, 2021 , online at https://www.quora.com/What-do-you-think-about-the-study-
claiming-the-Sphinx-is-800-000-years-old/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘Amun’ mean in Egyptian?” Quora, June 16, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Amun-mean-in-Egyptian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does Egyptian history mention Moses?” Quora, June 16, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Does-Egyptian-history-mention-Moses/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who was the last ethnically Egyptian ruler of Egypt?” Quora, June 24, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Who-was-the-last-ethnically-Egyptian-ruler-of-
Smith, Bob, “What is an image that shows what ancient Giza, Egypt may have looked like?”
Quora, June 29, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-an-image-that-shows-what-
ancient-Giza-Egypt-may-have-looked-like/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘Bayek’ mean in Egyptian?” Quora, July 6, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Bayek-mean-in-Egyptian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What did the Ancient Egyptians call the planet Jupiter, if at all?” Quora, July 7,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-did-the-Ancient-Egyptians-call-the-planet-Jupiter-
if-at-all/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there a connection between Ahmose's ‘Tempest Stella’ and the Exodus?” Quora,
July 13, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-connection-between-Ahmoses-
Tempest-Stella-and-the-Exodus/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where can I find some English translation of coffin texts of ancient Egyptian?”
Quora, July 15, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-find-some-English-
translation-of-coffin-texts-of-ancient-Egyptian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the chances that the Pyramids and the Sphinx were submerged
underwater, given they show clear water erosion signs?” Quora, July 17, 2021, online at
https://egypt2.quora.com/What-are-the-chances-that-the-Pyramids-and-the-Sphinx-were-
submerged-underwater-given-they-show-clear-water-erosion-sig-5 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the difference between the word 'hieroglyphs' and 'hieroglyphics', if any?”
Quora, July 23, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-the-
word-hieroglyphs-and-hieroglyphics-if-any/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Will someone explain how an unrusted iron dagger was found in King Tut's
tomb?” Quora, July 25, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Will-someone-explain-how-an-
unrusted-iron-dagger-was-found-in-King-Tuts-tomb/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why aren’t LDS members more studied in Egyptology, considering that Egyptian
rituals and language were evidently of great importance to the founder of Mormonism Joseph
Smith?” Quora, July 28, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-aren-t-LDS-members-
more-studied-in-Egyptology-considering-that-Egyptian-rituals-and-language-were-evidently-of-
great-importance-to-the-founder-of-Mormonism-Joseph-Smith/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the time of the Pharaoh who promoted Joseph, what was the significance of the
name Potiphar and Potiphera?” Quora, July 28, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/In-the-
time-of-the-Pharaoh-who-promoted-Joseph-what-was-the-significance-of-the-name-Potiphar-
and-Potiphera/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the biggest difference between the construction technique of the Egyptians
and the Mesopotamians?” Quora, July 30, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-
biggest-difference-between-the-construction-technique-of-the-Egyptians-and-the-
Mesopotamians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did the ancient Egyptians have a word for ‘cult’?” Quora, Aug 11, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-the-ancient-Egyptians-have-a-word-for-cult/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why doesn't any billionaire give a cash prize to anyone who comes up with the
best theory about how the pyramids of Egypt or Stonehenge were built?” Quora, Aug 17, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-doesnt-any-billionaire-give-a-cash-prize-to-anyone-who-
comes-up-with-the-best-theory-about-how-the-pyramids-of-Egypt-or-Stonehenge-were-
built/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are pyramids made, and who made them?“ Quora, Aug 24, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-pyramids-made-and-who-made-them/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “How did the ancient Egyptians manage human waste?” Quora, Sept 14, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-the-ancient-Egyptians-manage-human-
waste/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the Egyptian word for what are now called pyramids, and what did it
mean?” Quora, Sept 25, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-Egyptian-word-
for-what-are-now-called-pyramids-and-what-did-it-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why were the pyramids built?” Quora, Sept 29, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-were-the-pyramids-built/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What's the secret behind the Egyptian pyramid?” Quora, Sept 30, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-secret-behind-the-Egyptian-pyramid/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the name Qeb?” Quora, Oct 1, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-Qeb/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What dialect of Coptic did St. Anthony speak?” Quora, Oct 5, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-dialect-of-Coptic-did-St-Anthony-speak/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did ancient Egypt split into Upper and Lower Egypt?” Quora, Oct 9, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-ancient-Egypt-split-into-Upper-and-Lower-
Smith, Bob, “When did Ancient Egypt first use dirhams?” Quora, Oct 31, 2021 (updated Dec 7,
2021), online at https://www.quora.com/When-did-Ancient-Egypt-first-use-
dirhams/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the ancient Egyptian or Coptic words for rice?” Quora, Nov 3, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-ancient-Egyptian-or-Coptic-words-for-
rice/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is ancient Egyptian an Indo-European language?” Quora, Nov 5, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-ancient-Egyptian-an-Indo-European-language/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the Eye of Horus protect against?” Quora, Nov 7, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-Eye-of-Horus-protect-against/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the ancient Middle Egyptian masculine noun for ‘truth’ and its IPA
pronunciation?” Quora, Nov 23, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-ancient-
Middle-Egyptian-masculine-noun-for-truth-and-its-IPA-pronunciation/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the name of Upper Egypt's ‘Red Land’? (Lower Egypt's ‘Black Land’
was called Kemet.)” Quora, Dec 4, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-name-
of-Upper-Egypts-Red-Land-Lower-Egypts-Black-Land-was-called-Kemet/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is pharaoh in Egyptian?” Quora, Dec 7, 2021, online at

https://www.quora.com/What-is-pharaoh-in-Egyptian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the Egyptian word for princess?” Quora, Dec 11, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Egyptian-word-for-princess/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did the ancient Egyptians call the ancient tribes of Israel Apiru or Ebiru, translated
to English as Hebrew?” Quora, Dec 14, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-the-ancient-
Egyptians-call-the-ancient-tribes-of-Israel-Apiru-or-Ebiru-translated-to-English-as-
Smith, Bob, “What was the ancient Egyptian ‘festival of drunkenness’?” Quora, Dec 17, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-ancient-Egyptian-festival-of-
drunkenness/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If the ancient Egyptians were ‘not Black’ how is it that they spoke a baNTU
language and ALL their Ancient Cultural practices are only found among the baNTU today?”
Quora, Dec 18, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/If-the-ancient-Egyptians-were-not-
Black-how-is-it-that-they-spoke-a-baNTU-language-and-ALL-their-Ancient-Cultural-practices-
are-only-found-among-the-baNTU-today/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did the Egyptians use wooden rods as their survey measurements in the early
years of 1400 BCE?” Quora, Dec 20, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-
Egyptians-use-wooden-rods-as-their-survey-measurements-in-the-early-years-of-1400-
BCE/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did the ancient Egyptians have a seven-day week?” Quora, Dec 21, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-the-ancient-Egyptians-have-a-seven-day-week/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “There are pyramids of Egypt built 5,000 years ago but Noah's flood took place
about 4,400 years ago. How could those pyramids survive the flood?” Quora, Dec 25, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/There-are-pyramids-of-Egypt-built-5-000-years-ago-but-
Noahs-flood-took-place-about-4-400-years-ago-How-could-those-pyramids-survive-the-
flood/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the ancient Egyptian name Sekhemka-Sedj mean in English?” Quora,
Jan 5, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-ancient-Egyptian-name-Sekhemka-
Sedj-mean-in-English/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How Did ancient Egyptians forget to invent a Hieroglyph for ‘Ramp’, if Ramps
were actually used to Build Pyramids for a thousand years?” Quora, Jan 17, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-Did-ancient-Egyptians-forget-to-invent-a-Hieroglyph-for-Ramp-if-
Ramps-were-actually-used-to-Build-Pyramids-for-a-thousand-years/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who were the original settlers of Egypt before the Arabs took over?” Quora, Feb 2,
2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-were-the-original-settlers-of-Egypt-before-the-
Arabs-took-over/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why was Ptah important to Egypt?” Quora, Feb 9, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-was-Ptah-important-to-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does Egypt have cobras?” Quora, Feb 13, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Does-Egypt-have-cobras/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is an Egyptian scarab?” Quora, Feb 15, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-an-Egyptian-scrab/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Set ever have a redemption arc after he was beaten by Horus? I forgot but I
remember something about after Set was defeated by his Nephew, he was sent to be with Ra or
someone where he would travel on the same sky boat with them carrying the sun.” Quora, Feb
18, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-Set-ever-have-a-redemption-arc-after-he-was-
beaten-by-Horus-I-forgot-but-I-remember-something-about-after-Set-was-defeated-by-his-
Nephew-he-was-sent-to-be-with-Ra-or-someone-where-he-would-travel-on-the-same-
sky/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some interesting facts about the Sphinx in Egypt?” Quora, Feb 19, 2022,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-interesting-facts-about-the-Sphinx-in-
Smith, Bob, “What do you believe to be the most interesting ancient Egyptian myth/legend?”
Quora, Feb 25, 2022 (updated Feb 26), online at https://www.quora.com/What-do-you-believe-
to-be-the-most-interesting-ancient-Egyptian-myth-legend/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the name ‘Amon’?” Quora, Feb 27, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-Amon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I pronounce ḫꜣbs “’lamp’ in reconstructed Ancient Egyptian?” Quora, Mar
9, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-pronounce-
%E1%B8%AB%EA%9C%A3bs-lamp-in-reconstructed-Ancient-Egyptian/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do the Egyptians get away with placing the head of Pharaoh Khafre (about
2603-2578 B.C.) on an eroding lion head and dating the Sphinx to this time period when the
Sphinx body dates back to around 10, 000 B.C. during the flood?” Quora, Mar 15, 2022, online
at https://www.quora.com/How-do-the-Egyptians-get-away-with-placing-the-head-of-Pharaoh-
Khafre-about-2603-2578-B-C-on-an-eroding-lion-head-and-dating-the-Sphinx-to-this-time-
period-when-the-Sphinx-body-dates-back-to-around-10-000-B-C-during/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who was Tehuti?” Quora, Mar 22, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-
was-Tehuti/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “A scarab beetle was considered to be a form of the sun god and the symbol of
what?” Quora, Mar 26, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/A-scarab-beetle-was-considered-
to-be-a-form-of-the-sun-god-and-the-symbol-of-what/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When did Egyptians start using camels?” Quora, May 11, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/When-did-Egyptians-start-using-camels/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was Orion called in ancient Egypt?” Quora, May 30, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-was-Orion-called-in-ancient-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
BIBLE
Smith, Bob, ”Who was Pharaoh when Moses lived in Egypt?” Quora, April 29, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-was-Pharaoh-when-Moses-lived-in-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, ““Is there a real evidence of the biblical flood? Are we the remains of
Noah's ark on Mt. Ararat? Is the flood a great myth?” Quora, updated Sept 22, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-real-evidence-of-the-biblical-flood-Are-we-the-remains-of-
Noahs-ark-on-Mt-Ararat-Is-the-flood-a-great-myth/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the main differences between the Bible and the Torah?” Quora, Oct 7,
2018, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-main-differences-between-the-Bible-
and-the-Torah/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who Was Melchizedek?” Quora, Oct 15, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-was-Melchizedek/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why was the Bible written so unclearly that it has led to thousands of different
beliefs? Was it intentionally written unclearly?” Quora, Oct 31, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-was-the-Bible-written-so-unclearly-that-it-has-led-to-thousands-
of-different-beliefs-Was-it-intentionally-written-unclearly/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “There is an error in the Bible Translation and possibly the Book of Mormon where
they refer to the ‘Red Sea’, when in fact it should be ‘Sea of Reeds’; from the Hebrew; yam suf.
Should it be changed to parting of the ‘Sea of Reeds’?” Quora, Nov 19, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/There-is-an-error-in-the-Bible-Translation-and-possibly-the-Book-of-
Mormon-where-they-refer-to-the-Red-Sea-when-in-fact-it-should-be-Sea-of-Reeds-from-the-
Hebrew-yam-suf-Should-it-be-changed-to-parting-of-the-Sea-of/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it true that although camels are mentioned in the Bible, they didn't exist in the
area till 100s of years later?” Quora, Feb 2, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-
that-although-camels-are-mentioned-in-the-Bible-they-didnt-exist-in-the-area-till-100s-of-
years-later/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What language was Torah or Books of Moses originally written in, since the biblical
version of Hebrew did not appear until 5th century BC? Are the claims that the Bible in current
form was written prior to that false and anachronistic?” Quora, Feb 22, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-language-was-Torah-or-Books-of-Moses-originally-written-in-
since-the-biblical-version-of-Hebrew-did-not-appear-until-5th-century-BC-Are-the-claims-that-
the-Bible-in-current-form-was-written-prior-to-that-false/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Lamsa acts 20:28 is the only Bible that says ‘church of Christ’, what did the original
scriptures say about this verse?” Quora, Mar 26, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Lamsa-acts-20-28-is-the-only-Bible-that-says-church-of-Christ-what-
did-the-original-scriptures-say-about-this-verse/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where was Melchizedek from and why was he considered the King of Salem?”
Quora, April 4, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-was-Melchizedek-from-and-
why-was-he-considered-the-King-of-Salem/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In Ancient Biblical days when they use the term ‘concubines’ is that the same as
today's ‘mistresses’? Or were they just ‘extra’ wives?” Quora, April 6, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/In-Ancient-Biblical-days-when-they-use-the-term-concubines-is-that-
the-same-as-todays-mistresses-Or-were-they-just-extra-wives/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Would you agree with the fact that since many cultures around the world have
similar ancient legends of a worldwide cataclysm points towards Noah’s flood being true?”
Quora, April 6, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Would-you-agree-with-the-fact-that-
since-many-cultures-around-the-world-have-similar-ancient-legends-of-a-worldwide-cataclysm-
points-towards-Noah-s-flood-being-true/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the Egyptian pharaoh’s name during Noah’s time?” Quora, April 6, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-Egyptian-pharaoh-s-name-during-Noah-s-
time/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Noah’s Ark and the flood logically possible?” Quora, April 12, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Noah-s-Ark-and-the-flood-logically-possible/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the High Priest Melchizedek and Shem, son of Noah, the same biblical figure?”
Quora, April 13, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-High-Priest-Melchizedek-and-
Shem-son-of-Noah-the-same-biblical-figure/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the purpose of ancient Israel as God’s nation in the Old Testament?”
Quora, April 20, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-purpose-of-ancient-
Israel-as-God-s-nation-in-the-Old-Testament/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
Smith, Bob, “What kind of technology did King Solomon use to build the Lord's temple?” Quora,
April 29, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-kind-of-technology-did-King-Solomon-
use-to-build-the-Lords-temple/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “According to the Old and New Testaments what are the things that the True
Church must have?” Quora, May 1, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/According-to-the-
Old-and-New-Testaments-what-are-the-things-that-the-True-Church-must-have/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Noah's Ark story based on a local flood legend, or was the entire world
flooded? If it was the entire world, where did the water come from?” Quora, May 1, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Was-Noahs-Ark-story-based-on-a-local-flood-legend-or-was-
the-entire-world-flooded-If-it-was-the-entire-world-where-did-the-water-come-
from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the most helpful commentary for understanding the book of Leviticus?”
Quora, May 12, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-helpful-
commentary-for-understanding-the-book-of-Leviticus/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the story of the lost tribes of Israel?” Quora, May 26, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-story-of-the-lost-tribes-of-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Is there proof of the creation theory as described in the Bible?” Quora, May 27,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-proof-of-the-creation-theory-as-described-in-
the-Bible/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The Bible: What does Genesis 31:53 mean? Is it read as the whole chapter or just
the verse?” Quora, May 27, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/The-Bible-What-does-
Genesis-31-53-mean-Is-it-read-as-the-whole-chapter-or-just-the-verse/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “To provide some perspective on the relative values of the shekel of ancient Israel
and that of modern Israel, how much olive oil could you buy for 100 shekels in ancient Israel,
and how much in modern Israel for 100 new Israeli shekels?” Quora, May 28, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/To-provide-some-perspective-on-the-relative-values-of-the-shekel-of-
ancient-Israel-and-that-of-modern-Israel-how-much-olive-oil-could-you-buy-for-100-shekels-in-
ancient-Israel-and-how-much-in-modern-Israel-for-100/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do historians believe the Ark of the Covenant exists?” Quora, May 28, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/Do-historians-believe-the-Ark-of-the-Covenant-exists/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do you believe the Holy Grail exists?” Quora, May 30, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-you-believe-the-Holy-Grail-exists/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where is King Solomon's temple in Israel?” Quora, June 1, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-is-King-Solomons-temple-in-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Have any minor differences ever been introduced between the biblical Old
Testament and the Torah?” Quora, June 1, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Have-any-
minor-differences-ever-been-introduced-between-the-biblical-Old-Testament-and-the-
Torah/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some inconsistencies between the Bible, Torah and Quran? Do the
different stories contradict eachother?” Quora, June 1, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-inconsistencies-between-the-Bible-Torah-and-Quran-
Do-the-different-stories-contradict-eachother/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do you think of Romans 11:25–27? Do you believe this is literal or
metaphorical? Why or why not?” Quora, June 4, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-
do-you-think-of-Romans-11-25-27-Do-you-believe-this-is-literal-or-metaphorical-Why-or-why-
not/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do you think of Proverbs 3:5-8? What is meant by this?” Quora, June 4,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-do-you-think-of-Proverbs-3-5-8-What-is-meant-
by-this/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any factually correct parts in the Bible?” Quora, June 4, 2019 (updated
July 4), online at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-factually-correct-parts-in-the-
Bible/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The Bible: In the Book of Job chapter 38:7, who are the sons of God in this
passage?” Quora, June 6, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/The-Bible-In-the-Book-of-
Job-chapter-38-7-who-are-the-sons-of-God-in-this-passage/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Since the Bible was written at a time in history when most people were illiterate,
how did they read it?” Quora, June 6, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Since-the-Bible-
was-written-at-a-time-in-history-when-most-people-were-illiterate-how-did-they-read-
Smith, Bob, “What does 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 mean to you?” Quora, June 7, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-1-Corinthians-13-4-8-mean-to-you/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does it mean that believers are to be ‘salt and light’ in Matthew 5:13-16?”
Quora, June 8, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-it-mean-that-believers-are-
to-be-salt-and-light-in-Matthew-5-13-16/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible that the mythological creatures of the Bible, Unicorns, Leviathans,
and Behemoths are merely what modern science would otherwise refer to as extinct species?”
Quora, June 9, 2019, 0nline at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-that-the-mythological-
creatures-of-the-Bible-Unicorns-Leviathans-and-Behemoths-are-merely-what-modern-science-
would-otherwise-refer-to-as-extinct-species/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If you had to choose one Bible verse as a life verse what would it be? Why?”
Quora, June 9, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/If-you-had-to-choose-one-Bible-verse-
as-a-life-verse-what-would-it-be-Why/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do some believe Galatians 3:27 is speaking of a water baptism when it says
'baptized into Christ' and Christ is Spirit?” Quora, June 10, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-some-believe-Galatians-3-27-is-speaking-of-a-water-baptism-
when-it-says-baptized-into-Christ-and-Christ-is-Spirit/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some Biblical verses that parallel to situations in the world now?” Quora,
June 10, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-Biblical-verses-that-parallel-
to-situations-in-the-world-now/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the most difficult verse in the Bible that has caused you to stumble in your
faith?” Quora, June 12, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-difficult-
verse-in-the-Bible-that-has-caused-you-to-stumble-in-your-faith/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is it like going to Israel and seeing the many places mentioned in the Bible?”
Quora, June 12, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-going-to-Israel-and-
seeing-the-many-places-mentioned-in-the-Bible/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did the biblical Joseph really exist?” Quora, June 13, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-the-biblical-Joseph-really-exist/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is substance abuse mentioned in the Bible?” Quora, June 13, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-substance-abuse-mentioned-in-the-Bible/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does the Bible encourage people not to think for themselves and to just be
ignorant and obedient (don't eat from the tree of knowledge in The Garden of Eden)?” Quora,
June 13, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-the-Bible-encourage-people-not-to-
think-for-themselves-and-to-just-be-ignorant-and-obedient-dont-eat-from-the-tree-of-
knowledge-in-The-Garden-of-Eden/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Whereabouts did the Israelites cross the Red Sea when they were being chased by
Pharaoh and the Egyptians?” Quora, June 17, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Whereabouts-did-the-Israelites-cross-the-Red-Sea-when-they-were-
being-chased-by-Pharaoh-and-the-Egyptians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do some Bible scholars translate ‘age during life’ into ‘everlasting life’?”
Quora, June 17, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-some-Bible-scholars-
translate-age-during-life-into-everlasting-life/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do you agree or disagree with the thinking that, the reason America is never
mentioned in the Bible is because it (in the 'big picture' timeline of history) wasn't around long
enough to be, and give us your thoughts?” Quora, June 18, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-you-agree-or-disagree-with-the-thinking-that-the-reason-America-
is-never-mentioned-in-the-Bible-is-because-it-in-the-big-picture-timeline-of-history-wasnt-
around-long-enough-to-be-and-give-us-your-thoughts/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where were the Dead Sea scrolls found? Were they hidden intentionally?” Quora,
June 21, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-were-the-Dead-Sea-scrolls-found-
Were-they-hidden-intentionally/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible that the skeletons of the red haired giants found in Lovelock cave in
Nevada are actually the Nephilim of the Bible?” Quora, June 22, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-that-the-skeletons-of-the-red-haired-giants-found-in-
Lovelock-cave-in-Nevada-are-actually-the-Nephilim-of-the-Bible/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Deuteronomy 14:21 (In the Bible) —Why could the Israelites give to an alien
resident or sell to a foreigner an unbled dead animal that they themselves would not eat?”
Quora, June 22, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Deuteronomy-14-21-In-the-Bible-
Why-could-the-Israelites-give-to-an-alien-resident-or-sell-to-a-foreigner-an-unbled-dead-
animal-that-they-themselves-would-not-eat/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why didn’t the ancient Egyptians mentioned or recorded anything about Prophet
Moses even though he was born in ancient Egypt?” Quora, June 27, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-didn-t-the-ancient-Egyptians-mentioned-or-recorded-anything-
about-Prophet-Moses-even-though-he-was-born-in-ancient-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do you think of Daniel 8: 1-27? What is meant by this? This will be Part II of a
three-part question.” Quora, June 30, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-do-you-
think-of-Daniel-8-1-27-What-is-meant-by-this-This-will-be-Part-II-of-a-three-part-
question/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What happened to Aaron's staff and the jar of manna placed by Moses in the Ark
of the Covenant?” Quora, July 1, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-happened-to-
Aarons-staff-and-the-jar-of-manna-placed-by-Moses-in-the-Ark-of-the-Covenant/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does Gen 46:34 say that shepherds were an abomination to Egyptians?”
Quora, July 2, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-does-Gen-46-34-say-that-
shepherds-were-an-abomination-to-Egyptians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do you think of Ephesians 2:1-3? What is meant by this?” Quora, July 2,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-do-you-think-of-Ephesians-2-1-3-What-is-
meant-by-this/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What Bible verse is the serenity prayer?” Quora, July 3, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-Bible-verse-is-the-serenity-prayer/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible that the Leviathan of the Bible really lived?” Quora, July 3, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-that-the-Leviathan-of-the-Bible-really-
lived/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it true that the writings of the King James Bible may be the closest to the original
gospels?” Quora, July 4, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-the-writings-of-
the-King-James-Bible-may-be-the-closest-to-the-original-gospels/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is on top of the ark of the covenant?” Quora, July 7, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-on-top-of-the-ark-of-the-covenant/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do you think of John 14:15-24 ? Do you believe this declaration is literal or
metaphorical? Why?” Quora, July 10, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-do-you-
think-of-John-14-15-24-Do-you-believe-this-declaration-is-literal-or-metaphorical-
Why/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there a book or text in the Bible better than the others for meditation?” Quora,
July 10, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-book-or-text-in-the-Bible-better-
than-the-others-for-meditation/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I saw an interesting answer so I have to ask. Why was Joseph unrecognizable to his
brothers in Egypt amongst the Egyptians? Was it his costume, color or something else?” Quora,
July 11, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/I-saw-an-interesting-answer-so-I-have-to-ask-
Why-was-Joseph-unrecognizable-to-his-brothers-in-Egypt-amongst-the-Egyptians-Was-it-his-
costume-color-or-something-else/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the Holy Bible, what is the purpose of Job's suffering?” Quora, July 12, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/In-the-Holy-Bible-what-is-the-purpose-of-Jobs-
suffering/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If the Bible is true, why does it say that the earth is only 6000 years old?” Quora,
July 15, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/If-the-Bible-is-true-why-does-it-say-that-the-
earth-is-only-6000-years-old/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Shem and Melchizedek the same person?” Quora, July 28, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Shem-and-Melchizedek-the-same-person/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was our Lord tempted because he was in the likeness of sinful flesh, in order that
he could come to the aid of those that are tempted?” Quora, July 31, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Was-our-Lord-tempted-because-he-was-in-the-likeness-of-sinful-
flesh-in-order-that-he-could-come-to-the-aid-of-those-that-are-tempted/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In Revelation 1:8, 17 in the Bible , to whom do the titles ‘the Alpha and the
Omega’ and ‘the First and the Last’ refer?” Quora, Aug 2, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/In-Revelation-1-8-17-in-the-Bible-to-whom-do-the-titles-the-Alpha-
and-the-Omega-and-the-First-and-the-Last-refer/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible that biblically there could be a sliver of truth behind the legend of
dragons that existed before Noah’s flood?” Quora, Aug 3, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-that-biblically-there-could-be-a-sliver-of-truth-behind-
the-legend-of-dragons-that-existed-before-Noah-s-flood/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The Hyksos theory is seen as an alternative explanation for the Exodus narrative. Is
this theory considered a legitimate one, or is it looked on as pseudo-historical?” Quora, Aug 6,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/The-Hyksos-theory-is-seen-as-an-alternative-
explanation-for-the-Exodus-narrative-Is-this-theory-considered-a-legitimate-one-or-is-it-
looked-on-as-pseudo-historical/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did the half-Egyptian heritage of Ephraim and Manasseh give them a lower status
among the Israelite tribes?” Quora, Aug 10, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-the-
half-Egyptian-heritage-of-Ephraim-and-Manasseh-give-them-a-lower-status-among-the-
Israelite-tribes/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there any credence to the black groups insisting that they are the real children
of Israel?” Quora, Aug 10, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-credence-to-
the-black-groups-insisting-that-they-are-the-real-children-of-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What skill set should one have to properly understand or interpret Torah and how
to go about it?” Quora, Aug 11, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-skill-set-should-
one-have-to-properly-understand-or-interpret-Torah-and-how-to-go-about-it/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do you think of John 5:19-47? Do you believe this is literal or something
else? Why or why not?” Quora, Aug 13, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-do-you-
think-of-John-5-19-47-Do-you-believe-this-is-literal-or-something-else-Why-or-why-
not/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In Gen 14:18 Melchizidek is described as ‘priest of the Most High God.’ Does this
mean he was the original priest of the God of Abraham and therefore of the Israelites?” Quora,
Aug 13, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/In-Gen-14-18-Melchizidek-is-described-as-
priest-of-the-Most-High-God-Does-this-mean-he-was-the-original-priest-of-the-God-of-
Abraham-and-therefore-of-the-Israelites/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Melchizedek worship the same God as Abram?” Quora, Aug 16, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-Melchizedek-worship-the-same-God-as-Abram/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some interesting revelations in the Dead Sea Scrolls?” Quora, Aug 17,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-interesting-revelations-in-the-Dead-
Sea-Scrolls/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How far back does the history of Israel go according to non biblical sources?”
Quora, Aug 24, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-far-back-does-the-history-of-
Israel-go-according-to-non-biblical-sources/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does it offend you that In-N-Out burger has Bible verses on their food wrappers
and cups?” Quora, Aug 25, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-it-offend-you-that-In-
N-Out-burger-has-Bible-verses-on-their-food-wrappers-and-cups/answer/Bob-Smith-3106.
Smith, Bob, “What do you think of Hebrews 8:6-13? What is meant by this, and who is this
specifically referring to?” Quora, Aug 25, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-do-
you-think-of-Hebrews-8-6-13-What-is-meant-by-this-and-who-is-this-specifically-referring-
to/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the ‘servant of El’ in Ugaritic mean?” Quora, Sept 1, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-servant-of-El-in-Ugaritic-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does Israel mean in Gen 49:17 when he says that Dan will be ‘an adder in the
path, that biteth the horse's heels’?” Quora, Sept 3, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Israel-mean-in-Gen-49-17-when-he-says-that-Dan-will-be-
an-adder-in-the-path-that-biteth-the-horses-heels/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What story in the Bible proves the validity of the Book of Mormon?” Quora, Sept
3, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-story-in-the-Bible-proves-the-validity-of-the-
Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In which ancient Near Eastern myths and legends other than the Bible does
Leviathan appear?” Quora, Sept 3, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/In-which-ancient-
Near-Eastern-myths-and-legends-other-than-the-Bible-does-Leviathan-appear/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is dynamic equivalence in the Bible translation?” Quora, Sept 3, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-is-dynamic-equivalence-in-the-Bible-translation/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do you think of Luke 23:43? What is meant by this?” Quora, Sept 5, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-do-you-think-of-Luke-23-43-What-is-meant-by-
Smith, Bob, “What would have been the hygiene level of Moses and the Israelites as they
traveled through the desert before reaching the promised land of Canaan?” Quora, Sept 7,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-would-have-been-the-hygiene-level-of-Moses-
and-the-Israelites-as-they-traveled-through-the-desert-before-reaching-the-promised-land-of-
Canaan/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did Luke know to write about the events in the New Testament?” Quora, Sept
7, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-Luke-know-to-write-about-the-events-in-
the-New-Testament/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the explanation of Romans 8:18?” Quora, Sept 10, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-explanation-of-Romans-8-18/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Finkelstein and Silberman argue that there weren't camels at the time and place of
Joseph, which would indicate that the story was written much later with anachronic details. Can
we really be sure about the distribution of camels at that time?” Quora, Sept 14, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Finkelstein-and-Silberman-argue-that-there-werent-camels-at-the-
time-and-place-of-Joseph-which-would-indicate-that-the-story-was-written-much-later-with-
anachronic-details-Can-we-really-be-sure-about-the/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What historical accounts can I read about events in Israel during the 400 year
period between Malachi and Matthew (about the Maccabean Revolt, etc.)?” Quora, Sept 15,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-historical-accounts-can-I-read-about-events-in-
Israel-during-the-400-year-period-between-Malachi-and-Matthew-about-the-Maccabean-
Revolt-etc/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the name "Moses" mean?” Quora, Sept 16, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-name-Moses-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were the ancient Israelites a mixture of Egyptian, Sumerian, and Canaanite
people? Moses came from Egypt. Abraham from Sumeria. And Israelites from Canaan.” Quora,
Sept 17, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Were-the-ancient-Israelites-a-mixture-of-
Egyptian-Sumerian-and-Canaanite-people-Moses-came-from-Egypt-Abraham-from-Sumeria-
And-Israelites-from-Canaan/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Joseph also the architect for the first ever pyramid?” Quora, Sept 18, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Was-Joseph-also-the-architect-for-the-first-ever-
pyramid/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do you think of 1 John 2: 3-5? What is meant by this?” Quora, Sept 20, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-do-you-think-of-1-John-2-3-5-What-is-meant-by-
Smith, Bob, “Why is the word ‘God’ (Elohim) in Genesis 1:1 in plural?” Quora, Sept 23, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-word-God-Elohim-in-Genesis-1-1-in-
plural/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it true that biblically Cain was said to have built the very first city in Earth’s
history before the flood that he named after his son Enoch?” Quora, Sept 28, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-biblically-Cain-was-said-to-have-built-the-very-first-city-
in-Earth-s-history-before-the-flood-that-he-named-after-his-son-Enoch/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What's the difference between Hebrews and Israelites?” Quora, Sept 28, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-difference-between-Hebrews-and-
Smith, Bob, “What does Romans 10:13 mean?” Quora, Sept 29, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Romans-10-13-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who was the pharaoh when Moses freed the Israelites?” Quora, Sept 30, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Who-was-the-pharaoh-when-Moses-freed-the-
Smith, Bob, “What do Egyptian Copts think of the biblical Exodus?” Quora, Sept 30, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-do-Egyptian-Copts-think-of-the-biblical-Exodus/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does God mean in Exodus 4:16 when he tells Moses, regarding his brother
Aaron, that ‘he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him
instead of God’?” Quora, Oct 6, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-God-mean-
in-Exodus-4-16-when-he-tells-Moses-regarding-his-brother-Aaron-that-he-shall-be-even-he-
shall-be-to-thee-instead-of-a-mouth-and-thou-shalt-be-to-him-instead-of-God/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When God tells Moses in Exodus 3:14 that his name is "I Am," is this a
pseudonym?” Quora, Oct 8, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/When-God-tells-Moses-in-
Exodus-3-14-that-his-name-is-I-Am-is-this-a-pseudonym/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Michael in the Torah?” Quora, Oct 9, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-
Michael-in-the-Torah/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does Proverbs 30:29 say there are three, but then it says four?” Quora, Oct
11, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-does-Proverbs-30-29-say-there-are-three-
but-then-it-says-four/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the connection between the Sumerian mythology and/or Sumerian Ur, in
Southern Iraq, to the biblical Mount Ararat and the city of Harran, which are in Turkey?” Quora,
Oct 13, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-connection-between-the-
Sumerian-mythology-and-or-Sumerian-Ur-in-Southern-Iraq-to-the-biblical-Mount-Ararat-and-
the-city-of-Harran-which-are-in-Turkey/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are the Psalms translated literally from Hebrew? They don't seem to have rhyme.”
Quora, Oct 14, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-the-Psalms-translated-literally-
from-Hebrew-They-dont-seem-to-have-rhyme/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does Psalm 22:20 mean?” Quora, Oct 15, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Psalm-22-20-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there any ancient Canaanite text/inscription that is referring to the land of
Canaan as ‘Peleset’, and if so, what territory is it talking about and from which period is it?”
Quora, Oct 16, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-ancient-Canaanite-text-
inscription-that-is-referring-to-the-land-of-Canaan-as-Peleset-and-if-so-what-territory-is-it-
talking-about-and-from-which-period-is-it/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the ‘Yis’ prefix signify in ancient Hebrew? For instance, in ‘Yis'Ra'El’
(Israel), I understand that El refers to God, Ra comes from ‘Sara’ (to struggle), but I'm unsure
why ‘Yis’ is there.” Quora, Oct 17, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-Yis-
prefix-signify-in-ancient-Hebrew-For-instance-in-YisRaEl-Israel-I-understand-that-El-refers-to-
God-Ra-comes-from-Sara-to-struggle-but-Im-unsure-why-Yis-is-there/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the main takeaway of the Exodus story of the plagues of Egypt that might makes
right? Is not God's power the decisive factor here?” Quora, Oct 19, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-main-takeaway-of-the-Exodus-story-of-the-plagues-of-Egypt-
that-might-makes-right-Is-not-Gods-power-the-decisive-factor-here/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The Bible says that Gopher wood was used to build the ark. Is that just a different
name for a wood that still exists today or is that a wood from the ancient world that became
extinct with the flood?” Quora, Oct 20, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/The-Bible-says-
that-Gopher-wood-was-used-to-build-the-ark-Is-that-just-a-different-name-for-a-wood-that-
still-exists-today-or-is-that-a-wood-from-the-ancient-world-that-became-extinct-with-the-
flood/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any historical (non-biblical) documents about the ancient kingdom of
Israel from its neighboring nations at that time? If yes, what are those? And what were the
attitudes of those neighbouring states toward ancient Israel?” Quora, Oct 21, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-historical-non-biblical-documents-about-the-ancient-
kingdom-of-Israel-from-its-neighboring-nations-at-that-time-If-yes-what-are-those-And-what-
were-the-attitudes-of-those-neighbouring-states-toward/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘zerubbabel’ mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Oct 21, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-zerubbabel-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
Smith, Bob, “What does Luke 7:31 mean?” Quora, Oct 26, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Luke-7-31-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘Yod He Vav He’ mean?” Quora, Oct 27, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Yod-He-Vav-He-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who was living in Canaan when the Israelites returned from Egypt?” Quora, Oxt
28, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-was-living-in-Canaan-when-the-Israelites-
returned-from-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does the Hebrew word ‘‫( ’רקיע‬firmament, expanse, space, vault) denote a solid
dome of some kind? I wanted to know whether the Hebrew word ‫ רקיע‬rāqîa‘, or ‘firmament’ in
the KJV, denotes a solid dome over the earth.” Quora, Oct 30, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Does-the-Hebrew-word-%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A2-
firmament-expanse-space-vault-denote-a-solid-dome-of-some-kind-I-wanted-to-know-
whether-the-Hebrew-word-%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A2-r%C4%81q%C3%AEa-or-
firmament-in-the-KJV/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 . or https://qr.ae/TV8IMD .
Smith, Bob, “What does it mean by ‘Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light’?” Quora,
Oct 31, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-it-mean-by-Even-Satan-disguises-
himself-as-an-angel-of-light/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which English versions of the Bible can I freely quote from for commercial
purposes without breaking copyright laws or having to make payment/attribution?” Quora, Nov
1, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Which-English-versions-of-the-Bible-can-I-freely-
quote-from-for-commercial-purposes-without-breaking-copyright-laws-or-having-to-make-
payment-attribution/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “There is some historic debate on the truth of the story of the Hebrew Exodus. If
the Hebrew people were indeed part of Egypt for 400 years, why did the Hebrew calendar
match more closely to the Babylonian calendar system rather than the Egyptian?” Quora, Nov
2, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/There-is-some-historic-debate-on-the-truth-of-the-
story-of-the-Hebrew-Exodus-If-the-Hebrew-people-were-indeed-part-of-Egypt-for-400-years-
why-did-the-Hebrew-calendar-match-more-closely-to-the-Babylonian-calendar/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When, in Deuteronomy 17:17, Moses says that any future king of the Israelites
should not ‘multiply wives to himself,’ he seems to be speaking of Solomon. Is this a clue that
the book was actually written after Solomon's time?” Quora, Nov 2, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/When-in-Deuteronomy-17-17-Moses-says-that-any-future-king-of-
the-Israelites-should-not-multiply-wives-to-himself-he-seems-to-be-speaking-of-Solomon-Is-
this-a-clue-that-the-book-was-actually-written-after-Solomons/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Has anybody ever heard of the Merneptah Stele? It is the only reference from
Egypt of ancient Israel. Could it be evidence that the biblical narrative is true?” Quora, Nov 3,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Has-anybody-ever-heard-of-the-Merneptah-Stele-It-is-
the-only-reference-from-Egypt-of-ancient-Israel-Could-it-be-evidence-that-the-biblical-
narrative-is-true/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How far was Canaan from Egypt in modern terms, if, say Canaan was Manhattan,
NY?” Quora, Nov 3, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-far-was-Canaan-from-Egypt-
in-modern-terms-if-say-Canaan-was-Manhattan-NY/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Noah's daughters sleep with him in the Bible?” Quora, Nov 5, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-Noahs-daughters-sleep-with-him-in-the-Bible/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If Mary Magdalene herself were to have written a letter on papyrus in the first
century, what form and language would it be in, such as Greek or Coptic Egyptian? (Details
needed for a work of fiction.) Any details are appreciated.” Quora, Nov 7, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-Mary-Magdalene-herself-were-to-have-written-a-letter-on-papyrus-
in-the-first-century-what-form-and-language-would-it-be-in-such-as-Greek-or-Coptic-Egyptian-
Details-needed-for-a-work-of-fiction-Any-details-are/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do people, after being shown that the King James Bible is true, still refuse to
believe it?” Quora, Nov 10, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-people-after-
being-shown-that-the-King-James-Bible-is-true-still-refuse-to-believe-it/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does the word Shekinah ever appear in the Hebrew Old Testament?” Quora, Nov
14, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-the-word-Shekinah-ever-appear-in-the-
Hebrew-Old-Testament/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does God regularly violate the commandment thou shall not kill as evidenced
by Bible stories such as the great flood and Noah's Ark?” Quora, Nov 26, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-does-God-regularly-violate-the-commandment-thou-shall-not-
kill-as-evidenced-by-Bible-stories-such-as-the-great-flood-and-Noahs-Ark/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can someone understand what the Bible says if they can't understand the
King James version?” Quora, Nov 27, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-can-
someone-understand-what-the-Bible-says-if-they-cant-understand-the-King-James-
version/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the Bible, the Urim and Thummim can only answer yes and no questions. Why
did Joseph Smith think it could translate The Book of Mormon?” Quora, updated Nov 30, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/In-the-Bible-the-Urim-and-Thummim-can-only-answer-yes-
and-no-questions-Why-did-Joseph-Smith-think-it-could-translate-The-Book-of-
Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If we were the Moses followers, do we really believe the Red Sea will be parted
into two to form a dry walkway crossing the Red Sea? What do we have in our mind before and
after experiencing the great incident?” Quora, Dec 1, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-we-were-the-Moses-followers-do-we-really-believe-the-Red-Sea-
will-be-parted-into-two-to-form-a-dry-walkway-crossing-the-Red-Sea-What-do-we-have-in-our-
mind-before-and-after-experiencing-the-great-incident/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the Bible, what does in the bosom of the father mean?” Quora, Dec 1, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/In-the-Bible-what-does-in-the-bosom-of-the-father-
Smith, Bob, “What did the Dead Sea Scrolls reveal about the early church?” Quora, Dec 1, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-did-the-Dead-Sea-Scrolls-reveal-about-the-early-
church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does Hosanna mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Dec 2, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Hosanna-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What can you learn from genesis 3:1-7?” Quora, Dec 19, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-can-you-learn-from-genesis-3-1-7/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In Hebrew Psalm 23, line 1, what is the reason for the scribal use of the epithet of
the shepherd (Roi) to the Tetragrammaton? Is there a symbolic or otherwise deliberate
correlation with the Sumerian deity Tammuz, the son of Enki/Ea?” Quora, Dec 23, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/In-Hebrew-Psalm-23-line-1-what-is-the-reason-for-the-scribal-use-
of-the-epithet-of-the-shepherd-Roi-to-the-Tetragrammaton-Is-there-a-symbolic-or-otherwise-
deliberate-correlation-with-the-Sumerian-deity-Tammuz-the/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the best intensive course in Biblical Hebrew?” Quora, Dec 24, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-intensive-course-in-Biblical-Hebrew/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “According to the Bible, what sea did the Israelites cross through to escape the
Egyptians?” Quora, Dec 31, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/According-to-the-Bible-
what-sea-did-the-Israelites-cross-through-to-escape-the-Egyptians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who is credited with writing the thirteen books of the New Testament?” Quora,
Jan 1, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-is-credited-with-writing-the-thirteen-
books-of-the-New-Testament/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the implication of the ‘ah’ being added to Abram's name in the Old
Testament (turning Abram to Abraham)?” Quora, Jan 5, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-implication-of-the-ah-being-added-to-Abrams-name-
in-the-Old-Testament-turning-Abram-to-Abraham/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Abraham from the Kingdom of Ur?” Quora, Jan 11, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Was-Abraham-from-the-Kingdom-of-Ur/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who is the prophet Isaiah talking about in Isaiah 14:12?” Quora, Jan 11, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Who-is-the-prophet-Isaiah-talking-about-in-Isaiah-14-
12/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the witch of Endor's name in 1 Samuel 28?” Quora, Jan 15, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-witch-of-Endors-name-in-1-Samuel-28/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is the Hebrew word for tears (dema) related to blood (dam)?” Quoara, Jan
20, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-Hebrew-word-for-tears-dema-related-
to-blood-dam/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the star of Bethlehem?” Quora, Jan 24, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-star-of-Bethlehem/answer/Bob-Smith-3106.
Smith, Bob, “Where does the name Samuel come from?” Quora, Jan 25, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-name-Samuel-come-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Isn’t Pharaoh Siamun the biblical King Solomon? How come there is no mention of
him? This makes it abundantly clear that the history that was stolen from people of color is now
being used against them (a terrible and unjust policy).” Quora, Jan 28, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Isn-t-Pharaoh-Siamun-the-biblical-King-Solomon-How-come-there-is-
no-mention-of-him-This-makes-it-abundantly-clear-that-the-history-that-was-stolen-from-
people-of-color-is-now-being-used-against-them-a-terrible-and/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do the Canaanites predate the Israelites? If so, why do Israelis consider
themselves the original inhabitants of the region?” Quora, Jan 29, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-the-Canaanites-predate-the-Israelites-If-so-why-do-Israelis-
consider-themselves-the-original-inhabitants-of-the-region/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did the Wise Men arrive at the manger where Jesus was born by following a
‘star in the east’ when they were living west of Israel?” Quora, Feb 1, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-did-the-Wise-Men-arrive-at-the-manger-where-Jesus-was-born-
by-following-a-star-in-the-east-when-they-were-living-west-of-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who ruled Egypt at the time of Joseph?” Quora, Feb 1, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-ruled-Egypt-at-the-time-of-Joseph/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
Smith, Bob, “What is famous in Israel?” Quora, Feb 2, 2020, online at

https://www.quora.com/What-is-famous-in-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What (chapter and verse) in the Bible or Book of Mormon does it show that the
LDS priesthood is the only authority God recognizes and is necessary for salvation?” Quora, Feb
2, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-chapter-and-verse-in-the-Bible-or-Book-of-
Mormon-does-it-show-that-the-LDS-priesthood-is-the-only-authority-God-recognizes-and-is-
necessary-for-salvation/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the name of King David (DWD) stand for? What does his name mean?”
Quora, Feb 2, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-name-of-King-David-
DWD-stand-for-What-does-his-name-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Zipporah Jewish?”Quora, Feb 5, 2020, online at

https://www.quora.com/Was-Zipporah-Jewish/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the etymology and meaning of the phrase ‘formless and empty’ in Ge.1.2?
NIV” Quora, Feb 10, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-etymology-and-
meaning-of-the-phrase-formless-and-empty-in-Ge-1-2-NIV/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the origin, basis, or etymology and meaning of the phrase ‘formless and
empty’ in Genesis 1:2? Does it originate from a particular jargon?” Quora, Feb 10, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-origin-basis-or-etymology-and-meaning-of-the-phrase-
formless-and-empty-in-Genesis-1-2-Does-it-originate-from-a-particular-jargon/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Scripture says Peter was in a community not far from Joppa. According to Acts
9:38, what was the town?” Quora, Feb 10, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Scripture-
says-Peter-was-in-a-community-not-far-from-Joppa-According-to-Acts-9-38-what-was-the-
town/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any genetic studies on ancient Canaanites, or why is it that people
assume the people inhabiting the modern Middle-East are descendants of the people who
settled there in Biblical times, other than linguistical similarities?” Quora, Feb 11, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-genetic-studies-on-ancient-Canaanites-or-why-is-it-
that-people-assume-the-people-inhabiting-the-modern-Middle-East-are-descendants-of-the-
people-who-settled-there-in-Biblical-times-other-than/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the name Jonah mean when translated from Hebrew?” Quora, Feb 11,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-name-Jonah-mean-when-translated-
from-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there an original Hebrew word for Sanhedrin?” Quora, Feb 13, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-there-an-original-Hebrew-word-for-Sanhedrin/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did Joseph communicate with the Egyptians? Did he know their language?”
Quora, Feb 15, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-Joseph-communicate-with-
the-Egyptians-Did-he-know-their-language/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When did the tribe of Israel first encounter the ancient Greeks?” Quora, Feb 19,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/When-did-the-tribe-of-Israel-first-encounter-the-
ancient-Greeks/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Bible scholars, is the Kabul in 1 Kings 9.13 (CJB) the Kabul in modern Afghanistan?”
Quora, Feb 19, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Bible-scholars-is-the-Kabul-in-1-Kings-
9-13-CJB-the-Kabul-in-modern-Afghanistan/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who were the Sanhedrin?” Quora, Feb 28, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-were-the-Sanhedrin-1/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the Book of Proverbs influenced by the Egyptian wisdom book ‘The Teaching of
Amen-em-ope’?” Quora, Mar 2, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Book-of-
Proverbs-influenced-by-the-Egyptian-wisdom-book-The-Teaching-of-Amen-em-
ope/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What artifacts exist that correlate events or places in the New Testament?” Quora,
Mar 3, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-artifacts-exist-that-correlate-events-or-
places-in-the-New-Testament/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there a word ‫ האור‬in Hebrew? What’s its meaning?” Quora, Mar 3, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-word-%D7%94%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A8-in-Hebrew-
What-s-its-meaning/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the English form of the Hebrew opening words of the Tanakh, i.e.,
‘Bereshit’ means in the beginning? I'm seeking the English pronunciation of Hebrew.” Quora,
Mar 4, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-English-form-of-the-Hebrew-
opening-words-of-the-Tanakh-i-e-Bereshit-means-in-the-beginning-Im-seeking-the-English-
pronunciation-of-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does the name Delilah via the root ‫ לילה‬layala that it contains remind us of
the night creature by the name Lilith? Was this intentional in the first place?” Quora, Mar 8,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-name-Delilah-via-the-root-
%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94-layala-that-it-contains-remind-us-of-the-night-creature-by-
the-name-Lilith-Was-this-intentional-in-the-first-place/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If people say Exodus is true, then why haven’t Egyptologists found hieroglyphics
depicting the pharaoh executing the Hebrew babies, and why haven't they found any status of
Moses?” Quora, Mar 10, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/If-people-say-Exodus-is-true-
then-why-haven-t-Egyptologists-found-hieroglyphics-depicting-the-pharaoh-executing-the-
Hebrew-babies-and-why-havent-they-found-any-status-of-Moses/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Joseph dead when Moses came to rescue the Israelites?” Quora, Mar 16,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-Joseph-dead-when-Moses-came-to-rescue-the-
Smith, Bob, “What language did Moses write the Torah in?” Quora, Mar 17, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-language-did-Moses-write-the-Torah-in/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The English term ‘messiah’ comes from the Hebrew word, ‘mashiach’. What is the
literal meaning of this word?” Quora, Mar 25, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/The-
English-term-messiah-comes-from-the-Hebrew-word-mashiach-What-is-the-literal-meaning-of-
this-word/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you write ‘Samuel’ in Hebrew?” Quora, Mar 26, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-write-Samuel-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the Ashrei prayer?” Quora, Mar 28, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Ashrei-prayer/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does the name Maria / Mary / Maryam mean bitter?” Quora, Mar 31, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-name-Maria-Mary-Maryam-mean-
bitter/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Have Canaanite sacrifices to the god Molech been proven by archeology?” Quora,
April 1, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Have-Canaanite-sacrifices-to-the-god-Molech-
been-proven-by-archeology/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the ten lost tribes of Israel?” Quora, April 2, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-ten-lost-tribes-of-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If we come from Adam and Hawa, why don't we just speak Hebrew like them?”
Quora, April 4, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/If-we-come-from-Adam-and-Hawa-
why-dont-we-just-speak-Hebrew-like-them/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘hallowed be your name’ mean?” Quora, April 9, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-hallowed-be-your-name-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why didn't the Old Testament mention Pharaoh Merneptah's conquest of Israel?”
Quora, April 11, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-didnt-the-Old-Testament-
mention-Pharaoh-Merneptahs-conquest-of-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Utnapishtim the same person as Atrahasis?” Quora, April 15, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Utnapishtim-the-same-person-as-Atrahasis/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did the Karaites argue about the Torah?” Quora, April 25, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-Karaites-argue-about-the-Torah/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smiht, Bob, “What is it about Jerusalem’s location and physical characteristics that make it a
fantastic location for a capital city of David’s kingdom?” Quora, April 28, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-about-Jerusalem-s-location-and-physical-characteristics-
that-make-it-a-fantastic-location-for-a-capital-city-of-David-s-kingdom/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Where did the Hebrew language originate?” Quora, April 29, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-did-the-Hebrew-language-originate/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who was the pharaoh during the Exodus?” Quora, April 30, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-was-the-pharaoh-during-the-Exodus/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which biblical characters have names that are associated with a certain
dispensation of time in their generation?” Quora, May 6, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Which-biblical-characters-have-names-that-are-associated-with-a-
certain-dispensation-of-time-in-their-generation/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did each of Jacob’s sons’ descendants separate eventually into twelve
different tribes but still remain as one united people as the Israelites even during their 400
years in ancient Egypt?” Quora, May 12, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-
each-of-Jacob-s-sons-descendants-separate-eventually-into-twelve-different-tribes-but-still-
remain-as-one-united-people-as-the-Israelites-even-during-their-400-years-in-ancient-
Smith, Bob, “What languages do I need for Abrahamic theology? I am studying Hebrew, Persian,
Arabic, Greek, and English. Are these enough?” Quora, May 18, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-languages-do-I-need-for-Abrahamic-theology-I-am-studying-
Hebrew-Persian-Arabic-Greek-and-English-Are-these-enough/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where do Hebrew people and culture really come from historically? Are they of
Mesopotamian origins? When did they move and why?” Quora, May 20, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-do-Hebrew-people-and-culture-really-come-from-historically-
Are-they-of-Mesopotamian-origins-When-did-they-move-and-why/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is the Ethiopian book ‘The Book of Henok’ not accepted by Europeans?”
Quora, May 22, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-Ethiopian-book-The-Book-
of-Henok-not-accepted-by-Europeans/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was the Tabernacle of Moses an imitation of the tabernacles back in Egypt?”
Quora, May 25, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-the-Tabernacle-of-Moses-an-
imitation-of-the-tabernacles-back-in-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Besides the Bible, are there any historians, church fathers, or believers of antiquity
that express that a person must be ‘born again’?” Quora, May 29, 2020, updated July 29, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Besides-the-Bible-are-there-any-historians-church-fathers-
or-believers-of-antiquity-that-express-that-a-person-must-be-born-again/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who were the Ammonites people?” Quora, May 30, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-were-the-Ammonites-people/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can we determine the language(s) the author of Hebrews read from the list of
judges?” Quora, May 30, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Can-we-determine-the-
language-s-the-author-of-Hebrews-read-from-the-list-of-judges/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is dead Samuel's appearance to Saul 'real'?” Quora, June 5, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-dead-Samuels-appearance-to-Saul-real/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What's the best introductory book/video course to start learning Biblical
Hebrew?” Quora, June 6, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-best-
introductory-book-video-course-to-start-learning-Biblical-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do some people argue that the ancient Israelites were black?” Quora,
June 9, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-some-people-argue-that-the-ancient-
Israelites-were-black/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I decide if the KJV is right for me? I love this translation, but it's
difficult to understand at times. Also, many people have discouraged its efficacy (whole
Receptus thingamus) I'm so confused!” Quora, June 13, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-decide-if-the-KJV-is-right-for-me-I-love-this-translation-but-
its-difficult-to-understand-at-times-Also-many-people-have-discouraged-its-efficacy-whole-
Receptus-thingamus-Im-so-confused/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who was El Shaddai?“ Quora, June 13, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-was-El-Shaddai/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did the population of the ancient Israelites go from Jacob and his 12 sons and
their families to over a million people by the time God freed them from Egypt?” Quora, June 22,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-the-population-of-the-ancient-Israelites-go-
from-Jacob-and-his-12-sons-and-their-families-to-over-a-million-people-by-the-time-God-
freed-them-from-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are the speeches in the gospels and Acts meant to be taken as literal renditions of
the original speech, or general gists of the speaker's message?” Quora, June 25, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-the-speeches-in-the-gospels-and-Acts-meant-to-be-taken-as-
literal-renditions-of-the-original-speech-or-general-gists-of-the-speakers-message/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does the bull of God ‘EL’ have anything to do with Baphomet?” Quora, June 30,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-the-bull-of-God-EL-have-anything-to-do-with-
Baphomet/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How similar was the Phoenician language to the Hebrew language?” Quora, July 2,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-similar-was-the-Phoenician-language-to-the-
Hebrew-language/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the real name of the Pharaoh when Moses freed the Israelites out of
ancient Egypt, because in the movies Prince of Egypt, and Exodus: Gods and Kings: the Pharaoh
was named Rameses and he was the adopted brother of Moses?” Quora, updated July 10,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-real-name-of-the-Pharaoh-when-
Moses-freed-the-Israelites-out-of-ancient-Egypt-because-in-the-movies-Prince-of-Egypt-and-
Exodus-Gods-and-Kings-the-Pharaoh-was-named-Rameses-and-he-was-the-adopted-
brother/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible that the ancient Philistines were actually the descendants of the few
remaining Canaanites who may have survived when Joshua and his army militarily defeated
them for life in the promised land?” Quora, July 13, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-
it-possible-that-the-ancient-Philistines-were-actually-the-descendants-of-the-few-remaining-
Canaanites-who-may-have-survived-when-Joshua-and-his-army-militarily-defeated-them-for-
life-in-the-promised-land/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was the Battle Tent of Ramses the 3rd similar to the Levite Tabernacle? Is this
evidence of Egyptian influence in Jewish culture?” Quora, July 25, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Was-the-Battle-Tent-of-Ramses-the-3rd-similar-to-the-Levite-
Tabernacle-Is-this-evidence-of-Egyptian-influence-in-Jewish-culture/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob considered Hebrew even though they themselves
were the original forefathers of the Israelite nation?” Quora, July 27, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Were-Abraham-Isaac-and-Jacob-considered-Hebrew-even-though-
they-themselves-were-the-original-forefathers-of-the-Israelite-nation/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Why did God allow the Kingdom of Judah to prosper under the long reign of King
Jehoshaphat if he was going to exile them years later to Babylon?” Quora, July 28, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-God-allow-the-Kingdom-of-Judah-to-prosper-under-the-
long-reign-of-King-Jehoshaphat-if-he-was-going-to-exile-them-years-later-to-
Babylon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was ‘the conquest of the Hyksos’, carried out by Ahmose I, in 1532 BC, the real
historical account behind ‘the Exodus’ story?” Quora, July 28, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Was-the-conquest-of-the-Hyksos-carried-out-by-Ahmose-I-in-1532-
BC-the-real-historical-account-behind-the-Exodus-story/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the top 20 archaeological evidences that support biblical history?”
Quora, July 28, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-top-20-archaeological-
evidences-that-support-biblical-history/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it established that ‘Miriam’ is the source of ‘Mary’, or is ‘Mary’ the result of the
use of similar names from all over spoken by many to produce ‘Mary’ in some writings?” Quora,
July 31, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-established-that-Miriam-is-the-source-of-
Mary-or-is-Mary-the-result-of-the-use-of-similar-names-from-all-over-spoken-by-many-to-
produce-Mary-in-some-writings/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When did historians give up on believing that Moses was a historical person?”
Quora, Aug 1, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/When-did-historians-give-up-on-
believing-that-Moses-was-a-historical-person/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the Hebrew words of Akkadian origin?” Quora, Aug 14, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-Hebrew-words-of-Akkadian-origin/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there any archaeological proof at all for the biblical Exodus?” Quora, Aug 24,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-archaeological-proof-at-all-for-the-
biblical-Exodus/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who are the descendants of Israelites? Are there any DNA studies on this topic?”
Quora, Sept 4, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-are-the-descendants-of-Israelites-
Are-there-any-DNA-studies-on-this-topic/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What fact behind israel lost tribes?” Quora, Sept 8, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-fact-behind-israel-lost-tribes/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is this the ancient Hebrew? https://gttmh.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/5/3/

12538239/5940339_orig.png ,” Quora, Sept 11, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-this-
the-ancient-Hebrew-https-gttmh-weebly-com-uploads-1-2-5-3-12538239-5940339_orig-
png/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smih, Bob, “Is there a word/concept for ‘kairos’ in Hebrew?” Quora, Sept 24, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-word-concept-for-kairos-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the significance of Abram's name change to Abraham in Genesis?” Quora,
Sept 24, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-significance-of-Abrams-name-
change-to-Abraham-in-Genesis/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there anything similar to The Feast of Booths and the Four Species in Ancient
East civilization?” Quora, Sept 29, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-anything-
similar-to-The-Feast-of-Booths-and-the-Four-Species-in-Ancient-East-civilization/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were the Hyksos the inspiration for the Biblical account of the Israelites exodus
from Egypt?” Quora, Oct 3, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Were-the-Hyksos-the-
inspiration-for-the-Biblical-account-of-the-Israelites-exodus-from-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If a serpent was cursed, why was it allowed in the ark?” Quora, Oct 4, 2020,online
at https://www.quora.com/If-a-serpent-was-cursed-why-was-it-allowed-in-the-ark/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If both Cain and Abel are Adam and Eve’s biological sons, then why is one black
and the other white?” Quora, Oct 15, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/If-both-Cain-
and-Abel-are-Adam-and-Eve-s-biological-sons-then-why-is-one-black-and-the-other-
white/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I have heard two translations of Israel, ‘wrestles with God’ and ‘Let God prevail.’
How are these two translations distinct, and how do they reinforce each other?” Quora, Oct 17,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/I-have-heard-two-translations-of-Israel-wrestles-with-
God-and-Let-God-prevail-How-are-these-two-translations-distinct-and-how-do-they-reinforce-
each-other/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who is Elohim in Mormonism, and how does the Bible support that?” Quora, Oct
21, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-is-Elohim-in-Mormonism-and-how-does-the-
Bible-support-that/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In Isaiah 7:14 the Septuagint uses the word ‘parthenos’. Scholars believe the
Hebrew text used ‘almah’ not ‘bethulah’. How can they say this when the oldest surviving
Masoretic text is from the 7th century and the oldest Septuagint is from the 4th?” Quora, Oct
27, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/In-Isaiah-7-14-the-Septuagint-uses-the-word-
parthenos-Scholars-believe-the-Hebrew-text-used-almah-not-bethulah-How-can-they-say-this-
when-the-oldest-surviving-Masoretic-text-is-from-the-7th-century-and-the-oldest/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the Hebrew word for Egypt (‫)מצְׁ ַּר ִים‬
ִ plural?” Quora, Nov 8, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Hebrew-word-for-Egypt-
%D7%9E%D6%B4%D7%A6%D6%B0%D7%A8%D6%B7%D7%99%D6%B4%D7%9D-
plural/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How many years was Israel in Babylonian captivity?” Quora, Nov 22, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/How-many-years-was-Israel-in-Babylonian-captivity/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Exodus 12:37 Succoth was outside Egypt. Verse 39 which is in past tense, tells
what is happening in Succoth.Am I right to say that the Israelites did not cross the Red sea
immediately when coming out of Egypt?” Quora, Nov 28, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Exodus-12-37-Succoth-was-outside-Egypt-Verse-39-which-is-in-past-
tense-tells-what-is-happening-in-Succoth-Am-I-right-to-say-that-the-Israelites-did-not-cross-the-
Red-sea-immediately-when-coming-out-of-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “An East wind travels west and West wind travels east. If this is true, is it possible
that the Israelites crossed the Red Sea from Arabian side to Africa as Exodus 10:13,19 and 14:21
imprayes?” Quora, Nov 29, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/An-East-wind-travels-west-
and-West-wind-travels-east-If-this-is-true-is-it-possible-that-the-Israelites-crossed-the-Red-Sea-
from-Arabian-side-to-Africa-as-Exodus-10-13-19-and-14-21-imprayes/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Moses have to have faith the size of a mustard seed (or bigger) for him to part
the Red Sea? Did Moses have to have faith to perform miracles? How?” Quora, Dec 1, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Did-Moses-have-to-have-faith-the-size-of-a-mustard-seed-or-
bigger-for-him-to-part-the-Red-Sea-Did-Moses-have-to-have-faith-to-perform-miracles-
How/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “According to Exekiel 47:18, the Eastern border of Israel ends at an Eastern sea.
Which sea is the Bible referring to bearing in mind that there is no sea to the East of Israel?”
Quora, Dec 5, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/According-to-Exekiel-47-18-the-Eastern-
border-of-Israel-ends-at-an-Eastern-sea-Which-sea-is-the-Bible-referring-to-bearing-in-mind-
that-there-is-no-sea-to-the-East-of-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can I read Bible verses in the original Hebrew?” Quora, Dec 20, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-read-Bible-verses-in-the-original-Hebrew/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did Moses know how to write the right text of the creation in the first chapter
of Genesis?” Quora, Dec 24, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-Moses-know-
how-to-write-the-right-text-of-the-creation-in-the-first-chapter-of-Genesis/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where is Horeb located?” Quora, Dec 24, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-is-Horeb-located/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was it the Angel of the Lord who passed over the Egyptian households doors
before Pharaoh released the Israelites?” Quora, Dec 31, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Was-it-the-Angel-of-the-Lord-who-passed-over-the-Egyptian-
households-doors-before-Pharaoh-released-the-Israelites/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there standards for Biblical scholars? Scholars from Israel seem to be highly
knowledgeable about archaeology, ancient history and languages, and linguistic analysis. Some
US scholars sound like glorified televangelists.” Quora, Jan 3, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-there-standards-for-Biblical-scholars-Scholars-from-Israel-seem-to-
be-highly-knowledgeable-about-archaeology-ancient-history-and-languages-and-linguistic-
analysis-Some-US-scholars-sound-like-glorified/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible that the ancient Israelite exodus from the Persian and Babylon
empires was greater than the exodus from Egypt because their population would have grown
throughout the centuries?” Quora, Jan 7, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-
that-the-ancient-Israelite-exodus-from-the-Persian-and-Babylon-empires-was-greater-than-the-
exodus-from-Egypt-because-their-population-would-have-grown-throughout-the-
centuries/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where could I find a picture of clay tablets with fragments containing texts of
dictionaries from the Library of Ashurbanipal?” Quora, Jan 8, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-could-I-find-a-picture-of-clay-tablets-with-fragments-containing-
texts-of-dictionaries-from-the-Library-of-Ashurbanipal/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Joseph become prominent in very ancient Egypt at the beginning of their
empire when they supplied the world with food during the 7 years of drought?” Quora, Jan 8,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-Joseph-become-prominent-in-very-ancient-Egypt-at-
the-beginning-of-their-empire-when-they-supplied-the-world-with-food-during-the-7-years-of-
drought/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does the word ‘Amen’ have ancient Israelite origins?” Quora, updated Jan 11,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-the-word-Amen-have-ancient-Israelite-
origins/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the name Immanuel mean in Hebrew?” Quora, Jan 14, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-name-Immanuel-mean-in-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why has Quora taken down the videos of archaeological findings of the evidence
of the Exodus from Egypt?” Quora, Jan 15, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-has-
Quora-taken-down-the-videos-of-archaeological-findings-of-the-evidence-of-the-Exodus-from-
Smith, Bob, “Who was Yaqub? Why had he emigrated to Egypt?” Quora, Jan 21, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-was-Yaqub-Why-had-he-emigrated-to-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why the heck are some people saying ‘awomen’ at the end of prayers? Do they not
know that ‘amen’ is a Hebrew word that doesn't involve gender at all?” Quora, Jan 22, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-the-heck-are-some-people-saying-awomen-at-the-end-of-
prayers-Do-they-not-know-that-amen-is-a-Hebrew-word-that-doesnt-involve-gender-at-
all/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Would ancient cities like Jerusalem have had suburban areas like modern big city
areas do over 3,000 years ago?” Quora, Jan 22, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Would-
ancient-cities-like-Jerusalem-have-had-suburban-areas-like-modern-big-city-areas-do-over-3-
000-years-ago/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How wide is the Red Sea where the Israelites crossed?” Quora, Jan 28, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/How-wide-is-the-Red-Sea-where-the-Israelites-
crossed/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “It took the Israelites 40 years to travel from Egypt to Canaan. What were the
problems faced that caused a journey that would normally take a few weeks to 40 years?” Quora,
Feb 3, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/It-took-the-Israelites-40-years-to-travel-from-
Egypt-to-Canaan-What-were-the-problems-faced-that-caused-a-journey-that-would-normally-
take-a-few-weeks-to-40-years/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did Pharaoh order his army and chariots into the parting of the Red Sea?”
Quora, Feb 9, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Pharaoh-order-his-army-and-
chariots-into-the-parting-of-the-Red-Sea/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible that the remaining ancient Canaanites were later merged with the
Israelites as they established Jerusalem and the nation of Israel?” Quora, Feb 17, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-that-the-remaining-ancient-Canaanites-were-later-merged-
with-the-Israelites-as-they-established-Jerusalem-and-the-nation-of-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are archaeologists yet to find any real connection between modern ‘Israelis’
and historical Palestine after 70+ years of research?” Quora, Feb 18, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-archaeologists-yet-to-find-any-real-connection-between-
modern-Israelis-and-historical-Palestine-after-70-years-of-research/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Ramses II the Pharaoh of the Exodus, or could it have been someone else?”
Quora, Feb 28, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-Ramses-II-the-Pharaoh-of-the-
Exodus-or-could-it-have-been-someone-else/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did the Hebrew exodus from Egypt ever happen?” Quora, March 1, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-the-Hebrew-exodus-from-Egypt-ever-happen/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the goal of King James' translators?” Quora, March 2, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-goal-of-King-James-translators/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is 1 kings 10:14 part of the dead sea scrolls?” Quora, March 6, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-1-kings-10-14-part-of-the-dead-sea-scrolls/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were the Hyksos the Israelites of the Bible?” Quora, March 8, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Were-the-Hyksos-the-Israelites-of-the-Bible/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What country is Midian today?” Quora, March 10, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-country-is-Midian-today/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is Jerusalem called Zion?” Quora, March 10, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Jerusalem-called-Zion/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who is the pharaoh that resists letting Israel go out of Egypt?” Quora, March 11,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-is-the-pharaoh-that-resists-letting-Israel-go-out-of-
Smith, Bob, “Why is there so much mystery surrounding the ancient Canaanites and who they
were? Did the Israelites adopt any of their culture into their own?” Quora, March 14, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-there-so-much-mystery-surrounding-the-ancient-
Canaanites-and-who-they-were-Did-the-Israelites-adopt-any-of-their-culture-into-their-
own/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who were the Seleucids in the Bible?” Quora, March 19, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-were-the-Seleucids-in-the-Bible/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the star of Bethlehem visible now?” Quora, March 24, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-star-of-Bethlehem-visible-now/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where was Arimathea in ancient Israel?” Quora, April 3, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-was-Arimathea-in-ancient-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does Mt. Sinai exist in reality?” Quora, April 3, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Does-Mt-Sinai-exist-in-reality/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If Edomites, Ammonites and Moabites of what is now Jordan Arabs as some claim.
What's the evidence and are they then Adnanites or Qahtanites?” Quora, April 4, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-Edomites-Ammonites-and-Moabites-of-what-is-now-Jordan-Arabs-
as-some-claim-Whats-the-evidence-and-are-they-then-Adnanites-or-Qahtanites/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where can I find the Gospel of Christ in the Old Testament and also in the New
Testament?” Quora, April 7, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-find-the-
Gospel-of-Christ-in-the-Old-Testament-and-also-in-the-New-Testament/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “What does this mean in Hebrew? ‫אני לעולם לא אעזוב אותך ולא אעזוב אותך‬. I am trying
to refer to the Bible: I will not leave you, nor forsake you. Is this the best translation?” Quora,
April 7, 2021, online at https://qr.ae/pG2Q4J .
Smith, Bob, “Will I be condemned for taking aspects of the Bible metaphorically in the light of
prehistoric archaeological evidence?” Quora, April 8, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Will-I-be-condemned-for-taking-aspects-of-the-Bible-metaphorically-in-
the-light-of-prehistoric-archaeological-evidence/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who were the Moabites descended from?” Quora, April 19, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-were-the-Moabites-descended-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did pagan Canaanites ever use El in their names too?” Quora, updated April 20,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-pagan-Canaanites-ever-use-El-in-their-names-
too/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In ancient Israel, was a king anointed with Shin letter on his forehead, while the
high priest - with letter Tav? So was a high priest more important than a king in Israel? Even
more important than Moshiach?” Quora, May 10, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/In-
ancient-Israel-was-a-king-anointed-with-Shin-letter-on-his-forehead-while-the-high-priest-with-
letter-Tav-So-was-a-high-priest-more-important-than-a-king-in-Israel-Even-more-important-
than-Moshiach/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Knowing that Adam & Eve were the first humans, and it’s said Egypt started 1,200
to 1,500 years after Seth’s time and the flood with Noah and his family were shortly before
Egypt, how can the ice age and the neanderthal cavemen tie into history?” Quora, May 19, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Knowing-that-Adam-Eve-were-the-first-humans-and-it-s-said-
Egypt-started-1-200-to-1-500-years-after-Seth-s-time-and-the-flood-with-Noah-and-his-family-
were-shortly-before-Egypt-how-can-the-ice-age-and-the-neanderthal/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The original Bible is thought to have been written in Greek. If it is true that it was
written in Rome, why would it be written in Greek?” Quora, May 28, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/The-original-Bible-is-thought-to-have-been-written-in-Greek-If-it-is-
true-that-it-was-written-in-Rome-why-would-it-be-written-in-Greek/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How does Melchizedek in Tanakh and the Jewish understanding differ from
Melchizedek in the Christian 'Old Testament' and the Christian and Mormon understanding?”
Quora, May 31, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-does-Melchizedek-in-Tanakh-and-
the-Jewish-understanding-differ-from-Melchizedek-in-the-Christian-Old-Testament-and-the-
Christian-and-Mormon-understanding/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Since necromancy was forbidden in ancient Israel, how can The Witch of Endor,
found in 1 Samuel 28, be explained?” Quora, June 4, 2021 (updated June 24, 2021), online at
https://www.quora.com/Since-necromancy-was-forbidden-in-ancient-Israel-how-can-The-Witch-
of-Endor-found-in-1-Samuel-28-be-explained/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the Hebrew source that the Septuagint used?” Quora, June 11, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-Hebrew-source-that-the-Septuagint-
used/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Ramesses II the Pharaoh of Moses?” Quora, June 16, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Ramesses-II-the-Pharaoh-of-Moses/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is it so important to prove the historical event of the Jewish Exodus from
Egypt, and the Red Sea crossing?” Quora, June 17, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-
is-it-so-important-to-prove-the-historical-event-of-the-Jewish-Exodus-from-Egypt-and-the-Red-
Sea-crossing/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the place identified where moses and the israelites crossed the Red Sea?” Quora,
June 17, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-place-identified-where-moses-and-the-
israelites-crossed-the-Red-Sea/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which king of Judah had his eyes gouged out?” Quora, June 20, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Which-king-of-Judah-had-his-eyes-gouged-out/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “How many miles did the Israelites travel from Egypt to Canaan?” Quora, June 21,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-many-miles-did-the-Israelites-travel-from-Egypt-
to-Canaan/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did Mosses have to cut across the red sea when there was actual land they
could just walk over?” Quora, June 22, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-
Mosses-have-to-cut-across-the-red-sea-when-there-was-actual-land-they-could-just-walk-
over/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you know or find out which tribe you are from in Israel?” Quora, July 5,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-know-or-find-out-which-tribe-you-are-
from-in-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How many people crossed the Red Sea?” Quora, July 8, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-many-people-crossed-the-Red-Sea/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How many days are there between Passover and Pentecost?” Quora, July 9, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/How-many-days-are-there-between-Passover-and-
Pentecost/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How old were the Israelites who entered the Promised Land?” Quora, July 10,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-old-were-the-Israelites-who-entered-the-Promised-
Land/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the Noah’s Ark story, a dove brought Noah an olive branch or leaf. How did
olive trees and other plants survive under the volume of water necessary for a year long global
flood in terms of 1. pressure and 2. salinity?” Quora, July 13, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/In-the-Noah-s-Ark-story-a-dove-brought-Noah-an-olive-branch-or-leaf-
How-did-olive-trees-and-other-plants-survive-under-the-volume-of-water-necessary-for-a-year-
long-global-flood-in-terms-of-1-pressure-and-2-salinity/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there a connection between Ahmose's ‘Tempest Stella’ and the Exodus?” Quora,
July 13, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-connection-between-Ahmoses-
Tempest-Stella-and-the-Exodus/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How long did Moses live in Midian?” Quora, July 22, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-long-did-Moses-live-in-Midian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When Joshua lead the Israelites to conquer Canaan, weren’t those people living
there the modern-day Palestinians?” Quora, July 24, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/When-Joshua-lead-the-Israelites-to-conquer-Canaan-weren-t-those-
people-living-there-the-modern-day-Palestinians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the Old Testament, if someone repented of their sins, but didn’t have the animals
needed to offer up on the altar, what then would happen in their case to complete their
repentance, seeing that sacrifices were needed back then?” Quora, July 25, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/In-the-Old-Testament-if-someone-repented-of-their-sins-but-didn-t-
have-the-animals-needed-to-offer-up-on-the-altar-what-then-would-happen-in-their-case-to-
complete-their-repentance-seeing-that-sacrifices-were-needed/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What name did the Egyptian princess give to her adopted son - was it Musa or
Moses?” Quora, July 26, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-name-did-the-Egyptian-
princess-give-to-her-adopted-son-was-it-Musa-or-Moses/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why didn't ancient Egypt invade the ancient state of Israel?” Quora, July 27, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-didnt-ancient-Egypt-invade-the-ancient-state-of-
Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Moses exist? Egyptians kept meticulous records and histories and there is no
mention at all of Moses or the Hebrew departure through the parted river.” Quora, July 28, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Did-Moses-exist-Egyptians-kept-meticulous-records-and-
histories-and-there-is-no-mention-at-all-of-Moses-or-the-Hebrew-departure-through-the-parted-
river/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “After reading your breakdown of the Hebrew word for ‘jealous,’ how would you
break down the Hebrew word for beauty (yophi) found in Ps 50:2?” Quora, Aug 6, 2021, online
at https://www.quora.com/After-reading-your-breakdown-of-the-Hebrew-word-for-jealous-how-
would-you-break-down-the-Hebrew-word-for-beauty-yophi-found-in-Ps-50-2/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who is the oldest ancestor of the Israelites?” Quora, Aug 8, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-is-the-oldest-ancestor-of-the-Israelites/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How much is an omer in pounds?” Quora, Aug 25, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-much-is-an-omer-in-pounds/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What animals could Noah sacrifice after the flood be offered?” Quora, Aug 25,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-animals-could-Noah-sacrifice-after-the-flood-be-
offered/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who is Joseph in the 12 tribes of Israel?” Quora, Sept 7, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-is-Joseph-in-the-12-tribes-of-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the Biblical origin of the medical symbol?” Quora, Sept 17, 2021, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Biblical-origin-of-the-medical-symbol/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do the Palestinians share in God's prophecies to still retain their occupation in part
of Jerusalem?” Quora, Sept 20, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-the-Palestinians-
share-in-Gods-prophecies-to-still-retain-their-occupation-in-part-of-Jerusalem/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “During the exodus from Egypt, the Israelites were literally trapped by Pharaoh's
chariots to their rear and by what sea to their front?” Quora, Sept 28, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/During-the-exodus-from-Egypt-the-Israelites-were-literally-trapped-by-
Pharaohs-chariots-to-their-rear-and-by-what-sea-to-their-front/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Proverbs 27:17 says ‘Iron sharpens iron …’ Is/was iron really used to make sharp
edges on other iron?” Quora, Oct 1, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Proverbs-27-17-
says-Iron-sharpens-iron-Is-was-iron-really-used-to-make-sharp-edges-on-other-iron/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why doesn’t the Hebrew Bible contain the Book of Enoch?” Quora, Oct 16, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-doesn-t-the-Hebrew-Bible-contain-the-Book-of-
Enoch/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Being created in the ‘image’ of God seems to mean a wide variety of things to a
wide variety of people. What is the original Hebrew word that ‘image’ was translated from?
What did the Hebrew word mean?” Quora, Oct 18, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Being-created-in-the-image-of-God-seems-to-mean-a-wide-variety-of-
things-to-a-wide-variety-of-people-What-is-the-original-Hebrew-word-that-image-was-
translated-from-What-did-the-Hebrew-word-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did the scholars translate the Bible from Hebrew to Greek (Septuagint)?”
Quora, Oct 21, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-scholars-translate-the-
Bible-from-Hebrew-to-Greek-Septuagint/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Gods name jealous in Exodus 34:14,or is it Yahweh?” Quora, Oct 24, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Is-Gods-name-jealous-in-Exodus-34-14-or-is-it-
Yahweh/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible that there would have been a remnant of Israelites that remained in
Canaan after Jacob and his sons left for Egypt?” Quora, Oct 25, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-that-there-would-have-been-a-remnant-of-Israelites-that-
remained-in-Canaan-after-Jacob-and-his-sons-left-for-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why was it that the flood which happened in Noah's time, didn't affect or destroy
the pyramids in Egypt?” Quora, Oct 28, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-was-it-
that-the-flood-which-happened-in-Noahs-time-didnt-affect-or-destroy-the-pyramids-in-
Smith, Bob, “Samuel, the first-born son of Hannah and Elkanah, was actually reared by the high
priest of Israel, Eli. Other than why his mother loaned him to the priest at a very young age, I am
also curious about something else. What did the name Samuel mean?” Quora, Nov 2, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Samuel-the-first-born-son-of-Hannah-and-Elkanah-was-
actually-reared-by-the-high-priest-of-Israel-Eli-Other-than-why-his-mother-loaned-him-to-the-
priest-at-a-very-young-age-I-am-also-curious-about-something-else-What/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The sentence structure of Daniel 9:26 forces translators to use a title for ַּ‫מָּׁ ִשיח‬
(mâshîyach), why didn't Hebrew scholars use the already assigned one, ‘MESSIAH’?” Quora,
Nov 5, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/The-sentence-structure-of-Daniel-9-26-forces-
translators-to-use-a-title-for-
%D7%9E%D6%B8%D7%A9%D7%81%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%97%D6%B7-
m%C3%A2sh%C3%AEyach-why-didnt-Hebrew-scholars-use-the-already-assigned-one-
MESSIAH/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is ‘MESSIAH The Prince’ in Daniel 9:25 unique in that no one else in the Bible
has ַּ‫( מָּׁ ִשיח‬mâshîyach) right before the rest of the Person's Direct Title ‫ ”?נָּׁגִ יד‬Quora, Nov 6, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Is-MESSIAH-The-Prince-in-Daniel-9-25-unique-in-that-no-
one-else-in-the-Bible-has-
%D7%9E%D6%B8%D7%A9%D7%81%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%97%D6%B7-
m%C3%A2sh%C3%AEyach-right-before-the-rest-of-the-Persons-Direct-Title/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Matthew omit three generations from his genealogy in Matthew (matthew,
contradiction, genealogy, Christianity, hermeneutics)?” Quora, Nov 6, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-Matthew-omit-three-generations-from-his-genealogy-in-Matthew-
matthew-contradiction-genealogy-Christianity-hermeneutics/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Moses write the whole book Deuteronomy?” Quora, Nov 6, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-Moses-write-the-whole-book-Deuteronomy/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Daniel 9:24 says ‘to anoint the most Holy’ and the next verse has ַּ‫( מָּׁ ִשיח‬mâshîyach)
directly before someone’s role which doesn't happen anywhere else in scripture, how is this not
The MESSIAH (the most Holy Anointed)?” Quora, Nov 7, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Daniel-9-24-says-to-anoint-the-most-Holy-and-the-next-verse-has-
%D7%9E%D6%B8%D7%A9%D6%B4%D7%81%D7%99%D7%97%D6%B7-
m%C3%A2sh%C3%AEyach-directly-before-someone-s-role-which-doesnt-happen-anywhere-
else-in-scripture-how/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can the splitting of the Red Sea by Moses be scientifically proven?” Quora,
Nov 7, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-can-the-splitting-of-the-Red-Sea-by-Moses-
be-scientifically-proven/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who does Moses' serpent on a pole represent?” Quora, Nov 7, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-does-Moses-serpent-on-a-pole-represent/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does ַּ‫ מָּׁ ִשיח‬verbally sound like ‘Messiah’?” Quora, Nov 7, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-does-
%D7%9E%D6%B8%D7%A9%D7%81%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%97%D6%B7-verbally-sound-
like-Messiah/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where can I find a Hebrew-English Bible without niqquds?” Quora, Nov 10, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-find-a-Hebrew-English-Bible-without-
niqquds/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the law of God before he gave Moses the Ten Commandments to give to
the Israelites?” Quora, Nov 13, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-law-of-
God-before-he-gave-Moses-the-Ten-Commandments-to-give-to-the-Israelites/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the KJV Bible, what is the difference between the Kingdom of Heaven and the
Kingdom of God?” Quora, Nov 17, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/In-the-KJV-Bible-
what-is-the-difference-between-the-Kingdom-of-Heaven-and-the-Kingdom-of-God/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where in scripture does it say New Jerusalem touches the ground? Why are we
demanding a physical kingdom just like the Pharisees (Luke 17:20-21)?” Quora, Nov 18, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Where-in-scripture-does-it-say-New-Jerusalem-touches-the-
ground-Why-are-we-demanding-a-physical-kingdom-just-like-the-Pharisees-Luke-17-20-
Smith, Bob, “What does it mean to call someone a Jeremiah?” Quora, Nov 18, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-it-mean-to-call-someone-a-Jeremiah/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Methuselah, the grandfather of Noah, lived 969 years. How come we almost never
live past 115 now?” Quora, Nov 19, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Methuselah-the-
grandfather-of-Noah-lived-969-years-How-come-we-almost-never-live-past-115-
now/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the KJV Bible, is the New Covenant the same as the New Testament, or are they
different?” Quora, Nov 19, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/In-the-KJV-Bible-is-the-
New-Covenant-the-same-as-the-New-Testament-or-are-they-different/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can the Bible confirm if Ramses II drown in the red sea when his name was
not mentioned on the statement that "all Pharo's horses and soldiers drown"? Does this mean he
was the only survivor?” Quora, Nov 20, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-can-the-
Bible-confirm-if-Ramses-II-drown-in-the-red-sea-when-his-name-was-not-mentioned-on-the-
statement-that-all-Pharos-horses-and-soldiers-drown-Does-this-mean-he-was-the-only-
survivor/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where did you get your information about the King’s Highway and the ‘Way of the
Red Sea’?” Quora, Nov 21, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-did-you-get-your-
information-about-the-King-s-Highway-and-the-Way-of-the-Red-Sea/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If dinosaurs died out after Noah’s flood but every creature and human were
herbivores before the great deluge, why are some dinosaur skeletons being uncovered with very
large carnivorous teeth?” Quora, Nov 26, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/If-dinosaurs-
died-out-after-Noah-s-flood-but-every-creature-and-human-were-herbivores-before-the-great-
deluge-why-are-some-dinosaur-skeletons-being-uncovered-with-very-large-carnivorous-
teeth/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Haran a place or the brother of Abram?” Quora, Nov 27, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Haran-a-place-or-the-brother-of-Abram/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does Romans 11:26 mean when it says that all Israel will be saved?” Quora,
Dec 2, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-Romans-11-26-mean-when-it-says-
that-all-Israel-will-be-saved/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What happened to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh?” Quora, Dec 12, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-happened-to-the-tribes-of-Ephraim-and-
Manasseh/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What language did Israelites speak when in Egypt?” Quora, Dec 18, 2021, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-language-did-Israelites-speak-when-in-Egypt/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can we compare Amos 5 with the injustice that’s going on in the modern Israeli
state?” Quora, Dec 20, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Can-we-compare-Amos-5-with-
the-injustice-that-s-going-on-in-the-modern-Israeli-state/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When was the restoration of Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity made?”
Quora, Dec 25, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/When-was-the-restoration-of-Jerusalem-
after-the-Babylonian-captivity-made/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If the ancient Israelites traced their roots back to father Abraham place, what place
would Jacob’s father-in-law Laban have had the lineage?” Quora, Dec 29, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-the-ancient-Israelites-traced-their-roots-back-to-father-Abraham-
place-what-place-would-Jacob-s-father-in-law-Laban-have-had-the-lineage/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Were the Israelites actually set free, or is it a mere fictional story?” Quora, Dec 31,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Were-the-Israelites-actually-set-free-or-is-it-a-mere-
fictional-story/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is the name of the prophet Muhammad translated to other words in the
Bible?” Quora, Jan 12, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-name-of-the-prophet-
Muhammad-translated-to-other-words-in-the-Bible/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When did the Israelites leave Egypt?” Quora, Jan 18, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/When-did-the-Israelites-leave-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was the seabed like a very soft and muddy ground when Moses led his people
across the parted Red Sea?” Quora, Jan 19, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-the-
seabed-like-a-very-soft-and-muddy-ground-when-Moses-led-his-people-across-the-parted-Red-
Sea/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I have heard that Sarah’s name change in ‫ בראשית‬indicates that she is now a
princess. What Hebrew word close to Sarah’s name equates to ‘princess’ in Hebrew? The closest
I can find is ‫ סערה‬- which means ‘storm’.” Quora, Feb 1, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/I-have-heard-that-Sarah-s-name-change-in-
%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%AA-indicates-that-she-is-now-a-
princess-What-Hebrew-word-close-to-Sarah-s-name-equates-to-princess-in-Hebrew-The-closest-
I-can-find-is/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why weren’t Esau’s descendants considered the first ancient Israelites as well
along with Jacob?” Quora, Feb 4, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-weren-t-Esau-s-
descendants-considered-the-first-ancient-Israelites-as-well-along-with-Jacob/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who were the Canaanites descended from?” Quora, Feb 5, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-were-the-Canaanites-descended-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I am learning Hebrew by reading the Old Testament in the original. Much of what
seems explicit in the KJV is actually inferred and implicit in the Hebrew text. Is this a
widespread characteristic of Biblical Hebrew?” Quora, Feb 14, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/I-am-learning-Hebrew-by-reading-the-Old-Testament-in-the-original-
Much-of-what-seems-explicit-in-the-KJV-is-actually-inferred-and-implicit-in-the-Hebrew-text-
Is-this-a-widespread-characteristic-of-Biblical-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “There is striking evidence in the Red Sea and at the Jabal el-Lawz mountain that
matches the descriptions of events described in Exodus. So what if the Exodus really happened
and archeologists were just looking in the wrong place? What then?” Quora, Feb 15, 2022,
online at https://www.quora.com/There-is-striking-evidence-in-the-Red-Sea-and-at-the-Jabal-el-
Lawz-mountain-that-matches-the-descriptions-of-events-described-in-Exodus-So-what-if-the-
Exodus-really-happened-and-archeologists-were-just-looking-in/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is there a contradiction in Isaiah 40:28? It was said ‘God never gets tired’
whereas in Exodus 31:17, it was said, ‘God is tired and rests’?” Quora, Feb 18, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-there-a-contradiction-in-Isaiah-40-28-It-was-said-God-never-
gets-tired-whereas-in-Exodus-31-17-it-was-said-God-is-tired-and-rests/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Wikipedia says that Isaiah was completed in 732 BCE and that Isaiah died in 698
BCE. Is it possible that he could've written all 66 chapters in 34 years?” Quora, Feb 19, 2022,
online at https://www.quora.com/Wikipedia-says-that-Isaiah-was-completed-in-732-BCE-and-
that-Isaiah-died-in-698-BCE-Is-it-possible-that-he-couldve-written-all-66-chapters-in-34-
Smith, Bob, “Was Ephraim and Manasseh Egyptian?” Quora, Feb 20, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Was-Ephraim-and-Manasseh-Egyptian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible that the ancient Israelites became partially blended with the ancient
Egyptians during their 400 years there?” Quora, Feb 20, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-that-the-ancient-Israelites-became-partially-blended-with-
the-ancient-Egyptians-during-their-400-years-there/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any outside accounts of Moses and the parting of the Red Sea, such as
Egyptian hieroglyphics?” Quora, Feb 20, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-
outside-accounts-of-Moses-and-the-parting-of-the-Red-Sea-such-as-Egyptian-
hieroglyphics/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do archaeologists/historians have an explanation why the Hebrews wrote about
their exodus from Egypt, since they come to the conclusion that it likely didn’t happen?” Quora,
Feb 21, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-archaeologists-historians-have-an-
explanation-why-the-Hebrews-wrote-about-their-exodus-from-Egypt-since-they-come-to-the-
conclusion-that-it-likely-didn-t-happen/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How long would the culture of the ancient pre-flood have lasted with Noah and his
descendants?” Quora, Feb 22, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/How-long-would-the-
culture-of-the-ancient-pre-flood-have-lasted-with-Noah-and-his-descendants/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When Rachel stole Laban's "household idols", the Mosaic prohibition against
graven image worship had not yet been given. According to Rabbinic tradition was Rachel an
idol worshiper or just acquiring her inheritance in the form of two chunks of gold?” Quora, Feb
23, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/When-Rachel-stole-Labans-household-idols-the-
Mosaic-prohibition-against-graven-image-worship-had-not-yet-been-given-According-to-
Rabbinic-tradition-was-Rachel-an-idol-worshiper-or-just-acquiring-her-inheritance-
in/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If Nebuchadnezzar carried out the siege of Jerusalem in two separate stages in 597
BC and 605 BC, why didn’t the remaining Israelites prepare militarily again for his second
coming?” Quora, Feb 25, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/If-Nebuchadnezzar-carried-
out-the-siege-of-Jerusalem-in-two-separate-stages-in-597-BC-and-605-BC-why-didn-t-the-
remaining-Israelites-prepare-militarily-again-for-his-second-coming/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did young kings like Josiah (eight years old) behave? Did they make any
decisions or have responsibilities?” Quora, Mar 5, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/How-
did-young-kings-like-Josiah-eight-years-old-behave-Did-they-make-any-decisions-or-have-
responsibilities/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Abraham a descendant of Shem?” Quora, Mar 6, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Abraham-a-descendant-of-Shem/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do people often refer to the Tabernacle of David as the Temple of Praise?”
Quora, Mar 10, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-people-often-refer-to-the-
Tabernacle-of-David-as-the-Temple-of-Praise/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do archaeologists/historians have an explanation why the Hebrews wrote about
their exodus from Egypt, since they come to the conclusion that it likely didn’t happen?” Quora,
Mar 19, 2022, online at https://historydependsonthehistorian.quora.com/Do-archaeologists-
historians-have-an-explanation-why-the-Hebrews-wrote-about-their-exodus-from-Egypt-since-
they-come-to-12 .
Smith, Bob, “What is a Chaldean in the Book of Daniel?” Quora, Mar 27, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-Chaldean-in-the-Book-of-Daniel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How long is Midian to Egypt?” Quora, Mar 28, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-long-is-Midian-to-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How far did Moses travel to Midian?” Quora, Mar 28, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-far-did-Moses-travel-to-Midian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the name Judas?” Quora, Mar 29, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-Judas/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did the rules of the Ten Commandments apply before they were engraved on the
tablets and brought down by Moses, if so why weren’t they engraved on something earlier, if not
than people were allowed to covet or steal before this event?” Quora, April 8, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-the-rules-of-the-Ten-Commandments-apply-before-they-were-
engraved-on-the-tablets-and-brought-down-by-Moses-if-so-why-weren-t-they-engraved-on-
something-earlier-if-not-than-people-were-allowed-to-covet-or-steal/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does Hebrew root of aleph-lamed-lamed that yield term ‘elil’ denoting something
worthless particularly as worship object is slandering of a previous layer of beliefs since same 3
letters indicate ‘all’ or holy oak known as terebinth or by other name?” Quora, updated April 16,
2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-Hebrew-root-of-aleph-lamed-lamed-that-yield-
term-elil-denoting-something-worthless-particularly-as-worship-object-is-slandering-of-a-
previous-layer-of-beliefs-since-same-3-letters-indicate-all-or-holy-oak-known/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was the Red Sea actually parted during the Exodus?” Quora, April 19, 2022,
online at https://www.quora.com/Was-the-Red-Sea-actually-parted-during-the-
Exodus/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is Paul's position about the salvation of the Jews in Rom I I?” Quora, April
20, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-Pauls-position-about-the-salvation-of-the-
Jews-in-Rom-I-I/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If Pharaoh Ramses died in the Red Sea like his military going after the ancient
Israelites, would that have been the end of the Egyptian empire?” Quora, April 22, 2022, online
at https://www.quora.com/If-Pharaoh-Ramses-died-in-the-Red-Sea-like-his-military-going-after-
the-ancient-Israelites-would-that-have-been-the-end-of-the-Egyptian-empire/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If the third temple of Israel gets built before the rapture occurs, does that mean the
tribulation begins immediately after?” Quora, April 23, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-the-third-temple-of-Israel-gets-built-before-the-rapture-occurs-does-
that-mean-the-tribulation-begins-immediately-after/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How far is Haran from Canaan?” Quora, May 2, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-far-is-Haran-from-Canaan/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In which year were the Israelites taken into exile by the Babylonians?” Quora, May
10, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/In-which-year-were-the-Israelites-taken-into-exile-
by-the-Babylonians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How far is Goshen from Canaan?” Quora, May 19, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-far-is-Goshen-from-Canaan/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
JUDAISM
Smith, Bob, “Which is the oldest organization of the world?” Quora, May 16, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/Which-is-the-oldest-organization-of-the-world/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Palestinians descendents of ancient Hebrews?” Quora, June 2, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-Palestinians-descendents-of-ancient-hebrews/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did the Hebrews go to Egypt?” Quora, June 5, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-Hebrews-go-to-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the main differences between the Bible and the Torah?” Quora, Oct 7,
2018, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-main-differences-between-the-Bible-
and-the-Torah/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “’Palestinians who have roots in modern-day Israel since ancient times, have
Natufian DNA.’ Is this true?” Quora, Feb 10, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Palestinians-who-have-roots-in-modern-day-Israel-since-ancient-
times-have-Natufian-DNA-Is-this-true/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the purpose of ancient Israel as God’s nation in the Old Testament?”
Quora, April 20, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-purpose-of-ancient-
Israel-as-God-s-nation-in-the-Old-Testament/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
Smith, Bob, “Can you illuminate the basic tenets of Judaism for someone who suffered the
misfortune to be born into an atheist household?” Quora, July 12, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Can-you-illuminate-the-basic-tenets-of-Judaism-for-someone-who-
suffered-the-misfortune-to-be-born-into-an-atheist-household/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is your favorite scripture about faith?” Quora, July 14, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-your-favorite-scripture-about-faith/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Shem and Melchizedek the same person?” Quora, July 28, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Shem-and-Melchizedek-the-same-person/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did ancient synagogues differ from modern ones?” Quora, Aug 2, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-ancient-synagogues-differ-from-modern-
ones/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there any credence to the black groups insisting that they are the real children
of Israel?” Quora, Aug 10, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-credence-to-
the-black-groups-insisting-that-they-are-the-real-children-of-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When does the next High Holy Day occur on this year?” Quora, Sept 12, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/When-does-the-next-High-Holy-Day-occur-on-this-
year/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where was the video clip of "Im Nin´alu" (Ofra Haza- 1988) recorded?” Quora,
Sept 21, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-was-the-video-clip-of-Im-Nin-alu-Ofra-
Haza-1988-recorded/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did ‘before Christ’ (BC) become ‘before common era’ (BCE) if the year
counting system is still based on the birth of Christ anyway?” Quora, Sept 23, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-before-Christ-BC-become-before-common-era-BCE-if-the-
year-counting-system-is-still-based-on-the-birth-of-Christ-anyway/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the Hebrew pronunciation/transliteration of ‫טרּומפֶּ לְ ּדֹור‬

ְ ?” Quora, Oct 22,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Hebrew-pronunciation-transliteration-of-
%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%95%D6%BC%D7%9E%D6%B0%D7%A4%D6%B6%D6%BC%D7%9C%D6%
B0%D7%93%D6%BC%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%A8/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any Armenians in Jerusalem?” Quora, Oct 25, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-Armenians-in-Jerusalem/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
Smith, Bob, “What is the population makeup of Israel going to look like in 10 years?” Quora, Oct
26, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-population-makeup-of-Israel-going-to-
look-like-in-10-years/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What would have happened if the Israeli Jews have succeeded in consecrating the
Dome of the Rock into the Third Temple?” Quora, Nov 2, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-would-have-happened-if-the-Israeli-Jews-have-succeeded-in-
consecrating-the-Dome-of-the-Rock-into-the-Third-Temple/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did the late Lubavicher Rebbe consider himself to be a prophet and/or the
Mashiach?” Quora, Dec 5, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-the-late-Lubavicher-
Rebbe-consider-himself-to-be-a-prophet-and-or-the-Mashiach/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the best translation of the Zohar into English?” Quora, Dec 5, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-translation-of-the-Zohar-into-
Smith, Bob, “What is the biography of Eli Cohen?” Quora, Dec 6, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-biography-of-Eli-Cohen/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it true that the Dead Sea Scrolls reference light beings?” Quora, Dec 10, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-the-Dead-Sea-Scrolls-reference-light-
beings/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can I visit Israel but speak only Biblical Hebrew?” Quora, Dec 20, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Can-I-visit-Israel-but-speak-only-Biblical-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Gilgulei Neshamot ever mentioned in Shas?” Quora, Dec 28, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Gilgulei-Neshamot-ever-mentioned-in-Shas/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How many Jews lived in Israel before it became a country?” Quora, Jan 1 , 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/How-many-Jews-lived-in-Israel-before-it-became-a-
country/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are you frum?” Quora, Jan 7, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-you-
frum/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I apply for Israeli citizenship if my parents are converted Jews and have
citizenship but I don't want to necessarily convert?” Quora, Jan 11, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-apply-for-Israeli-citizenship-if-my-parents-are-converted-
Jews-and-have-citizenship-but-I-dont-want-to-necessarily-convert/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What's your take on the claim that the Western wall doesn't have any connection
with Jewish people?” Quora, Jan 19, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Whats-your-take-
on-the-claim-that-the-Western-wall-doesnt-have-any-connection-with-Jewish-
Smith, Bob, “What are three weird tips for visiting Israel?” Quora, Jan 20, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-are-three-weird-tips-for-visiting-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “If Jesus is not the Messiah, then there will never be a messiah, why don’t Jews just
accept Jesus?” Quora, Jan 21, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/If-Jesus-is-not-the-
Messiah-then-there-will-never-be-a-messiah-why-don-t-Jews-just-accept-Jesus/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can you show pictures that represent Jewish culture in Israel?” Quora, Jan 23,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Can-you-show-pictures-that-represent-Jewish-culture-
in-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the last name Hefez/Hefetz from Sephardic origin? What place might it be
from?” Quora, Jan 24, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-last-name-Hefez-Hefetz-
from-Sephardic-origin-What-place-might-it-be-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the first passages a person considering converting to Judaism should
study? Quora, Jan 27, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-first-passages-a-
person-considering-converting-to-Judaism-should-study/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was your experience like converting to Judaism from the Church of Latter-
day Saints?” Quora, Jan 27, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-your-
experience-like-converting-to-Judaism-from-the-Church-of-Latter-day-Saints/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the origin of the name ‘Knesset’?” Quora, Feb 4, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-origin-of-the-name-Knesset/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
Smith, Bob, “What is normal in Tel Aviv, but weird in other places?” Quora, Feb 11, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-is-normal-in-Tel-Aviv-but-weird-in-other-places/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As the educated secular Ashkenazi population declines and emigrates is there a
risk of Israel becoming a third world country?” Quora, Feb 13, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/As-the-educated-secular-Ashkenazi-population-declines-and-
emigrates-is-there-a-risk-of-Israel-becoming-a-third-world-country/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does the DNC support the Israeli occupation of Palestine?” Quora, Feb 15,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-DNC-support-the-Israeli-occupation-of-
Palestine/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who were the Sanhedrin?” Quora, Feb 28, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-were-the-Sanhedrin-1/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the secret of Jewish culture's longevity? Why do other cultures disappear
and the Jewish remains?” Quora, Mar 4, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-
secret-of-Jewish-cultures-longevity-Why-do-other-cultures-disappear-and-the-Jewish-
remains/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does 'Hashem' mean in Judaism?” Quora, Mar 4, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-Hashem-mean-in-Judaism/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What sequence of events in the Middle East would start a full-scale out of control
arm conflict?” Quora, Mar 4 , 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-sequence-of-
events-in-the-Middle-East-would-start-a-full-scale-out-of-control-arm-conflict/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do people say I look like a Jew, although I have no Jewish ancestry? I took a
DNA test and no Jewish came up.” Quora, Mar 7, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-
do-people-say-I-look-like-a-Jew-although-I-have-no-Jewish-ancestry-I-took-a-DNA-test-and-no-
Jewish-came-up/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I prove my Jewishness through my mother’s birth certificate under the law
of return?” Quora, Mar 8, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-prove-my-
Jewishness-through-my-mother-s-birth-certificate-under-the-law-of-return/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does a dreidel look like?” Quora, April 23, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-a-dreidel-look-like/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are the houses in the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem so new compared to the
Armenian and Christian quarter houses?” Quora, May 13, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-the-houses-in-the-Jewish-quarter-of-Jerusalem-so-new-
compared-to-the-Armenian-and-Christian-quarter-houses/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can a genetic counselor help with Tay-Sachs?” Quora, May 14, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-can-a-genetic-counselor-help-with-Tay-Sachs/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does Exodus 35:3 ‘You shall Kindle no fire in all your dwellings on the Sabbath day’
mean you can't heat your house in the winter?” Quora, May 17, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Does-Exodus-35-3-You-shall-Kindle-no-fire-in-all-your-dwellings-on-
the-Sabbath-day-mean-you-cant-heat-your-house-in-the-winter/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is the Ethiopian book ‘The Book of Henok’ not accepted by Europeans?”
Quora, May 22, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-Ethiopian-book-The-Book-
of-Henok-not-accepted-by-Europeans/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What language is the Hashkiveinu written in? I would think Hebrew but I
am unable to find many of the words (using various combinations for roots).” Quora, June 9,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-language-is-the-Hashkiveinu-written-in-I-would-
think-Hebrew-but-I-am-unable-to-find-many-of-the-words-using-various-combinations-for-
roots/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How come Jewish people look much more European than levantine arabs despite
them having the same origin?” Quora, July 5, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-
come-Jewish-people-look-much-more-European-than-levantine-arabs-despite-them-having-
the-same-origin/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In ‘The Prince of Egypt’, is the line ‘nachita v'chas-d'cha am zu ga-alta’ from an
established Hebrew song?” Quora, July 15, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/In-The-
Prince-of-Egypt-is-the-line-nachita-vchas-dcha-am-zu-ga-alta-from-an-established-Hebrew-
song/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are the Jewish people and Judaism only named after the Tribe of Judah, what
happened to the other tribes of Israel?” Quora, July 25, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-the-Jewish-people-and-Judaism-only-named-after-the-Tribe-
of-Judah-what-happened-to-the-other-tribes-of-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Palestinians genetically linked to Natufians?” Quora, Aug 24, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-Palestinians-genetically-linked-to-Natufians/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Ashkenazi Jews closer to Europeans or Middle Easterners? Are they a
European population or a Middle Eastern one? If they're closer to Europeans, what right do they
have to claim ancient Middle Eastern heritage?” Quora, Nov 20, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-Ashkenazi-Jews-closer-to-Europeans-or-Middle-Easterners-Are-
they-a-European-population-or-a-Middle-Eastern-one-If-theyre-closer-to-Europeans-what-right-
do-they-have-to-claim-ancient-Middle-Eastern-heritage/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the document in the link below true? The document says that Ashkenazi Jews
and Sephardi Jews basically came from pure Balkan Europeans and not Middle Eastern
Semites.” Quora, Dec 5, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-document-in-the-link-
below-true-The-document-says-that-Ashkenazi-Jews-and-Sephardi-Jews-basically-came-from-
pure-Balkan-Europeans-and-not-Middle-Eastern-Semites/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What synagogue services do you recommend a potential convert to Judaism to
attend before going through the conversion process?” Quora, Dec 6, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-synagogue-services-do-you-recommend-a-potential-convert-to-
Judaism-to-attend-before-going-through-the-conversion-process/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘Al Chomatayeech Yerushalayim’ mean in English?” Quora, Dec 7,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-Al-Chomatayeech-Yerushalayim-mean-in-
Smith, Bob, “On what basis does the Beit Din accept or reject a potential convert?” Quora, Dec
14, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/On-what-basis-does-the-Beit-Din-accept-or-reject-a-
potential-convert/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What (types of) questions would a Beit Din normally ask a potential convert?”
Quora, Dec 16, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-types-of-questions-would-a-Beit-
Din-normally-ask-a-potential-convert/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How is Yom Kippur celebrated in the synagogue?” Quora, Dec 6, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-is-Yom-Kippur-celebrated-in-the-synagogue/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the secret of the Israeli people to successfully survive so many epochs and
to endure and survive adversities of life?” Quora, Dec 17, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-secret-of-the-Israeli-people-to-successfully-survive-so-
many-epochs-and-to-endure-and-survive-adversities-of-life/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the Jewish word for 'east'?” Quora, Jan 2, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Jewish-word-for-east/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the identity of Moshiach (Messiah)?” Quora, Jan 2, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-identity-of-Moshiach-Messiah/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it hypocritical that Jews did the Nakba?” Quora, Jan 4, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-hypocritical-that-Jews-did-the-Nakba/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do we know Jews are descendants of the ancient Israelites? What specifically
connects these people to the ancient Israelites? Are Jews Syriac (Aramaic) Judizers of
Christianity? Modern Hebrew Script is Aramaic square script.” Quora, Jan 10, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-we-know-Jews-are-descendants-of-the-ancient-Israelites-What-
specifically-connects-these-people-to-the-ancient-Israelites-Are-Jews-Syriac-Aramaic-Judizers-
of-Christianity-Modern-Hebrew-Script-is-Aramaic-square/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What would happen to me if I went to Tel Aviv and walked around in an SS
uniform?” Quora, Jan 17, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-would-happen-to-me-if-
I-went-to-Tel-Aviv-and-walked-around-in-an-SS-uniform/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do Baltic Jews vehemently hate those countries? I have met a Jew from
Lithuania and he said he will never identify as a Lithuanian.He identifies himself as a Russian
jew.Why is that?” Quora, Jan 22, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Baltic-Jews-
vehemently-hate-those-countries-I-have-met-a-Jew-from-Lithuania-and-he-said-he-will-never-
identify-as-a-Lithuanian-He-identifies-himself-as-a-Russian-jew-Why-is-that/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I find info on Diaspora? Also where do I find the prophecy about the Jews
gathering/returning to Israel in 1948 in the Bible?” Quora, Jan 26, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-find-info-on-Diaspora-Also-where-do-I-find-the-prophecy-
about-the-Jews-gathering-returning-to-Israel-in-1948-in-the-Bible/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the semantics of the word mishkevei in Vaykira 18:22? Is there any
difference with the term Ish used earlier in the same pasuk?” Quora, Jan 26, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-semantics-of-the-word-mishkevei-in-Vaykira-18-22-Is-
there-any-difference-with-the-term-Ish-used-earlier-in-the-same-pasuk/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What happens if Netanayahu’s party wins the election but a majority of the seats go
to an opposing party? Will the Messiah reveal himself on the Sabbath after Rosh Hashanah like
in Rabbi Kaduri’s prophecy? How likely is this situation to happen?” Quora, Jan 28, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-happens-if-Netanayahu-s-party-wins-the-election-but-a-
majority-of-the-seats-go-to-an-opposing-party-Will-the-Messiah-reveal-himself-on-the-Sabbath-
after-Rosh-Hashanah-like-in-Rabbi-Kaduri-s-prophecy-How-likely/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the 1840s and 1850s, was there a great missed opportunity for Jewish people
then living in Germany, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine, Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, etc., and who
hoped to have living descendants, to sell themselves into slavery in the USA?” Quora, Jan 28,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/In-the-1840s-and-1850s-was-there-a-great-missed-
opportunity-for-Jewish-people-then-living-in-Germany-Poland-Hungary-Ukraine-Iraq-Egypt-
Libya-Tunisia-etc-and-who-hoped-to-have-living-descendants-to-sell-themselves/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the oldest synagogue in the Middle East?” Quora, Feb 7, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-oldest-synagogue-in-the-Middle-East/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did G-d massacre 6 million of us Jews as punishment for lying about our Judean
origin? The Ancient Judeans would look at us and completely reject us, we all know that, so is
that the reason why?” Quora, Feb 9, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-G-d-massacre-
6-million-of-us-Jews-as-punishment-for-lying-about-our-Judean-origin-The-Ancient-Judeans-
would-look-at-us-and-completely-reject-us-we-all-know-that-so-is-that-the-reason-
why/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Ashkenazi Jews part of the mosaic of the Middle East, or are they foreigners?”
Quora, Feb 13, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-Ashkenazi-Jews-part-of-the-mosaic-
of-the-Middle-East-or-are-they-foreigners/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do Israeli Jews think of Iraq as their motherland? Since Abraham was born there?”
Quora, Feb 26, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-Israeli-Jews-think-of-Iraq-as-their-
motherland-Since-Abraham-was-born-there/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why despite having both sets of grandparents who were Jewish I am unable to find
a rabbi to write a letter stating such?” Quora, updated March 3, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-despite-having-both-sets-of-grandparents-who-were-Jewish-I-am-
unable-to-find-a-rabbi-to-write-a-letter-stating-such/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do the Jews and Gypsies have the same mentality?” Quora, April 15, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-the-Jews-and-Gypsies-have-the-same-
mentality/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When the temple in Jerusalem is rebuilt, on the day of atonement, will the high
priest go with the pronunciation ‘Yahweh’ or something else?” Quora, April 29, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/When-the-temple-in-Jerusalem-is-rebuilt-on-the-day-of-atonement-will-
the-high-priest-go-with-the-pronunciation-Yahweh-or-something-else/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is good about Israel?” Quora, May 4, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-good-about-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If Israelites were Canaanites, then are Jews not actually the 12 tribes of Israel?”
Quora, May 11, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/If-Israelites-were-Canaanites-then-are-
Jews-not-actually-the-12-tribes-of-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Ashkenazi Jews invaders in Israel since they are all Slavic people from
Russia?” Quora, May 13, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-Ashkenazi-Jews-invaders-
in-Israel-since-they-are-all-Slavic-people-from-Russia/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did the ancestors of Ashkenazi Jews in Central Europe really live in the Middle
East?” Quora, May 21, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-the-ancestors-of-Ashkenazi-
Jews-in-Central-Europe-really-live-in-the-Middle-East/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “IF Israelites were refugees and Palestine claim Jews took their land. Where do
Israelite originate from? Didn't they ever have their own land? Keeping in mind the biblical
history of Israel which dates back to the time of Jacob in the Bible!” Quora, May 21, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/IF-Israelites-were-refugees-and-Palestine-claim-Jews-took-
their-land-Where-do-Israelite-originate-from-Didnt-they-ever-have-their-own-land-Keeping-in-
mind-the-biblical-history-of-Israel-which-dates-back-to-the-time/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Sephardic Jews originate from Israel or Spain?” Quora, May 22, 2021, online
at https://www.quora.com/Did-Sephardic-Jews-originate-from-Israel-or-Spain/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is Reese Witherspoon's Hebrew name?” Quora, May 26, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-Reese-Witherspoons-Hebrew-name/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did Jews in ancient times drink human blood? What kind of rituals were they
following?” Quora, June 4, 2021 (updated June 24), online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-
Jews-in-ancient-times-drink-human-blood-What-kind-of-rituals-were-they-
following/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the main difference between Ashkenazic and Sephardic Judaism that
Ashkenazim believe Cracow is the New Jerusalem, and Sephardim don't?” Quora, June 12,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-main-difference-between-Ashkenazic-and-
Sephardic-Judaism-that-Ashkenazim-believe-Cracow-is-the-New-Jerusalem-and-Sephardim-
dont/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is libel cdsbux in jew-bashing anonymous troll? QUORA MODERATION:
ORIGINAL WAS AN ATTACK ON AN INDIVIDUAL IN VIOLATION OF QUORA
POLICY. PLEASE DELETE. THANKS!” Quora, June 28, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-libel-cdsbux-in-jew-bashing-anonymous-troll-QUORA-
MODERATION-ORIGINAL-WAS-AN-ATTACK-ON-AN-INDIVIDUAL-IN-VIOLATION-
OF-QUORA-POLICY-PLEASE-DELETE-THANKS/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it effective to call certain people with the Hebrew term ‘Ars’ instead of calling
some people as ‘dangerous people’?” Quora, July 7, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-
effective-to-call-certain-people-with-the-Hebrew-term-Ars-instead-of-calling-some-people-as-
dangerous-people/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does ‘‫ ’עליונות נשית היא אבן הפינה של היהדות‬mean in Hebrew? I'm told it is a
saying about Jewish women and feminism.” Quora, July 8, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-
%D7%A2%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA-
%D7%A0%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%99%D7%90-
%D7%90%D7%91%D7%9F-%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%94-
%D7%A9%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%99%D7%94%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA-mean-in-
Hebrew-Im/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why can't Ashkenazi Jews just accept being European? Why do they need to claim
the land and heritage of Arabs, Sephardim, and Mizrahim? No one would have any problem with
Ashkenazim (although we might still make fun of them) were it not for this.” Quora, July 12,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-cant-Ashkenazi-Jews-just-accept-being-European-
Why-do-they-need-to-claim-the-land-and-heritage-of-Arabs-Sephardim-and-Mizrahim-No-one-
would-have-any-problem-with-Ashkenazim-although-we-might-still-make-fun-of/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What refreshments can I offer an Orthodox rabbi visiting my home? I'm not Jewish
but would like him to feel welcome.” Quora, July 16, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-refreshments-can-I-offer-an-Orthodox-rabbi-visiting-my-home-
Im-not-Jewish-but-would-like-him-to-feel-welcome/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does the Temple Institute in Israel currently have any red heifer candidates close to
the required age that are completely red? Do they already have a red heifers?” Quora, July 21,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-the-Temple-Institute-in-Israel-currently-have-any-
red-heifer-candidates-close-to-the-required-age-that-are-completely-red-Do-they-already-have-a-
red-heifers/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the hymn Jerusalem?” Quora, July 25, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-hymn-Jerusalem/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How many tribes of Israel have been found?” Quora, July 26, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-many-tribes-of-Israel-have-been-found/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why didn’t Israel adopt the already existing Yiddish language as their national
language instead of completely resurrecting a dead language (Hebrew), which at that time had no
speakers?” Quora, Aug 9, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-didn-t-Israel-adopt-the-
already-existing-Yiddish-language-as-their-national-language-instead-of-completely-
resurrecting-a-dead-language-Hebrew-which-at-that-time-had-no-speakers/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When Jacob and his children were in Egypt, they were called Hebrews. When they
were exiled to Babylon, the word Jews was used as appeared in the book of Esther. When did the
word ‘Jews’ was first used to represent the descendants of Jacob?” Quora, Aug 11, 2021, online
at https://www.quora.com/When-Jacob-and-his-children-were-in-Egypt-they-were-called-
Hebrews-When-they-were-exiled-to-Babylon-the-word-Jews-was-used-as-appeared-in-the-book-
of-Esther-When-did-the-word-Jews-was-first-used-to-represent-the/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was camel milk considered not unclean (history, nutrition, Middle East, kashrut
kosher, food, Judaism)?” Quora, Aug 11, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-camel-
milk-considered-not-unclean-history-nutrition-Middle-East-kashrut-kosher-food-
Judaism/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If sacrifices in Israel are ever started again, would they take place on The Temple
Mount or somewhere else?” Quora, Aug 24, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/If-
sacrifices-in-Israel-are-ever-started-again-would-they-take-place-on-The-Temple-Mount-or-
somewhere-else/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I am studying Biblical Hebrew. Does Israel have a movie industry? Where would I
find movies in Hebrew? Are modern Hebrew and Biblical Hebrew unrecognizeably different?”
Quora, Sept 8, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/I-am-studying-Biblical-Hebrew-Does-
Israel-have-a-movie-industry-Where-would-I-find-movies-in-Hebrew-Are-modern-Hebrew-and-
Biblical-Hebrew-unrecognizeably-different/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do you think about high rise construction in Jerusalem and the preservation
of its character?” Quora, Sept 9, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-do-you-think-
about-high-rise-construction-in-Jerusalem-and-the-preservation-of-its-character/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What did the incense at the Jewish temple smell like?” Quora, Sept 9, 2021, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-did-the-incense-at-the-Jewish-temple-smell-like/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The temple institute says in their YouTube video that they got a halachic ruling to
be Able to start sacrifices on the Temple Mount without a Red Heifer, is it likely that Bennett
will allow them to start them & can they do it without his permission?” Quora, Sept 30, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/The-temple-institute-says-in-their-YouTube-video-that-they-
got-a-halachic-ruling-to-be-Able-to-start-sacrifices-on-the-Temple-Mount-without-a-Red-Heifer-
is-it-likely-that-Bennett-will-allow-them-to-start-them-can/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is the archangel Raphael only mentioned in the Book of Enoch?” Quora, Oct
26, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-archangel-Raphael-only-mentioned-in-
the-Book-of-Enoch/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What tribe did the Hasmoneans come from?” Quora, Oct 27, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-tribe-did-the-Hasmoneans-come-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did Israel revive Hebrew?” Quora, Nov 14, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-did-Israel-revive-Hebrew/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any adult academic programs for learning Hebrew and about Judaism in
Israel? Like to learn in depth, not just like a 1 week immersion course.” Quora, Nov 19, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-adult-academic-programs-for-learning-Hebrew-
and-about-Judaism-in-Israel-Like-to-learn-in-depth-not-just-like-a-1-week-immersion-
course/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How old is Judaism?” Quora, Nov 23, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-old-is-Judaism/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why will the third temple of God Yahweh not be built in Israel?” Quora, Dec 1,
2021 (updated Dec 25, 2021), online at https://www.quora.com/Why-will-the-third-temple-of-
God-Yahweh-not-be-built-in-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did synagogues first appear?” Quora, Dec 5, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-synagogues-first-appear/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How is it that Israeli people are required to learn German as a second or third
language?” Quora, Dec 13, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-is-it-that-Israeli-people-
are-required-to-learn-German-as-a-second-or-third-language/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How popular is Aliyah in practice for most of the Jewish diaspora? Do many
wrestle on a daily basis of pursuing it for a Tel Aviv beach lifestyle? Or are practical
considerations fluent Hebrew for non IT jobs & lower salaries compared to the west?” Quora,
Dec 14, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-popular-is-Aliyah-in-practice-for-most-of-
the-Jewish-diaspora-Do-many-wrestle-on-a-daily-basis-of-pursuing-it-for-a-Tel-Aviv-beach-
lifestyle-Or-are-practical-considerations-fluent-Hebrew-for-non-IT-jobs-lower/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why was the Sanhedrin so opposed to execution (capital punishment, sanhedrin,
Judaic lore, history, Judaism)?” Quora, Dec 19, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-
was-the-Sanhedrin-so-opposed-to-execution-capital-punishment-sanhedrin-Judaic-lore-history-
Judaism/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If someone moved from Israel to the USA, would you need to take on an English
name? I have a friend whose dad took on an English name and my friend has this name too.”
Quora, Dec 28, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/If-someone-moved-from-Israel-to-the-
USA-would-you-need-to-take-on-an-English-name-I-have-a-friend-whose-dad-took-on-an-
English-name-and-my-friend-has-this-name-too/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does prophecy say about the 'Dome of the Rock?” Quora, Jan 16, 2022,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-prophecy-say-about-the-Dome-of-the-
Rock/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is the Dome of the Rock important?” Quora, Jan 23, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-Dome-of-the-Rock-important/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Isn’t it cruel what the ancient Israelites did to the scapegoat on the Day of
Atonement (Yom Kippur) (they threw it off a mountain to die; Yoma 67b)?” Quora, Jan 24,
2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Isn-t-it-cruel-what-the-ancient-Israelites-did-to-the-
scapegoat-on-the-Day-of-Atonement-Yom-Kippur-they-threw-it-off-a-mountain-to-die-Yoma-
67b/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did Frank Lopez in Scarface wear the Chai Hebrew symbol pendant on a
necklace?” Quora, Jan 25, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Frank-Lopez-in-
Scarface-wear-the-Chai-Hebrew-symbol-pendant-on-a-necklace/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When was The Dome of The Rock constructed and was it ever renovated?” Quora,
Jan 28, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/When-was-The-Dome-of-The-Rock-constructed-
and-was-it-ever-renovated/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where did Jews originate from? So Abram was the first jew, he was living in Ur,
but Ur was not a city of his tribe but of the Chaldeans, so where did Abrams parents come from?
Where did his ancestors.migrate from?” Quora, Jan 30, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-did-Jews-originate-from-So-Abram-was-the-first-jew-he-was-
living-in-Ur-but-Ur-was-not-a-city-of-his-tribe-but-of-the-Chaldeans-so-where-did-Abrams-
parents-come-from-Where-did-his-ancestors-migrate-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why isn't Whoopi Goldberg (real name Caryn Johnson) being called out for
cultural appropriation of a Jewish surname?” Quora, Feb 3, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-isnt-Whoopi-Goldberg-real-name-Caryn-Johnson-being-called-
out-for-cultural-appropriation-of-a-Jewish-surname/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can I live in Israel? I know my oldest roots coming from Judaism but after
years because of government in my ID card says my religion Islam.How can I proof it, apply for
living and learning my religion?” Quora, Feb 6, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/How-
can-I-live-in-Israel-I-know-my-oldest-roots-coming-from-Judaism-but-after-years-because-of-
government-in-my-ID-card-says-my-religion-Islam-How-can-I-proof-it-apply-for-living-and-
learning-my-religion/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What's your opinion on Hebraization of surnames? For example: Hassan to
Hasson, or Zilber to Caspi.” Quora, Feb 10, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Whats-your-
opinion-on-Hebraization-of-surnames-For-example-Hassan-to-Hasson-or-Zilber-to-
Caspi/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I have an easy fast on Yom Kippur?” Quora, Feb 14, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-have-an-easy-fast-on-Yom-Kippur/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the Jewish word for hell?” Quora, Mar 9, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Jewish-word-for-hell/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is ‘nudge’ a Yiddish word?” Quora, Mar 16, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-nudge-a-Yiddish-word/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What would happen if a rabbi said the kosher blessing words over a piece of
bacon? Would it then become kosher?” Quora, Mar 27, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-would-happen-if-a-rabbi-said-the-kosher-blessing-words-over-a-
piece-of-bacon-Would-it-then-become-kosher/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can we know if Naphtali Bennett is the prophesied Anti-Christ?” Quora, Mar
27, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/How-can-we-know-if-Naphtali-Bennett-is-the-
prophesied-Anti-Christ/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is making Aliyah a gain or loss for most western Jews? Are practical
considerations fluent Hebrew, levels of salaries, house prices & the purchasing power of the
Shekel? Do the sums really add up for most or not? Who is Aliyah for & more Orthodox?”
Quora, April 7, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-making-Aliyah-a-gain-or-loss-for-
most-western-Jews-Are-practical-considerations-fluent-Hebrew-levels-of-salaries-house-prices-
the-purchasing-power-of-the-Shekel-Do-the-sums-really-add-up-for-most-or-not-Who-
is/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do prophets like Isaiah and Hosea undermine Mosaic law?” Quora, April 14,
2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-prophets-like-Isaiah-and-Hosea-undermine-Mosaic-
law/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of Rosh Hashanah?” Quora, April 27, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-Rosh-Hashanah/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can non-practicing Jews make Aliyah?” Quora, May 14, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Can-non-practicing-Jews-make-Aliyah/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
MORMONISM
LDS Church
Smith, Bob, “As a lifelong believing Mormon, or as a convert to Mormonism, how quickly did it
collapse for you as you came to recognize that the Mormon church wasn’t true, and that Joseph
Smith just made it up?” Quora, Jan 17, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-lifelong-
believing-Mormon-or-as-a-convert-to-Mormonism-how-quickly-did-it-collapse-for-you-as-you-
came-to-recognize-that-the-Mormon-church-wasn-t-true-and-that-Joseph-Smith-just-made-it-
up/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What happens to Mormon youths who don’t want to go on missions?” Quora, Jan
29, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-happens-to-Mormon-youths-who-don-t-
want-to-go-on-missions/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can so many Mormons in Utah support Trump? Mormons are known for high
standards, high morals & being an example for others. I realize every person can be deceived by
the Devil, but how many Mormons?” Quora, Feb 9, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-can-so-many-Mormons-in-Utah-support-Trump-Mormons-are-
known-for-high-standards-high-morals-being-an-example-for-others-I-realize-every-person-
can-be-deceived-by-the-Devil-but-how-many-Mormons/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What attitudes can lead to excommunication in the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints?” Quora, Feb 15, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-attitudes-
can-lead-to-excommunication-in-the-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are you Mormon?” Quora, Mar 13, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-you-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Joseph Smith a good story teller and a fraud?” Quora, Mar 13, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Was-Joseph-Smith-a-good-story-teller-and-a-fraud/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is your most unpopular opinion about Mormonism?” Quora, Mar 14, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-your-most-unpopular-opinion-about-
Mormonism/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why don’t Mormons proselytize in Israel?” Quora, M ar 17, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-don-t-Mormons-proselytize-in-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do Latter-day Saints celebrate Halloween? If yes, is there anything unique about
the way they do it?” Quora, Mar 24, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-Latter-day-
Saints-celebrate-Halloween-If-yes-is-there-anything-unique-about-the-way-they-do-
Smith, Bob, “What’s the social stigma in the US surrounding being Mormon?” Quora, Mar 24,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-s-the-social-stigma-in-the-US-surrounding-
being-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as rich as people say?” Quora,
Mar 31, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-Day-
Saints-as-rich-as-people-say/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is it believed that Mormons don't celebrate Christmas?” Quora, April 13,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-it-believed-that-Mormons-dont-celebrate-
Christmas/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Yes, you dearly love the First Presidency and the Twelve. But who do you most
look forward to hearing from?” Quora, April 16, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Yes-
you-dearly-love-the-First-Presidency-and-the-Twelve-But-who-do-you-most-look-forward-to-
hearing-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are any of the Apostles Democrats, or lean left?” Quora, April 23, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-any-of-the-Apostles-Democrats-or-lean-left/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “With the latest protest at BYU over their Honor Code that shames victims, has
Mormon leadership lost control of their members? Is this the tipping point for the church?”
Quora, April 24, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/With-the-latest-protest-at-BYU-over-
their-Honor-Code-that-shames-victims-has-Mormon-leadership-lost-control-of-their-members-
Is-this-the-tipping-point-for-the-church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does the LDS church send out teenagers as missionaries instead of adults?”
Quora, May 3, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-LDS-church-send-out-
teenagers-as-missionaries-instead-of-adults/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Only members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints respond. Is God
really going to punish me for not serving a mission by not letting me have certain blessings in
life, like matrimony and a family? My bishop is making me feel this way.” Quora, May 8, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Only-members-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-Day-
Saints-respond-Is-God-really-going-to-punish-me-for-not-serving-a-mission-by-not-letting-me-
have-certain-blessings-in-life-like-matrimony-and-a-family-My/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the function of the Bishops Storehouse administrated through the LDS
Church?” Quora, May 13, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-function-of-the-
Bishops-Storehouse-administrated-through-the-LDS-Church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do Mormons continue to give fast offerings on the first Sunday of the month?”
Quora, May 16, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-Mormons-continue-to-give-fast-
offerings-on-the-first-Sunday-of-the-month/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is your best experience with the Relief Society?” Quora, May 19, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-your-best-experience-with-the-Relief-
Society/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How corrupt was the Mormon Joseph Smith compared to the corruption we’ve
seen under the last few presidential administrations in the US government?” Quora, May 24,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-corrupt-was-the-Mormon-Joseph-Smith-
compared-to-the-corruption-we-ve-seen-under-the-last-few-presidential-administrations-in-
the-US-government/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Although they have more followers outside of the USA, does Mormonism have the
perception of being an 'American faith'? This is in contrast to Judaism, which has a similar
number of followers, but is considered a worldwide faith & not just for Israel?” Quora, May 26,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Although-they-have-more-followers-outside-of-the-
USA-does-Mormonism-have-the-perception-of-being-an-American-faith-This-is-in-contrast-to-
Judaism-which-has-a-similar-number-of-followers-but-is-considered-a-worldwide/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How many children does the typical Mormon couple have? What's the national
average?” Quora, May 28, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-many-children-does-
the-typical-Mormon-couple-have-Whats-the-national-average/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints choose Utah as the place
to settle and build the Mormon Temple?” Quora, May 28, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-choose-
Utah-as-the-place-to-settle-and-build-the-Mormon-Temple/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do Mormons hunt for sport?” Quora, May 30, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-Mormons-hunt-for-sport/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are Mormons allowed to have multiple wives?” Quora, May 31, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Mormons-allowed-to-have-multiple-wives/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What other states, besides Utah, have a large amount of Mormons, per capita?”
Quora, May 31, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-other-states-besides-Utah-have-
a-large-amount-of-Mormons-per-capita/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can a non-Mormon go to BYU?” Quora, June 3, 2019, online at

https://www.quora.com/Can-a-non-Mormon-go-to-BYU/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How does the Utah State Constitution prevent interference by the Mormon
Church?” Quora, June 3, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-does-the-Utah-State-
Constitution-prevent-interference-by-the-Mormon-Church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it true that Mormons aren’t able to own weapons?” Quora, June 6, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-Mormons-aren-t-able-to-own-weapons/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Mormon and LDS the same thing?” Quora, June 20, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-Mormon-and-LDS-the-same-thing/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Mormons permitted to listen to any kind of music?” Quora, June 22, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Are-Mormons-permitted-to-listen-to-any-kind-of-
music/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What did God mean saying the LDS church was ‘the only true and living church
upon the face of the whole earth, with which I, the Lord, am well pleased’ (D&C 1:30)? Doesn't
that then mean there are other true churches on earth he is not pleased with?” Quora, June 26,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-did-God-mean-saying-the-LDS-church-was-the-
only-true-and-living-church-upon-the-face-of-the-whole-earth-with-which-I-the-Lord-am-well-
pleased-D-C-1-30-Doesnt-that-then-mean-there-are-other-true-churches-on/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If a member of the LDS church suffers a protracted illness and becomes bedridden,
how many Sacrament meetings must they miss befor they are considered ‘inactive’ and cut off
from the community?” Quora, July 2, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/If-a-member-of-
the-LDS-church-suffers-a-protracted-illness-and-becomes-bedridden-how-many-Sacrament-
meetings-must-they-miss-before-they-are-considered-inactive-and-cut-off-from-the-
community/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do Mormons think of ex-Mormons?” Quora, July 3, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-do-Mormons-think-of-ex-Mormons/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What consequences does a Latter-Day Saint face after ending tithing payments?”
Quora, July 3, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-consequences-does-a-Latter-Day-
Saint-face-after-ending-tithing-payments/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do Mormons consider themselves to be polyamorous?” Quora, July 5, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/Do-Mormons-consider-themselves-to-be-
polyamorous/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why didn’t Christ organize the church as completely as Joseph Smith did?” Quora,
July 5, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-didn-t-Christ-organize-the-church-as-
completely-as-Joseph-Smith-did/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who founded The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?” Quora, July 6,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-founded-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-
day-Saints/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there a difference between the Mormon religion and the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints?” Quora, July 8, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-
difference-between-the-Mormon-religion-and-the-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-Day-
Saints/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Joseph Smith’s greatest fraud when he convinced his followers that those
who alleged he was a conman were persecuting him?” Quora, July 24, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Was-Joseph-Smith-s-greatest-fraud-when-he-convinced-his-followers-
that-those-who-alleged-he-was-a-conman-were-persecuting-him/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What if Joseph Smith made it all up?” Quora, Aug 9, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-if-Joseph-Smith-made-it-all-up/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints admit that Brigham Young’s
transfiguration during his succession crisis speech was fabricated decades later?” Quora, Sept 4,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-
admit-that-Brigham-Young-s-transfiguration-during-his-succession-crisis-speech-was-
fabricated-decades-later/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What can be done to prevent indoctrinated Mormon missionaries from converting
unsuspecting individuals?” Quora, Sept 5, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-can-
be-done-to-prevent-indoctrinated-Mormon-missionaries-from-converting-unsuspecting-
individuals/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the likelihood that the fact that the Latter-Day Saint’s founder, Joseph
Smith, who was a convicted charlatan will be lost to history in several hundred years? What
difference(s) could it make for humankind then?” Quora, Sept 13, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-likelihood-that-the-fact-that-the-Latter-Day-Saint-s-
founder-Joseph-Smith-who-was-a-convicted-charlatan-will-be-lost-to-history-in-several-
hundred-years-What-difference-s-could-it-make-for-humankind-then/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are Mormons so much into doing service and missions where other churches
don’t as much?” Quora, Sept 17, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Mormons-
so-much-into-doing-service-and-missions-where-other-churches-don-t-as-much/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What sort of evidence did Joseph Smith Junior have of his revelations?” Quora,
Sept 20, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-sort-of-evidence-did-Joseph-Smith-
Junior-have-of-his-revelations/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What church name do Latter-Day Saints members put as the payee on donation or
tithing checks? Do they write out the full name of the church?” Quora, Sept 29, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-church-name-do-Latter-Day-Saints-members-put-as-the-payee-
on-donation-or-tithing-checks-Do-they-write-out-the-full-name-of-the-church/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the Mormon church’s radical focus on being ‘the one true church’ exacerbating
the betrayal felt by ex-mormons who come across perceived un-truths? Would toning down the
emphasis on truth mitigate the damage to those who leave?” Quora, Oct 21, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Mormon-church-s-radical-focus-on-being-the-one-true-church-
exacerbating-the-betrayal-felt-by-ex-mormons-who-come-across-perceived-un-truths-Would-
toning-down-the-emphasis-on-truth-mitigate-the-damage-to-those/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a Mormon, are there any beliefs that you think are silly - or perhaps even
incompatible with your personal understanding, but you still stick up for them?” Quora, Oct 25,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-Mormon-are-there-any-beliefs-that-you-think-
are-silly-or-perhaps-even-incompatible-with-your-personal-understanding-but-you-still-stick-
up-for-them/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did the Mormons (also known as the LDS Church) choose the Salt Lake Valley
to build the first Mormon Temple?” Quora, Oct 31, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-Mormons-also-known-as-the-LDS-Church-choose-the-
Salt-Lake-Valley-to-build-the-first-Mormon-Temple/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How could Joseph Smith's family be unaware of his first vision while neighbors
were persecuting him for it at the age of 14?” Quora, Nov 8, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-could-Joseph-Smiths-family-be-unaware-of-his-first-vision-while-
neighbors-were-persecuting-him-for-it-at-the-age-of-14/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Has any In-N-Out employee seen a Mormon visit their restaurant? If so, is it true
they always wish to be at the end of the order line?” Quora, Nov 14, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Has-any-In-N-Out-employee-seen-a-Mormon-visit-their-restaurant-If-
so-is-it-true-they-always-wish-to-be-at-the-end-of-the-order-line/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do Mormons still abide by the mantra that ‘when the leaders speak, the thinking
has been done’ or do they take offense to that level of control by the LDS Church?” Quora, Nov
14, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-Mormons-still-abide-by-the-mantra-that-when-
the-leaders-speak-the-thinking-has-been-done-or-do-they-take-offense-to-that-level-of-
control-by-the-LDS-Church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How could all the serious threats made by Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery to
those who wouldn’t sign over all their property to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints be considered an attempt at a utopian commune?” Quora, Nov 15, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-could-all-the-serious-threats-made-by-Joseph-Smith-and-Oliver-
Cowdery-to-those-who-wouldn-t-sign-over-all-their-property-to-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-
Latter-day-Saints-be-considered-an-attempt-at-a-utopian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Hugh Nibley a genius or a hack?” Quora, Nov 17, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Was-Hugh-Nibley-a-genius-or-a-hack/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does Joseph Smith’s inspired translation cribbing of Adam Clarke’s
commentary of the Bible say about Smith’s ability to translate? Did Smith write anything
original?” Quora, Nov 18, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-Joseph-Smith-s-
inspired-translation-cribbing-of-Adam-Clarke-s-commentary-of-the-Bible-say-about-Smith-s-
ability-to-translate-Did-Smith-write-anything-original/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is ‘anti-Latter-day Saint’ now the preferred terminology for 'anti-Mormon'?”
Quora, Nov 21, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-anti-Latter-day-Saint-now-the-
preferred-terminology-for-anti-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What can I do about a boss who keeps emphasizing that I'm not a member of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and drink alcohol? I am uncomfortable having
strangers learn that I'm not a member and that I drink alcohol. I've told him.” Quora, Nov 29,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-can-I-do-about-a-boss-who-keeps-emphasizing-
that-Im-not-a-member-of-the-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-Day-Saints-and-drink-alcohol-I-
am-uncomfortable-having-strangers-learn-that-Im-not-a-member-and-that-I/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Mormons allowed to have multiple wives?” Quora, Dec 1, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-Mormons-allowed-to-have-multiple-wives/answers/183823188 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there Mormons practicing in the UK?” Quora, Dec 2, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-there-Mormons-practicing-in-the-UK/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the best biographical articles about Joseph Smith?” Quora, Dec 2, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-biographical-articles-about-Joseph-
Smith/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is one word that describes Mormons?” Quora, Dec 5, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-one-word-that-describes-Mormons/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is a Latter Day Saints Bishop allowed to use some of the tithes members pay or
church funds for activities to help a member in need?” Quora, Dec 11, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-a-Latter-Day-Saints-Bishop-allowed-to-use-some-of-the-tithes-
members-pay-or-church-funds-for-activities-to-help-a-member-in-need/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the management of the vast wealth of the Mormon Church really just smart and
professional? Are false whistleblower complaints just expected in the face of such investing
excellence?” Quora, Dec 16, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-management-of-
the-vast-wealth-of-the-Mormon-Church-really-just-smart-and-professional-Are-false-
whistleblower-complaints-just-expected-in-the-face-of-such-investing-excellence/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Should The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints be taxed on the one billion
pounds they have been hoarding in the education fund for the past twelve years?” Quora, Dec
21, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Should-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-
Saints-be-taxed-on-the-one-billion-pounds-they-have-been-hoarding-in-the-education-fund-
for-the-past-twelve-years/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints invest his
tithing in good sound investments like the church and then pay his tithing at the end of the year
and keep the profit?” Quora, Dec 29, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Can-a-member-
of-the-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-the-Latter-day-Saints-invest-his-tithing-in-good-sound-
investments-like-the-church-and-then-pay-his-tithing-at-the-end-of-the-year-and-keep-the-
profit/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is the ‘Mormon Church’ changing its name to The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints?” Quora, Jan 4, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-Mormon-
Church-changing-its-name-to-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is harder - fastidiously obeying all the rules of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, or working up the courage to stand by your convictions and leave the
Church?” Quora, Jan 14, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-harder-fastidiously-
obeying-all-the-rules-of-the-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-or-working-up-the-
courage-to-stand-by-your-convictions-and-leave-the-Church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a Mormon, what are some changes you’d like to see from the LDS church this
decade?” Quora, Jan 26, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-Mormon-what-are-
some-changes-you-d-like-to-see-from-the-LDS-church-this-decade/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible for an LDS (Mormon) who no longer believes in Joseph Smith, the
Book of Mormon, etc., to be fully active in the Church? This includes having a calling and
holding a temple recommend, not just going to church on Sundays,” Quora, Jan 30, 2020,
onnline at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-for-an-LDS-Mormon-who-no-longer-believes-
in-Joseph-Smith-the-Book-of-Mormon-etc-to-be-fully-active-in-the-Church-This-includes-
having-a-calling-and-holding-a-temple-recommend-not-just-going-to-church/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was your reaction when you first learned about Joseph Smith and the seer
stone?” Quora, Feb 11, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-your-reaction-
when-you-first-learned-about-Joseph-Smith-and-the-seer-stone/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there any way of testing Joseph Smith's seer stone to ascertain whether it truly
is a real authentic seer stone? Is it possible that Smith's stone was just a regular rock and that
he was just pretending?” Quora, Feb 20, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-
way-of-testing-Joseph-Smiths-seer-stone-to-ascertain-whether-it-truly-is-a-real-authentic-seer-
stone-Is-it-possible-that-Smiths-stone-was-just-a-regular-rock-and-that-he-was-just-
pretending/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who is the leader of the Mormon Church?” Quora, Feb 23, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-is-the-leader-of-the-Mormon-Church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What should I do? I'm confused whether I should convert to LDS,” Quora, Feb 24,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-should-I-do-Im-confused-whether-I-should-
convert-to-LDS/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are favorable statements about Joseph Smith in the 19th century by people
friendly to him and Mormonism just as unreliable as the negative statements by anti-Mormons
who were antagonistic to Joseph Smith?” Quora, Feb 27, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-favorable-statements-about-Joseph-Smith-in-the-19th-century-
by-people-friendly-to-him-and-Mormonism-just-as-unreliable-as-the-negative-statements-by-
anti-Mormons-who-were-antagonistic-to-Joseph-Smith/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can I know if I am still a member of the Mormon Church?” Quora, Feb 29,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-know-if-I-am-still-a-member-of-the-
Mormon-Church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does the LDS Church officially oppose Trump, like Romney, or just unofficially?”
Quora, Mar 3, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-the-LDS-Church-officially-oppose-
Trump-like-Romney-or-just-unofficially/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do Mormons think of sites like www.exmormon.org and similar ones, sites
I'd encourage all current Mormons to visit and research?” Quora, Mar 8, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-do-Mormons-think-of-sites-like-www-exmormon-org-and-
similar-ones-sites-Id-encourage-all-current-Mormons-to-visit-and-research/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did it take until 2013 for the LDS church to admit that Joseph Smith had
multiple wives?” Quora, Mar 10, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-it-take-until-
2013-for-the-LDS-church-to-admit-that-Joseph-Smith-had-multiple-wives/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a Mormon, what is preventing you from investigating the real history of the
church?” Quora, Mar 11, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-Mormon-what-is-
preventing-you-from-investigating-the-real-history-of-the-church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it true that because Joseph Smith fired back at his assailants, he shouldn’t be
considered a martyr?” Quora, Mar 16, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-
because-Joseph-Smith-fired-back-at-his-assailants-he-shouldn-t-be-considered-a-
martyr/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Will the LDS General Conference be cancelled due to Coronavirus? Will church
members from overseas be allowed to attend?” Quora, Mar 16, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Will-the-LDS-General-Conference-be-cancelled-due-to-Coronavirus-
Will-church-members-from-overseas-be-allowed-to-attend/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the ‘seer stone’ and where can it be seen?” Quora, Mar 20, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-seer-stone-and-where-can-it-be-seen/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As an architecture buff, what is your opinion on the Mormon temple in Salt Lake
City?” Quora, Mar 27, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/As-an-architecture-buff-what-is-
your-opinion-on-the-Mormon-temple-in-Salt-Lake-City/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there a local news source in Utah that doesn't practically shut down and cover
only stories related to the LDS conference during conference weekends?” Quora, April 4, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-local-news-source-in-Utah-that-doesnt-practically-
shut-down-and-cover-only-stories-related-to-the-LDS-conference-during-conference-
weekends/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the most difficult aspect of being a member of the LDS Church?” Quora,
April 12, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-difficult-aspect-of-being-a-
member-of-the-LDS-Church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the advantages of belonging to the LDS Church?” Quora, April 13, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-advantages-of-belonging-to-the-LDS-
Church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the LDS church a distinctively American church and a US faith? The single largest
number of members are still in the US, even if more as a whole are outside of North America.
The HQ is also in Salt Lake City and all its publishing is there.” Quora, April 16, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-LDS-church-a-distinctively-American-church-and-a-US-faith-
The-single-largest-number-of-members-are-still-in-the-US-even-if-more-as-a-whole-are-
outside-of-North-America-The-HQ-is-also-in-Salt-Lake-City-and-all/answer/Bob-Smith-3106.
Smith, Bob, “Sincere Question. Sincere answers please. Why do people become LDS? I dont
believe it is because of the overwhelming evidence that Joseph Smith was a true prophet or
that the BoM is true. Am I wrong? I am assume it is more emotional or experiential.” Quora,
April 18, 020, online at https://www.quora.com/Sincere-Question-Sincere-answers-please-
Why-do-people-become-LDS-I-dont-believe-it-is-because-of-the-overwhelming-evidence-that-
Joseph-Smith-was-a-true-prophet-or-that-the-BoM-is-true-Am-I-wrong-I-am-assume-it-
is/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a cult? Why?” Quora, April 29,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-a-
cult-Why/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Would it be accurate to call Utah the Mormon State? If so, could it be best
described as a mini cultural people & ethnic enclave within its own right? How easy or difficult
is it to live & work in Utah if you are non LDS or follow a different faith?” Quora, May 9, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Would-it-be-accurate-to-call-Utah-the-Mormon-State-If-so-
could-it-be-best-described-as-a-mini-cultural-people-ethnic-enclave-within-its-own-right-How-
easy-or-difficult-is-it-to-live-work-in-Utah-if-you-are-non-LDS/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “General Doniphan (see page 236) proclaims that he will not massacre the
Mormons, but conceded General Lucas could ‘do as he pleased’ at Far West. Did Brigham Young
satirically reenact this same stratagem with his Mormon Mountain Meadows Massacre?”
Quora, June 16, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/General-Doniphan-see-page-236-
proclaims-that-he-will-not-massacre-the-Mormons-but-conceded-General-Lucas-could-do-as-
he-pleased-at-Far-West-Did-Brigham-Young-satirically-reenact-this-same-stratagem-with-his-
Smith, Bob, “What’s the biggest mistake you’ve watched a Mormon make in their personal
life?” Quora, July 28, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-s-the-biggest-mistake-you-
ve-watched-a-Mormon-make-in-their-personal-life/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there any truth to the latest Mormon apologetics of Joseph Smith being involved
in the religious practices of the Ephrata Cloister and Brauchieri?” Quora, Sept 14, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-truth-to-the-latest-Mormon-apologetics-of-Joseph-
Smith-being-involved-in-the-religious-practices-of-the-Ephrata-Cloister-and-
Brauchieri/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a remaining member of the LDS church, how are you preparing yourself for the
inevitable change to the narrative that the church is still good, it’s just no longer considered to
be entirely true?” Quora, Sept 28, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-remaining-
member-of-the-LDS-church-how-are-you-preparing-yourself-for-the-inevitable-change-to-the-
narrative-that-the-church-is-still-good-it-s-just-no-longer-considered-to-be-entirely-
true/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If you are a Latter-day Saint, what are the best home preparedness firearms to
own and how much ammunition?” Quora, Oct 4, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/If-
you-are-a-Latter-day-Saint-what-are-the-best-home-preparedness-firearms-to-own-and-how-
much-ammunition/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do LDS members have an aversion to learning and accepting facts from the
internet? This question comes from ‘Truth 2’ of President Nelson's address Sep 17, 2019
address at BYU-I. I've also heard similar attitudes about the internet in Sunday School.” Quora,
Oct 8, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/q/ldsmormon/Do-LDS-members-have-an-
aversion-to-learning-and-accepting-facts-from-the-internet-This-question-comes-from-Truth-2-
of-3 .
Smith, Bob, “How did relations between Mormon settlers and Native Americans differ from
non-Mormon European settlers' relations with Natives? In what would become Utah (and
neighbor states), what was relationship like between Mormon settlers and other settlers?”
Quora, Oct 25, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-relations-between-Mormon-
settlers-and-Native-Americans-differ-from-non-Mormon-European-settlers-relations-with-
Natives-In-what-would-become-Utah-and-neighbor-states-what-was-relationship-like-
between-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are Latter-day Saints so helpful?” Quora, Oct 30, 2020 (updated Nov 13,
2020), online at https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Latter-day-Saints-so-helpful/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Taysom Hill LDS?” Quora, Nov 22, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-
Taysom-Hill-LDS/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are ex-Mormons mostly comprised of people who either can’t afford to be
Mormon, or aren’T successful enough to hold meaningful leadership roles?” Quora, Nov 23,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-ex-Mormons-mostly-comprised-of-people-who-
either-can-t-afford-to-be-Mormon-or-aren-T-successful-enough-to-hold-meaningful-leadership-
roles/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Anti-Mormons always declare the LDS church to be a cult. How does Mormonism
compare to cults like the recently exposed NXIVM?” Quora, Nov 25, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Anti-Mormons-always-declare-the-LDS-church-to-be-a-cult-How-does-
Mormonism-compare-to-cults-like-the-recently-exposed-NXIVM/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Has Utah ever had a non-Mormon governor?” Quora, Nov 28, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Has-Utah-ever-had-a-non-Mormon-governor/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If a church, like the LDS (Mormon) church, charges a fee for full membership,
shouldn’t they be taxed as a business?” Quora, Dec 15, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-a-church-like-the-LDS-Mormon-church-charges-a-fee-for-full-
membership-shouldn-t-they-be-taxed-as-a-business/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do members of the LDS church believe that God’s top priorities right now are for
members to be thankful, and to rebrand the church’S name away from the term ‘Mormon’?”
Quora, Dec 16, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-members-of-the-LDS-church-
believe-that-God-s-top-priorities-right-now-are-for-members-to-be-thankful-and-to-rebrand-the-
church-S-name-away-from-the-term-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does the LDS Church have any program to assist people with housing?” Quora,
Dec 18, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-the-LDS-Church-have-any-program-to-
assist-people-with-housing/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do LDS missionary presidents bring their kids with them?” Quora, Dec 18, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Do-LDS-missionary-presidents-bring-their-kids-with-
them/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a member of the LDS Church (Mormon), is it ethical to ignore controversial
history?” Quora, Dec 31, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-member-of-the-LDS-
Church-Mormon-is-it-ethical-to-ignore-controversial-history/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Should people of the LDS faith be called Saints rather than Mormons?” Quora, Jan
1, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Should-people-of-the-LDS-faith-be-called-Saints-
rather-than-Mormons/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do so many people ask people if they are LDS in Utah? Why do they get so
surprised when you say that you're not LDS?” Quora, Jan 3, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-so-many-people-ask-people-if-they-are-LDS-in-Utah-Why-do-
they-get-so-surprised-when-you-say-that-youre-not-LDS/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where was Joseph Smith born?” Quora, Jan 6, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-was-Joseph-Smith-born/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a member of the LDS church, what are your views on fellow Mormons
censoring, reporting, and deleting content they disagree with? A lot of people are beginning to
take notice.” Quora, Jan 7, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-member-of-the-LDS-
church-what-are-your-views-on-fellow-Mormons-censoring-reporting-and-deleting-content-
they-disagree-with-A-lot-of-people-are-beginning-to-take-notice/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is social media destroying the LDS (Mormon) church?” Quora, Jan 10, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Is-social-media-destroying-the-LDS-Mormon-
Smith, Bob, “Joseph Smith was a convicted conman. Why do Mormons say this is not true?”
Quora, Jan 16, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Joseph-Smith-was-a-convicted-conman-
Why-do-Mormons-say-this-is-not-true/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If most retired members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints only
receive social security, why does the top leadership of the Church who are retired need a six
figure stipend from the members tithing?” Quora, March 25, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-most-retired-members-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-
Saints-only-receive-social-security-why-does-the-top-leadership-of-the-Church-who-are-retired-
need-a-six-figure-stipend-from-the-members-tithing/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why would the LDS church state they are creating 20 new multi-million dollar
temples, when membership has stagnated in growth in 2020?” Quora, April 5, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-would-the-LDS-church-state-they-are-creating-20-new-multi-
million-dollar-temples-when-membership-has-stagnated-in-growth-in-2020/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does LDS prophet Russel Nelson have a problem with former prophet Hinckley?
Is this feud the reason for Nelson making the use of the word ‘Mormon’ a ‘win for Satan’?”
Quora, April 19, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-LDS-prophet-Russel-Nelson-
have-a-problem-with-former-prophet-Hinckley-Is-this-feud-the-reason-for-Nelson-making-the-
use-of-the-word-Mormon-a-win-for-Satan/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How many children did Joseph Smith have?” Quora, April 20, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-many-children-did-Joseph-Smith-have/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the best LDS movies that have been produced since 1970 until today that
will ‘promote devotion to the faith and are spiritual/uplifting or otherwise entertaining’? If a
recent convert asked you for the top 5 to 10 movies, what would you say?” Quora, May 10,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-LDS-movies-that-have-been-
produced-since-1970-until-today-that-will-promote-devotion-to-the-faith-and-are-spiritual-
uplifting-or-otherwise-entertaining-If-a-recent-convert-asked-you-for-the-top-5/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it right for an LDS church to revoke a trans member's membership after over a
years membership following all rules?” Quora, May 16, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-right-for-an-LDS-church-to-revoke-a-trans-members-membership-
after-over-a-years-membership-following-all-rules/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are Latter-day Saints only friendly to Gentiles if there is a prospect for
conversion?” Quora, May 21, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Latter-day-
Saints-only-friendly-to-Gentiles-if-there-is-a-prospect-for-conversion/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does the church that Brigham Young created mirror the Nephite Church that was
established under the leadership of King Noah?” Quora, June 20, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Does-the-church-that-Brigham-Young-created-mirror-the-Nephite-
Church-that-was-established-under-the-leadership-of-King-Noah/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the recent removal of ‘time-only’ marriages from LDS temples a move towards
an eventual acceptance of LGBT marriages?” Quora, July 10, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-recent-removal-of-time-only-marriages-from-LDS-temples-a-
move-towards-an-eventual-acceptance-of-LGBT-marriages/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Former Mormon James Huntsman has filed a federal lawsuit against the Mormon
Church, alleging the church engaged in fraud by misusing billions in tithing donations. Given the
size/resources of this church, how big of a battle might this become?” Quora, July 16, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Former-Mormon-James-Huntsman-has-filed-a-federal-lawsuit-
against-the-Mormon-Church-alleging-the-church-engaged-in-fraud-by-misusing-billions-in-
tithing-donations-Given-the-size-resources-of-this-church-how-big-of-a/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “As sole owner of the corporation of the Mormon church, is their prophet Russell
Nelson now the richest man in the world?” Quora, July 26, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/As-sole-owner-of-the-corporation-of-the-Mormon-church-is-their-
prophet-Russell-Nelson-now-the-richest-man-in-the-world/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the linked clip of LDS leader Russel Nelson, why doesn’t he fully demonstrate
to us all how Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon?” Quora, Aug 3, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/In-the-linked-clip-of-LDS-leader-Russel-Nelson-why-doesn-t-he-fully-
demonstrate-to-us-all-how-Joseph-Smith-translated-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do LDS missionaries participate in missions in the Gaza Strip/Palestine? If so, how
might I connect with them?” Quora, Aug 9, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-LDS-
missionaries-participate-in-missions-in-the-Gaza-Strip-Palestine-If-so-how-might-I-connect-
with-them/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Someone told me ‘My mission president actually warned against looking for a
spouse from a YSA unit. he encouraged finding someone similar to the woman at the well,
instead of someone mistaken for going through the motions’ What is this person saying?” Quora,
Aug 19, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Someone-told-me-My-mission-president-
actually-warned-against-looking-for-a-spouse-from-a-YSA-unit-he-encouraged-finding-
someone-similar-to-the-woman-at-the-well-instead-of-someone-mistaken-for-going-through-
the/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How much does LDS seminary cost?” Quora, Aug 23, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-much-does-LDS-seminary-cost/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any LDS dance meetups in Salt Lake City that cater to to those
YOUNGER than 31, and not just 31+? I’m only finding those that cater to ages 31+, e.g.:”
Quora, Aug 27, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-LDS-dance-meetups-in-
Salt-Lake-City-that-cater-to-to-those-YOUNGER-than-31-and-not-just-31-I-m-only-finding-
those-that-cater-to-ages-31-e-g-https-www-utahagenda-com-utah-valley-lds-singles-
night/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do many people in young single adult wards at church consider asking others on
dates there as much as ‘improper’ as asking someone out while at work or at the gym? I ask
because many have treated me like I’m weird for doing so.” Quora, Sept 3, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-many-people-in-young-single-adult-wards-at-church-consider-
asking-others-on-dates-there-as-much-as-improper-as-asking-someone-out-while-at-work-or-at-
the-gym-I-ask-because-many-have-treated-me-like-I-m-weird-for/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do Mormons have seminaries?” Quora, Sept 3, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-Mormons-have-seminaries/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is Coke not allowed in the LDS Church?” Quora, Sept 8, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Coke-not-allowed-in-the-LDS-Church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I get a free LDS ancestry.com account?” Quora, Sept 14, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-get-a-free-LDS-ancestry-com-account/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can I find my LDS membership record number?” Quora, Sept 24, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-find-my-LDS-membership-record-
number/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a Mormon, how can you expect people to call you a ‘latter-day saint’ if they
don't consider you to be a real saint?” Quora, Oct 4, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/As-
a-Mormon-how-can-you-expect-people-to-call-you-a-latter-day-saint-if-they-dont-consider-you-
to-be-a-real-saint/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you convert to the LDS church if you are underage? Is there a different
process, do you need parental approval, etc.?” Quora, Oct 6, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-convert-to-the-LDS-church-if-you-are-underage-Is-there-a-
different-process-do-you-need-parental-approval-etc/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is a misunderstanding about Mormonism that you wish you could clear up?”
Quora, Oct 6, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-misunderstanding-about-
Mormonism-that-you-wish-you-could-clear-up/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why don't LDS members say ‘bless you’ after a sneeze?” Quora, Oct 7, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-dont-LDS-members-say-bless-you-after-a-
sneeze/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What's the real story of Joseph Smith?” Quora, Oct 29, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-real-story-of-Joseph-Smith/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Given that the true and correct name is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, if the term ‘Mormon’ is not at all pejorative, why do the most implacable opponents of
the Church insist on reverting all question edits that correct the name?” Quora, Nov 4, 2021
(updated Dec 11, 2021), online at https://www.quora.com/Given-that-the-true-and-correct-name-
is-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-if-the-term-Mormon-is-not-at-all-pejorative-
why-do-the-most-implacable-opponents-of-the-Church-insist-on-reverting-all-
question/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why don't Latter Day Saints (Mormons) drink root beer? Is it because of their
organization's loyalty to Pepsi?” Quora, Nov 6, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-
dont-Latter-Day-Saints-Mormons-drink-root-beer-Is-it-because-of-their-organizations-loyalty-to-
Pepsi/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does the LDS church still require inactive members to pay back tithing in order to
go to their loved one’s temple weddings, despite being recently exposed as hoarding hundreds of
billions in tithing monies?” Quora, Nov 17, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-the-
LDS-church-still-require-inactive-members-to-pay-back-tithing-in-order-to-go-to-their-loved-
one-s-temple-weddings-despite-being-recently-exposed-as-hoarding-hundreds-of-billions-in-
tithing-monies/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “For those who feel like they are inadequate, cant help feeling singled out,
especially if they are someone in YSA who see others are moving on and getting married, what
does The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints encourage them to do?” Quora, Nov 28,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/For-those-who-feel-like-they-are-inadequate-cant-help-
feeling-singled-out-especially-if-they-are-someone-in-YSA-who-see-others-are-moving-on-and-
getting-married-what-does-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Albertsons a Mormon company?” Quora, Dec 1, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Albertsons-a-Mormon-company/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are Mormons using scare tactics, and why are they so aggressive about
converting others?” Quora, Dec 1, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Mormons-
using-scare-tactics-and-why-are-they-so-aggressive-about-converting-others/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How is the CCP’s treatment and censorship of Peng Shuai any different than what
LDS leaders have done against their dissident members?” Quora, Dec 7, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-is-the-CCP-s-treatment-and-censorship-of-Peng-Shuai-any-
different-than-what-LDS-leaders-have-done-against-their-dissident-members/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did Joseph Smith explain word meanings in numerous different languages in
his sermons when we now know he never could translate any language?” Quora, Dec 15, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Joseph-Smith-explain-word-meanings-in-numerous-
different-languages-in-his-sermons-when-we-now-know-he-never-could-translate-any-
Smith, Bob, “LDS folk- How do you get things done in a thoroughly hierarchical but completely
volunteer organization? No one is paid, so no one can be fired. People are asked to do things they
have never done before and have to figure it out. How does it work?” Quora, Dec 24, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/LDS-folk-How-do-you-get-things-done-in-a-thoroughly-
hierarchical-but-completely-volunteer-organization-No-one-is-paid-so-no-one-can-be-fired-
People-are-asked-to-do-things-they-have-never-done-before-and-have-to/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I’ve noticed a tremendous amount of bias and hatred toward the LDS church on
this site. Many LDS members and apologists engage with these disgusting questions. Why don’t
more people report them to the moderators here and move on? I’ve done so myself.” Quora, Dec
28, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/I-ve-noticed-a-tremendous-amount-of-bias-and-
hatred-toward-the-LDS-church-on-this-site-Many-LDS-members-and-apologists-engage-with-
these-disgusting-questions-Why-don-t-more-people-report-them-to-the-moderators-
here/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do Latter-day Saints feel the need to correct someone that says ‘LDS’ or
‘Mormon’? These are official labels the church used for decades, including their websites.”
Quora, Dec 31, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Latter-day-Saints-feel-the-need-
to-correct-someone-that-says-LDS-or-Mormon-These-are-official-labels-the-church-used-for-
decades-including-their-websites/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Apart from LDS members disengaging from the church after years, why are so
many new converts doing the same after a few months?” Quora, Jan 6, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Apart-from-LDS-members-disengaging-from-the-church-after-years-
why-are-so-many-new-converts-doing-the-same-after-a-few-months/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The Mormon church reversed its decision on allowing blacks in the priesthood.
Could it also reverse its decision on coffee, tea and alcoholic beverages, at least in moderation?”
Quora, Jan 7, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/The-Mormon-church-reversed-its-
decision-on-allowing-blacks-in-the-priesthood-Could-it-also-reverse-its-decision-on-coffee-tea-
and-alcoholic-beverages-at-least-in-moderation/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Have you ever shown a Mormon evidence refuting a truth claim, only to find them
perpetuating the claim again as if they didn’t just learn it was incorrect a few days ago?” Quora,
Jan 8, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Have-you-ever-shown-a-Mormon-evidence-
refuting-a-truth-claim-only-to-find-them-perpetuating-the-claim-again-as-if-they-didn-t-just-
learn-it-was-incorrect-a-few-days-ago/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If everyone loves the LDS ‘ministering’ that members are forced to do, why do so
many members have to show up to minister unannounced?” Quora, Jan 9, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-everyone-loves-the-LDS-ministering-that-members-are-forced-to-do-
why-do-so-many-members-have-to-show-up-to-minister-unannounced/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do mormons leave their front door open 24/7?” Quora, Jan 9, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-mormons-leave-their-front-door-open-24-7/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Even if what LDS prophet David O McKay said was true about Smith writing the
BoM, isn’t it better to ignore the implications and not upend your family over some
inconvenience like the Book of Mormon being fiction?” Quora, Jan 15, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Even-if-what-LDS-prophet-David-O-McKay-said-was-true-about-
Smith-writing-the-BoM-isn-t-it-better-to-ignore-the-implications-and-not-upend-your-family-
over-some-inconvenience-like-the-Book-of-Mormon-being-fiction/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As an LDS member, do you also think that we should remove ‘worthy’ from our
vocabulary since no one is good except God?” Quora, Jan 15, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/As-an-LDS-member-do-you-also-think-that-we-should-remove-worthy-
from-our-vocabulary-since-no-one-is-good-except-God/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can anyone go into the Mormon Tabernacle?” Quora, Jan 15, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Can-anyone-go-into-the-Mormon-Tabernacle/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do Latter Day Saints approve of boxing?” Quora, Jan 20, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-Latter-Day-Saints-approve-of-boxing/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the LDS Church reason to not be called ‘Mormons’ related to ancient Greek
mythological creature that was called ‘Mormo’ and ‘Mormon’?” Quora, Jan 20, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-LDS-Church-reason-to-not-be-called-Mormons-related-to-
ancient-Greek-mythological-creature-that-was-called-Mormo-and-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Mormon’s rules for shunning biblical?” Quora, Jan 25, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-Mormon-s-rules-for-shunning-biblical/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there proof that Joseph Smith consummated his polygamous marriages?” Quora,
Jan 27, 2022 (updated Jan 30, 2022), online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-proof-that-
Joseph-Smith-consummated-his-polygamous-marriages/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does LDS pay tithing on gross or net?” Quora, Jan 27, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Does-LDS-pay-tithing-on-gross-or-net/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do members of the Church of Latter Day Saints not want to be called
Mormons?” Quora, Feb 5, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-members-of-the-
Church-of-Latter-Day-Saints-not-want-to-be-called-Mormons/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do Mormons rely so heavily on witness statements? Why would anyone take
someone’s word for it while ignoring their behavior? Do words speak louder than actions in
Mormonism?” Quora, Feb 7, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Mormons-rely-so-
heavily-on-witness-statements-Why-would-anyone-take-someone-s-word-for-it-while-ignoring-
their-behavior-Do-words-speak-louder-than-actions-in-Mormonism/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are religions like Mormonism allowed to unduly influence and exploit their
members for the benefit of the leaders while mocking the freedom of religion in this day and
age?” Quora, Feb 7, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-are-religions-like-
Mormonism-allowed-to-unduly-influence-and-exploit-their-members-for-the-benefit-of-the-
leaders-while-mocking-the-freedom-of-religion-in-this-day-and-age/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The Mormon church leaders say those who leave are doing so because they are
sinning. What are the real reasons members are leaving?” Quora, Feb 8, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/The-Mormon-church-leaders-say-those-who-leave-are-doing-so-
because-they-are-sinning-What-are-the-real-reasons-members-are-leaving/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What would LDS members do to improve homelessness in San Francisco?”
Quora, Feb 12, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/What-would-LDS-members-do-to-
improve-homelessness-in-San-Francisco/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do Mormons have to wear white to church?” Quora, Feb 12, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-Mormons-have-to-wear-white-to-church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What's the sacred text you speak of in Mormon temples?” Quora, Feb 15, 2022,
online at https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-sacred-text-you-speak-of-in-Mormon-
temples/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Latter-day Saints counseled not to question their leaders?” Quora, Feb 18,
2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-Latter-day-Saints-counseled-not-to-question-their-
leaders/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the god of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints money?” Quora, Feb
25, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-god-of-Mormonism-money/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I wish to be a Mormon. I'm fine with all the supposed orders. Except for one, I
need my morning coffee. Should I sneak out every morning to get my cup nearby everyday, or is
this a deal breaker?” Quora, Mar 4, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/I-wish-to-be-a-
Mormon-Im-fine-with-all-the-supposed-orders-Except-for-one-I-need-my-morning-coffee-
Should-I-sneak-out-every-morning-to-get-my-cup-nearby-everyday-or-is-this-a-deal-
breaker/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can I be a part of the Mormon church without being baptized and taking sacriment
etc? I think that the Mormon people are closer to the truth than any other people group on earth
but I dont agree with them enough to be baptized and everything.” Quora, Mar 15, 2022, online
at https://www.quora.com/Can-I-be-a-part-of-the-Mormon-church-without-being-baptized-and-
taking-sacriment-etc-I-think-that-the-Mormon-people-are-closer-to-the-truth-than-any-other-
people-group-on-earth-but-I-dont-agree-with-them-enough-to/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the last joke about the Mormons?” Quora, Mar 28, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-last-joke-about-the-Mormons/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do LDS members visit prisons, hospitals, ghettos and generall people in social
need?” Quora, Mar 29, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-LDS-members-visit-prisons-
hospitals-ghettos-and-generall-people-in-social-need/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “LDS folks- The day is here that the demographics of the Church doesn't look like
the Wasash Front Children of the Pioneers. More members speak Spanish than English. What is
the time lag between the demographics of the Church and the leadership?” Quora, April 2, 2022,
online at https://www.quora.com/LDS-folks-The-day-is-here-that-the-demographics-of-the-
Church-doesnt-look-like-the-Wasash-Front-Children-of-the-Pioneers-More-members-speak-
Spanish-than-English-What-is-the-time-lag-between-the-demographics-of-the/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do Mormons keep people away from their temple?” Quora, April 17, 2022,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Mormons-keep-people-away-from-their-
temple/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If Joseph Smith really had many wives, then why haven't there been many
individuals claiming descent from him which could be proven with DNA testing?” Quora, April
20, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/If-Joseph-Smith-really-had-many-wives-then-why-
havent-there-been-many-individuals-claiming-descent-from-him-which-could-be-proven-with-
DNA-testing/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the Mormon church boycotting the FX series based on the book ‘Under the
Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith’?” Quora, April 28, 2022 (updated May 5, 2022),
online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Mormon-church-boycotting-the-FX-series-based-on-the-
book-Under-the-Banner-of-Heaven-A-Story-of-Violent-Faith/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why has the Mormon church not dug at Hill Cumorah in search of proof of their
beliefs?” Quora, May 5, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-has-the-Mormon-church-
not-dug-at-Hill-Cumorah-in-search-of-proof-of-their-beliefs/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Some of the LDS members that I have met on Quora have been hostile, rude, and
angry. Unfortunately for me, that has made all the LDS look bad for me. How can I change this
thought?” Quora, May 6, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Some-of-the-LDS-members-
that-I-have-met-on-Quora-have-been-hostile-rude-and-angry-Unfortunately-for-me-that-has-
made-all-the-LDS-look-bad-for-me-How-can-I-change-this-thought/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How many members of the LDS Church exist in the world as of 2022?” Quora,
May 6, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/How-many-members-of-the-LDS-Church-exist-
in-the-world-as-of-2022/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why couldn't all the followers of Joseph Smith agree on the administrative senior
role of Brigham Young as the chief apostle to be Smith's successor, or otherwise agree among
one another as to who should be the successor?” Quora, May 14, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-couldnt-all-the-followers-of-Joseph-Smith-agree-on-the-
administrative-senior-role-of-Brigham-Young-as-the-chief-apostle-to-be-Smiths-successor-or-
otherwise-agree-among-one-another-as-to-who-should-be-the/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Book of Mormon
Smith, Bob, “Metalsmithing: If there were a book of 268,000 words written on plates of brass or
gold, how much would it weigh?” Quora, July 18, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/Metalsmithing-If-there-were-a-book-of-268-000-words-written-on-
plates-of-brass-or-gold-how-much-would-it-weigh/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “There is an error in the Bible Translation and possibly the Book of Mormon where
they refer to the ‘Red Sea’, when in fact it should be ‘Sea of Reeds’; from the Hebrew; yam suf.
Should it be changed to parting of the ‘Sea of Reeds’?” Quora, Nov 19, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/There-is-an-error-in-the-Bible-Translation-and-possibly-the-Book-of-
Mormon-where-they-refer-to-the-Red-Sea-when-in-fact-it-should-be-Sea-of-Reeds-from-the-
Hebrew-yam-suf-Should-it-be-changed-to-parting-of-the-Sea-of/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the Book of Mormon poorly written and boring?” Quora, Jan 17, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Book-of-Mormon-poorly-written-and-boring/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a Mormon, have you seen the Anthon Transcript which allegedly has characters
transcribed from the golden plates? Does this alter your testimony having seen the transcript?”
Quora, Jan 17, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-Mormon-have-you-seen-the-
Anthon-Transcript-which-allegedly-has-characters-transcribed-from-the-golden-plates-Does-
this-alter-your-testimony-having-seen-the-transcript/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How often are changes made in the Book of Mormon? Is this a continuing review
at regular intervals, or as needed?” Quora, Jan 29, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-often-are-changes-made-in-the-Book-of-Mormon-Is-this-a-
continuing-review-at-regular-intervals-or-as-needed/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did God reveal the Book of Mormon to Joseph Smith using 18th century
Modern English like that in the 1769 edition of the King James Bible?” Quora, Feb 6, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-God-reveal-the-Book-of-Mormon-to-Joseph-Smith-
using-18th-century-Modern-English-like-that-in-the-1769-edition-of-the-King-James-
Bible/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “On a level of 0-10, how phoney is the Book of Mormon?” Quora, Feb 14, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/On-a-level-of-0-10-how-phoney-is-the-Book-of-
Smith, Bob, “If God wrote the Book of Mormon, why did it have thousands of grammatical and
spelling mistakes?” Quora, Feb 17, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/If-God-wrote-the-
Book-of-Mormon-why-did-it-have-thousands-of-grammatical-and-spelling-
mistakes/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the oldest archaeological evidence of scripture in the form of a bound
book as we recognise it today as opposed to a scroll?” Quora, Feb 21, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-oldest-archaeological-evidence-of-scripture-in-the-form-
of-a-bound-book-as-we-recognise-it-today-as-opposed-to-a-scroll/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What happened to the toad that Joseph Smith said was guarding the Mormon
golden plates?” Quora, April 27, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-happened-to-
the-toad-that-Joseph-Smith-said-was-guarding-the-Mormon-golden-plates/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do we know of the distances between Book of Mormon locations, and how
did people travel between them?” Quora, May 1, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-do-we-know-of-the-distances-between-Book-of-Mormon-
locations-and-how-did-people-travel-between-them/answer/Bob-Smith-3106.
Smith, Bob, “Despite there being heavy evidence that the golden plates couldn’t have existed in
the way Joseph Smith claims them to have been, why do Mormons still follow Mormonism?”
Quora, May 11, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Despite-there-being-heavy-evidence-
that-the-golden-plates-couldn-t-have-existed-in-the-way-Joseph-Smith-claims-them-to-have-
been-why-do-Mormons-still-follow-Mormonism/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which model of Book of Mormon geography do you favor and why?” Quora, May
16, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Which-model-of-Book-of-Mormon-geography-do-
you-favor-and-why/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do names in the book of Mormon have a Hebrew meaning?” Quora, May 30,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-names-in-the-book-of-Mormon-have-a-Hebrew-
meaning/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The book of Mormon is very interesting. The only problem I have is the description
of some animals and insects. Can the book be true if these things came to the Americas after
1492?” Quora, June 1, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/The-book-of-Mormon-is-very-
interesting-The-only-problem-I-have-is-the-description-of-some-animals-and-insects-Can-the-
book-be-true-if-these-things-came-to-the-Americas-after-1492/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which are good names taken out of the Book of Mormon? Zarahemla is my
favorite,” Quora, June 5, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Which-are-good-names-
taken-out-of-the-Book-of-Mormon-Zarahemla-is-my-favorite/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What advice would you give to someone who is reading the Book of Mormon for
the first time?” Quora, June 7, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-advice-would-
you-give-to-someone-who-is-reading-the-Book-of-Mormon-for-the-first-time/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who were the Stripling Warriors in the Book of Mormon?” Quora, June 13, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Who-were-the-Stripling-Warriors-in-the-Book-of-
Smith, Bob, “Why is the Book of Mormon called an abridgment?” Quora, June 18, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-Book-of-Mormon-called-an-abridgment/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Joseph Smith the author and proprietor of the Book of Mormon?” Quora,
June 20, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-Joseph-Smith-the-author-and-
proprietor-of-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How many pages are in the Book of Mormon?” Quora, June 27, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-many-pages-are-in-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “LDS Church: What does Alma 32 mean?” Quora, June 29, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/LDS-Church-What-does-Alma-32-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who is your favorite person in the Book of Mormon? Why?” Quora, July 2, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Who-is-your-favorite-person-in-the-Book-of-Mormon-
Why/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which non-Mormon observers praise the Book of Mormon for its realism,
narrative complexity, literary value, and for its Hebraicisms and theological insight & depth?
Which ones agree that Joseph Smith could not have produced it by himself?” Quora, July 2,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Which-non-Mormon-observers-praise-the-Book-of-
Mormon-for-its-realism-narrative-complexity-literary-value-and-for-its-Hebraicisms-and-
theological-insight-depth-Which-ones-agree-that-Joseph-Smith-could-not-have/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the Mormon faith, where are the remains the ancient cities located in the
Americas talked about in their scriptures?” Quora, July 4, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/In-the-Mormon-faith-where-are-the-remains-the-ancient-cities-
located-in-the-Americas-talked-about-in-their-scriptures/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why would a civilization name its language after another and state that it was
‘reformed’ - like when the Book of Mormon’s (alleged) ancient writers name their language as
‘reformed Egyptian’?” Quora, July 7, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-would-a-
civilization-name-its-language-after-another-and-state-that-it-was-reformed-like-when-the-
Book-of-Mormon-s-alleged-ancient-writers-name-their-language-as-reformed-
Smith, Bob, “Was Joseph Smith’s vivid and highly imaginative mind as strong and varied as
Shakespeare’s, and no more accounted for than the Bard’s? Was B.H.Roberts correct in his
‘Book of Mormon Study’ in that assessment of Joseph Smith’s remarkable power?” Quora, July
11, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-Joseph-Smith-s-vivid-and-highly-imaginative-
mind-as-strong-and-varied-as-Shakespeare-s-and-no-more-accounted-for-than-the-Bard-s-
Was-B-H-Roberts-correct-in-his-Book-of-Mormon-Study-in-that-assessment-of-
Joseph/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the Mormon Joseph Smith’s admission that he was incapable of re-translating
the lost 116 pages of the Book of Mormon, proof that he was making it up the whole time?”
Quora, July 12, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Mormon-Joseph-Smith-s-
admission-that-he-was-incapable-of-re-translating-the-lost-116-pages-of-the-Book-of-Mormon-
proof-that-he-was-making-it-up-the-whole-time/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Hypothetically, what would the United States of America be like if they practiced
the traditional original views of Mormonism from The Book Of Mormon?” Quora, July 16, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Hypothetically-what-would-the-United-States-of-America-
be-like-if-they-practiced-the-traditional-original-views-of-Mormonism-from-The-Book-Of-
Smith, Bob, “What eventually happened to the golden plates that Joseph Smith found?” Quora,
July 23, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-eventually-happened-to-the-golden-
plates-that-Joseph-Smith-found/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When Mormon leaders stopped funding archaeological digs 50 years ago, is it
possible they still believed in the literal historicity of the Book of Mormon, or are they subtly
telling members to acknowledge a more inspired interpretation?” Quora, July 26, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/When-Mormon-leaders-stopped-funding-archaeological-digs-50-
years-ago-is-it-possible-they-still-believed-in-the-literal-historicity-of-the-Book-of-Mormon-or-
are-they-subtly-telling-members-to-acknowledge-a-more/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do you think Joseph Smith meant when he said ‘the Book of Mormon was
the most correct of any book on earth’?” Quora, July 26, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-do-you-think-Joseph-Smith-meant-when-he-said-the-Book-of-
Mormon-was-the-most-correct-of-any-book-on-earth/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can a Mormon believe in Joseph Smith’s translations when he was allowed to
work behind a veil, with no actual plates to translate from, and no one even checked his hat or
saw the engravings on the plates?” Quora, Aug 26, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-can-a-Mormon-believe-in-Joseph-Smith-s-translations-when-he-
was-allowed-to-work-behind-a-veil-with-no-actual-plates-to-translate-from-and-no-one-even-
checked-his-hat-or-saw-the-engravings-on-the-plates/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Should we use different colours highlighting which parts of the Bible and the Book
of Mormon are myths, reliable history, metaphors, translation errors, ambiguous authorship,
reliable authorship, and so on to give clarity to the text?” Quora, Aug 31, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Should-we-use-different-colours-highlighting-which-parts-of-the-
Bible-and-the-Book-of-Mormon-are-myths-reliable-history-metaphors-translation-errors-
ambiguous-authorship-reliable-authorship-and-so-on-to-give-clarity/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In ancient writings, was it usual to address the reader?” Quora, Sept 2, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/In-ancient-writings-was-it-usual-to-address-the-
reader/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What story in the Bible proves the validity of the Book of Mormon?” Quora, Sept
3, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-story-in-the-Bible-proves-the-validity-of-the-
Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Joseph Smith say he used the breast plate of judgement to generate the Book
of Mormon?” Quora, Sept 5, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-Joseph-Smith-say-he-
used-the-breast-plate-of-judgement-to-generate-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do Mormons think about Joel 2: 28-29?” Quora, Sept 9, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-do-Mormons-think-about-Joel-2-28-29/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Did the Book of Mormon people ever learn how to make ink and how to make and
write on paper or papyrus or other scroll material, or was all their writing over 2500 years done
by inscribing on metal plates?” Quora, Sept 17, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-
the-Book-of-Mormon-people-ever-learn-how-to-make-ink-and-how-to-make-and-write-on-
paper-or-papyrus-or-other-scroll-material-or-was-all-their-writing-over-2500-years-done-by-
inscribing-on-metal-plates/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If Joseph Smith didn't read word for word off of the seer stone when translating
plates, then why did the Lord have the Nephites go through all the trouble of making plates
word for word for 1,000 years when it wasn't necessary?” Quora, Sept 18, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-Joseph-Smith-didnt-read-word-for-word-off-of-the-seer-stone-
when-translating-plates-then-why-did-the-Lord-have-the-Nephites-go-through-all-the-trouble-
of-making-plates-word-for-word-for-1-000-years-when-it-wasnt/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the precepts of the Book of Mormon?” Quora, Sept 20, 2019, onnline at
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-precepts-of-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there any archaeological evidence supporting the claims of the Church of Latter
Day Saints?” Quora, Sept 25, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-
archaeological-evidence-supporting-the-claims-of-the-Church-of-Latter-Day-
Smith, Bob, “What is the response to horses being extinct on the ancient American continents,
during the time frame that The Book of Mormon demands they existed (approx. 2,000BC to
400AD)?” Quora, Sept 28, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-response-to-
horses-being-extinct-on-the-ancient-American-continents-during-the-time-frame-that-The-
Book-of-Mormon-demands-they-existed-approx-2-000BC-to-400AD/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When the Prophet Mormon abridged the gold plates for the Book of Mormon,
why didn't he abridge out all of the exceedingly verbose and meaningless and padded,
extraneous verbiage? Weren't the plates of limited space and hard to inscribe?” Quora, Sept
30, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/When-the-Prophet-Mormon-abridged-the-gold-
plates-for-the-Book-of-Mormon-why-didnt-he-abridge-out-all-of-the-exceedingly-verbose-and-
meaningless-and-padded-extraneous-verbiage-Werent-the-plates-of-limited-space-
and/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Would a book engraved on gold plates (pages) make a metallic rustling sound
when you thumbed them - as is described of Joseph Smith’s golden plates that he used to
create the Book of Mormon?” Quora, Oct 1, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Would-a-
book-engraved-on-gold-plates-pages-make-a-metallic-rustling-sound-when-you-thumbed-
them-as-is-described-of-Joseph-Smith-s-golden-plates-that-he-used-to-create-the-Book-of-
Smith, Bob, “Do you believe the Book of Mormon?” Quora, Oct 5, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-you-believe-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If the Book of Mormon writer, Joseph Smith, didn’t use the golden plates to
translate, and instead was revealed the story by God, why were there so many mistakes in
spelling and grammar, as well as incorrect mentions of flora and fauna?” Quora, Oct 13, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/If-the-Book-of-Mormon-writer-Joseph-Smith-didn-t-use-the-
golden-plates-to-translate-and-instead-was-revealed-the-story-by-God-why-were-there-so-
many-mistakes-in-spelling-and-grammar-as-well-as-incorrect-mentions-of/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did Joseph Smith’s witnesses to the Book of Mormon verify that the plates
they saw or handled were ancient gold plates and the inscription on the plates was in ancient
reformed Egyptian?” Quora, Oct 14, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-Joseph-
Smith-s-witnesses-to-the-Book-of-Mormon-verify-that-the-plates-they-saw-or-handled-were-
ancient-gold-plates-and-the-inscription-on-the-plates-was-in-ancient-reformed-
Smith, Bob, “Is the melody in the Mormon Sunday school song ‘Book of Mormon Stories’ an
insensitive caricature of Egyptian culture and music?” Quora, Oct 16, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-melody-in-the-Mormon-Sunday-school-song-Book-of-Mormon-
Stories-an-insensitive-caricature-of-Egyptian-culture-and-music/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How long did it take Joseph Smith to translate the Book of Mormon?” Quora, Oct
17, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/How-long-did-it-take-Joseph-Smith-to-translate-
the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible that Joseph Smith was receiving coaching from someone who met
with him at the Hill Cumorah each of the four years before obtaining the golden plates?”
Quora, Oct 30, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-that-Joseph-Smith-was-
receiving-coaching-from-someone-who-met-with-him-at-the-Hill-Cumorah-each-of-the-four-
years-before-obtaining-the-golden-plates/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What’s more unbelievable, the Book of Mormon’s Nephite history or the LDS
church’s real history?” Quora, Nov 7, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-s-more-
unbelievable-the-Book-of-Mormon-s-Nephite-history-or-the-LDS-church-s-real-
Smith, Bob, “What does the Book of Mormon tell us about technology?” Quora, Nov 19, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-Book-of-Mormon-tell-us-about-
technology/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “For believing Mormons who are brave enough to read the contents of ‘Letter to a
CES Director,’ how can they disregard the provability of false aspects of Mormon theology, and
historic problems of the Book of Mormon itself?” Quora, Nov 19, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/For-believing-Mormons-who-are-brave-enough-to-read-the-contents-
of-Letter-to-a-CES-Director-how-can-they-disregard-the-provability-of-false-aspects-of-
Mormon-theology-and-historic-problems-of-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If scientists and historians say they have disproved The Book of Mormon, why do
so many people still believe and feel the power of its words?” Quora, Dec 6, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-scientists-and-historians-say-they-have-disproved-The-Book-of-
Mormon-why-do-so-many-people-still-believe-and-feel-the-power-of-its-words/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are the numerous instances of Campbellite theology in the Book of Mormon
evidence that Sidney Rigdon at least co-authored the book with Joseph Smith?” Quora, Dec 10,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-the-numerous-instances-of-Campbellite-theology-
in-the-Book-of-Mormon-evidence-that-Sidney-Rigdon-at-least-co-authored-the-book-with-
Joseph-Smith/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If Joseph Smith was sophisticated enough in 1830 to use Clarke's Commentary for
his re-write of the Bible, why do Mormons maintain that Smith was just an uneducated semi-
literate boy farm boy in 1829 when he produced his Book of Mormon?” Quora, Dec 11, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/If-Joseph-Smith-was-sophisticated-enough-in-1830-to-use-
Clarkes-Commentary-for-his-re-write-of-the-Bible-why-do-Mormons-maintain-that-Smith-was-
just-an-uneducated-semi-literate-boy-farm-boy-in-1829-when-he-produced/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Am I wrong but does the Book of Mormon attack the Catholic Church? It seems
like a reference to the Westminster Confession of Faith which does seem odd. What is ‘the
great and abominable church’?” Quora, Dec 22, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Am-I-
wrong-but-does-the-Book-of-Mormon-attack-the-Catholic-Church-It-seems-like-a-reference-to-
the-Westminster-Confession-of-Faith-which-does-seem-odd-What-is-the-great-and-
abominable-church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Could translators like Joseph Smith have misread ancient hieroglyphs?” Quora, Jan
6, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Could-translators-like-Joseph-Smith-have-misread-
ancient-hieroglyphs/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who wrote the 1981 Introduction to the Book of Mormon?” Quora, Jan 7, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Who-wrote-the-1981-Introduction-to-the-Book-of-
Smith, Bob, “Why do LDS pictures have Joseph Smith looking at gold plates instead of looking
into his hat?” Quora, Jan 21, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-LDS-pictures-
have-Joseph-Smith-looking-at-gold-plates-instead-of-looking-into-his-hat/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there a Hebrew translation of the Book of Mormon, and if so, does the pattern
of language sit better in Hebrew than its English manifestation?” Quora, Jan 23, 2020 (updated
Jan 31), online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-Hebrew-translation-of-the-Book-of-
Mormon-and-if-so-does-the-pattern-of-language-sit-better-in-Hebrew-than-its-English-
manifestation/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I have always been fascinated with the Hill Cumorah. Do we know the exact
location? N.Y. or Cerro El Vigia? Has any archaeologist found this cave or any evidence of a
great battle taken place around the hill?” Quora, Jan 24, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/I-have-always-been-fascinated-with-the-Hill-Cumorah-Do-we-know-
the-exact-location-N-Y-or-Cerro-El-Vigia-Has-any-archaeologist-found-this-cave-or-any-
evidence-of-a-great-battle-taken-place-around-the-hill/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the longest name in the Book of Mormon?” Quora, Feb 8, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-longest-name-in-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What have you learned from the Book of Mormon that surprised you?” Quora, Feb
10, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-have-you-learned-from-the-Book-of-
Mormon-that-surprised-you/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How many leaves of the gold plates were needed for Joseph Smith to translate the
reformed Egyptian into a page of English? Is reformed Egyptian more or less economical for
space than English?” Quora, Feb 12, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-many-
leaves-of-the-gold-plates-were-needed-for-Joseph-Smith-to-translate-the-reformed-Egyptian-
into-a-page-of-English-Is-reformed-Egyptian-more-or-less-economical-for-space-than-
Smith, Bob, “If the Lamanites in the Book of Mormon were already wicked and loathsome, why
did they need a curse of black skin to make them not enticing to the white and delightsome
people? Wouldn’t being loathsome self-select and mark them as not enticing?” Quora, Feb 18,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/If-the-Lamanites-in-the-Book-of-Mormon-were-
already-wicked-and-loathsome-why-did-they-need-a-curse-of-black-skin-to-make-them-not-
enticing-to-the-white-and-delightsome-people-Wouldn-t-being-loathsome-self-select-
and/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “At what age do Mormons first learn about Joseph Smith’s hat and seer stone? Why
is this left out of the LDS picture books?” Quora, Feb 24, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/At-what-age-do-Mormons-first-learn-about-Joseph-
Smith%E2%80%99s-hat-and-seer-stone-Why-is-this-left-out-of-the-LDS-picture-
books/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the Book of Mormon, Mosiah 15 ‘15:3 The Father, because he was conceived by
the power of God; and the Son, because of the flesh; thus becoming the Father and Son 15:4
And they are one God.’ How do you see this passage in terms of the trinity?” Quora, Feb 26,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/In-the-Book-of-Mormon-Mosiah-15-15-3-The-Father-
because-he-was-conceived-by-the-power-of-God-and-the-Son-because-of-the-flesh-thus-
becoming-the-Father-and-Son-15-4-And-they-are-one-God-How-do-you-see-this-passage-
Smith, Bob, “How would you read the Book of Mormon in 3 months?” Quora, Feb 26, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/How-would-you-read-the-Book-of-Mormon-in-3-
months/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How could Joseph Smith write the Book of Mormon? He wasn't very educated,
was he?” Quora, Mar 7, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-could-Joseph-Smith-
write-the-Book-of-Mormon-He-wasnt-very-educated-was-he/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which Native American language is closest to reformed Egyptian?” Quora, Mar 9,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Which-Native-American-language-is-closest-to-
reformed-Egyptian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If the Nephites lived in Mexico, why did they bury the golden plates in Upstate
New York?” Quora, Mar 10, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/If-the-Nephites-lived-in-
Mexico-why-did-they-bury-the-golden-plates-in-Upstate-New-York/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the Book of Mormon a series of parables rather than a history?” Quora, Mar 10,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Book-of-Mormon-a-series-of-parables-rather-
than-a-history/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are ancient works often translated into antiquated ~17th century English,
even when the first translations are written around the 19th century?” Quora, April 8, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-are-ancient-works-often-translated-into-antiquated-
17th-century-English-even-when-the-first-translations-are-written-around-the-19th-
century/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Joseph Smith a true prophet and chosen by God to deliver the Book of
Mormon to the people?” Quora, April 27, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-Joseph-
Smith-a-true-prophet-and-chosen-by-God-to-deliver-the-Book-of-Mormon-to-the-
Smith, Bob, “Who was the ‘place of Mormon, waters of Mormon and forest of Mormon’ named
after in Mosiah 18:30?” Quora, May 18, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-was-the-
place-of-Mormon-waters-of-Mormon-and-forest-of-Mormon-named-after-in-Mosiah-18-
Smith, Bob, “I2 Nephi 2 ‘And they would have had no children; wherefore they would have
remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery; doing no good, for
they knew no sin.’ Can you explain this quotation from the Book of Mormon?” Quora, May 20,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/I2-Nephi-2-And-they-would-have-had-no-children-
wherefore-they-would-have-remained-in-a-state-of-innocence-having-no-joy-for-they-knew-
no-misery-doing-no-good-for-they-knew-no-sin-Can-you-explain-this-quotation-
from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who were the Ammonites people?” Quora, May 30, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-were-the-Ammonites-people/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is your favorite story in the Book of Mormon?” Quora, June 5, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-is-your-favorite-story-in-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did the LDS church remove the scripture that proclaimed the ‘Lamanites shall
be a dark, filthy and loathsome people’ in 2010?” Quora, June 7, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-LDS-church-remove-the-scripture-that-proclaimed-the-
Lamanites-shall-be-a-dark-filthy-and-loathsome-people-in-2010/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the Book of Mormon public domain?” Quora, June 13, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Book-of-Mormon-public-domain/answer/Bob-Smith-3106.
Smith, Bob, “When did Joseph Smith receive the gold plates?” Quora, June 25, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/When-did-Joseph-Smith-receive-the-gold-plates/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the tenets of the Book of Mormon that agree with the platforms of the
current US Republican party?” Quora, July 18, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-
are-the-tenets-of-the-Book-of-Mormon-that-agree-with-the-platforms-of-the-current-US-
Republican-party/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How significant is the Mormon claim that chiasmus is in the Book of Mormon?
Does this qualify as evidence of historical authenticity?” Quora, Aug 7, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-significant-is-the-Mormon-claim-that-chiasmus-is-in-the-Book-
of-Mormon-Does-this-qualify-as-evidence-of-historical-authenticity/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What exactly in the Bible is not translated correctly according to Mormon beliefs?
Which Biblical verses take precedence, the Book of Mormon or the JST?” Quora, Sept 11, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-exactly-in-the-Bible-is-not-translated-correctly-
according-to-Mormon-beliefs-Which-Biblical-verses-take-precedence-the-Book-of-Mormon-or-
the-JST/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where did Joseph Smith get the names in the Book of Mormon from?” Quora, Oct
23, 2020, updated Oct 28, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-did-Joseph-Smith-
get-the-names-in-the-Book-of-Mormon-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If Joseph Smith copied themes and stories from View of the Hebrews and The Late
War, how come nobody noticed until recently?” Quora, Oct 25, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-Joseph-Smith-copied-themes-and-stories-from-View-of-the-
Hebrews-and-The-Late-War-how-come-nobody-noticed-until-recently/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “As a member of the LDS faith, what did you do when you discovered that the gold
plates weren’t used by Smith to translate the Book of Mormon?” Quora, Dec 4, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/As-a-member-of-the-LDS-faith-what-did-you-do-when-you-discovered-
that-the-gold-plates-weren-t-used-by-Smith-to-translate-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Joseph Smith change his translation of the Book of Mormon? If so, how many
times?” Quora, Jan 5, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-Joseph-Smith-change-his-
translation-of-the-Book-of-Mormon-If-so-how-many-times/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there a registry of the Book of Mormon geography theories?” Quora, Feb 1,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-registry-of-the-Book-of-Mormon-geography-
theories/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Because we now know that the Exodus never happened, is the Book of Mormon’s
claim that it was written in reformed Egyptian in error, since ancient Israelites would not have
know any Egyptian?” Quora, Feb 5, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Because-we-now-
know-that-the-Exodus-never-happened-is-the-Book-of-Mormon-s-claim-that-it-was-written-in-
reformed-Egyptian-in-error-since-ancient-Israelites-would-not-have-know-any-
Smith, Bob, “Why does Jacob in the Book of Mormon have him giving a parable of an olive tree
for 77 verses, when there were no olives in the Americas?” Quora, Feb 9, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-does-Jacob-in-the-Book-of-Mormon-have-him-giving-a-parable-
of-an-olive-tree-for-77-verses-when-there-were-no-olives-in-the-Americas/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What’s the official method Joseph Smith used to translate the gold plates? Did the
rock tell him word for word what to dictate or did the rock simply inspire him to ‘work it out in
his head’?” Quora, Feb 16, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-s-the-official-method-
Joseph-Smith-used-to-translate-the-gold-plates-Did-the-rock-tell-him-word-for-word-what-to-
dictate-or-did-the-rock-simply-inspire-him-to-work-it-out-in-his-head/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the Book of Mormon, were the Hebrew scriptures on the brass plates of Laban
written in consonantal Hebrew and with ‘YHWH’ or had they been translated into reformed
Egyptian?” Quora, Feb 20, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/In-the-Book-of-Mormon-
were-the-Hebrew-scriptures-on-the-brass-plates-of-Laban-written-in-consonantal-Hebrew-and-
with-YHWH-or-had-they-been-translated-into-reformed-Egyptian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does the recently discovered plagiarism in the Joseph Smith Translation of the
Bible give precedence to the theory that the Book of Mormon was also plagiarized by Rigdon?”
Quora, Feb 27, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-the-recently-discovered-
plagiarism-in-the-Joseph-Smith-Translation-of-the-Bible-give-precedence-to-the-theory-that-the-
Book-of-Mormon-was-also-plagiarized-by-Rigdon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there any group of people on Earth today like the Anti-Nephi-Lehi people of the
Book of Mormon who refused to fight or to support war of any kind?” Quora, March 29, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-group-of-people-on-Earth-today-like-the-Anti-
Nephi-Lehi-people-of-the-Book-of-Mormon-who-refused-to-fight-or-to-support-war-of-any-
kind/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which event in the Book of Mormon inspires you the most?” Quora, April 23,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Which-event-in-the-Book-of-Mormon-inspires-you-the-
most/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How and why was the Book of Mormon created?” Quora, May 7, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-and-why-was-the-Book-of-Mormon-created/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is the Book of Mormon written in King James English?” Quora, May 9,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-Book-of-Mormon-written-in-King-James-
Smith, Bob, “Does the Book of Mormon contain a true history of Native Americans?” Quora,
June 16, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-the-Book-of-Mormon-contain-a-true-
history-of-Native-Americans/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If I got access to the original plate of the book of Mormon with the so-called
‘reformed Egyptian’ writings, would there be a way for me to get the accurate pronunciations of
all words?” Quora, July 3, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/If-I-got-access-to-the-
original-plate-of-the-book-of-Mormon-with-the-so-called-reformed-Egyptian-writings-would-
there-be-a-way-for-me-to-get-the-accurate-pronunciations-of-all-words/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Why did Martin Harris throw out Anthon’s note stating the Caractors document
was a fraud, and instead said the opposite?” Quora, July 23, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Martin-Harris-throw-out-Anthon-s-note-stating-the-Caractors-
document-was-a-fraud-and-instead-said-the-opposite/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why would Joseph Smith translate the word ‘mile’ when speaking of a Nephite
word for distance, but not give us a similar word for ‘curelom’ or ‘cumom’?” Quora, Aug 6,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-would-Joseph-Smith-translate-the-word-mile-
when-speaking-of-a-Nephite-word-for-distance-but-not-give-us-a-similar-word-for-curelom-or-
cumom/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Should the book View of the Hebrews be required reading for Mormon
missionaries so they can better understand the cultural milieu in Joseph Smith’s day?” Quora,
Aug 20, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Should-the-book-View-of-the-Hebrews-be-
required-reading-for-Mormon-missionaries-so-they-can-better-understand-the-cultural-milieu-in-
Joseph-Smith-s-day/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do you think Joseph Smith received inspiration from Solomon Spaulding's
‘Manuscript Found’?” Quora, Aug 21, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-you-think-
Joseph-Smith-received-inspiration-from-Solomon-Spauldings-Manuscript-Found/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why would the LDS/Mormon scripture 2 Nephi 24:12 contain the word ‘Lucifer’
which was a translation error made by Saint Jerome in the Latin Vulgate translation of the 4th
century AD if Nephi was from the 2nd century BC?” Quora, Aug 3, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-would-the-LDS-Mormon-scripture-2-Nephi-24-12-contain-the-
word-Lucifer-which-was-a-translation-error-made-by-Saint-Jerome-in-the-Latin-Vulgate-
translation-of-the-4th-century-AD-if-Nephi-was-from-the-2nd-century/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the scariest-looking animal in the Book of Mormon?” Quora, Sept 12, 021,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-scariest-looking-animal-in-the-Book-of-
Smith, Bob, “Why was the original manuscript of the Book of Mormon given to the printer and
typesetter without first being edited for punctuation?” Quora, Sept 14, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-was-the-original-manuscript-of-the-Book-of-Mormon-given-to-
the-printer-and-typesetter-without-first-being-edited-for-punctuation/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If Joseph Smith never had any success with his seer stone in treasure digging, why
would anyone believe he could use it to accurately translate the Book of Mormon?” Quora, Oct
12, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/If-Joseph-Smith-never-had-any-success-with-his-
seer-stone-in-treasure-digging-why-would-anyone-believe-he-could-use-it-to-accurately-
translate-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Since the witnesses stated the gold plates weren’t used to create the Book of
Mormon, was the plates purpose more of a 19th century symbolic way of affirming that they
believed in Joseph Smith?” Quora, Oct 21, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Since-the-
witnesses-stated-the-gold-plates-weren-t-used-to-create-the-Book-of-Mormon-was-the-plates-
purpose-more-of-a-19th-century-symbolic-way-of-affirming-that-they-believed-in-Joseph-
Smith/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If the Book of Mormon occurred in the Northern US, why does it never mention
snow?” Quora, Nov 3, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/If-the-Book-of-Mormon-
occurred-in-the-Northern-US-why-does-it-never-mention-snow/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was it like to learn from Chaim Rabin at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
and what did he have to say about the Book of Mormon?” Quora, Nov 7, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-was-it-like-to-learn-from-Chaim-Rabin-at-the-Hebrew-University-
of-Jerusalem-and-what-did-he-have-to-say-about-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “What makes the Book of Mormon relevant to me in the UK?” Quora, Nov 22,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-makes-the-Book-of-Mormon-relevant-to-me-in-
the-UK/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do Mormons defend reformed Egyptian as a legitimate language?” Quora,
Dec 18, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-do-Mormons-defend-reformed-Egyptian-
as-a-legitimate-language/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What language was the Book of Mormon written in?” Quora, Dec 29, 2021, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-language-was-the-Book-of-Mormon-written-in/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “After so much analysis of the origin of the Book of Mormon written about 200
years ago, are Mormons of the various sects (including Denver Snuffer) any closer to seeing the
book as a hoax, and Joseph Smith as a false prophet?” Quora, Dec 31, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/After-so-much-analysis-of-the-origin-of-the-Book-of-Mormon-written-
about-200-years-ago-are-Mormons-of-the-various-sects-including-Denver-Snuffer-any-closer-to-
seeing-the-book-as-a-hoax-and-Joseph-Smith-as-a-false/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Gold plates have been discovered in a number of places Don't the believers in
Joseph Smith realize that the non-existence of his plates make it highly likely that his story was a
grand hoax including Book of Mormon written by ghost writers?” Quora, Dec 31, 2021, online
at https://www.quora.com/Gold-plates-have-been-discovered-in-a-number-of-places-Dont-the-
believers-in-Joseph-Smith-realize-that-the-non-existence-of-his-plates-make-it-highly-likely-
that-his-story-was-a-grand-hoax-including-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why didn’t Hugh Nibley believe David McKay when he said Joseph Smith wrote
the Book of Mormon (instead of being inspired)? How could a prophet of God be wrong?”
Quora, Jan 5, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-didn-t-Hugh-Nibley-believe-David-
McKay-when-he-said-Joseph-Smith-wrote-the-Book-of-Mormon-instead-of-being-inspired-
How-could-a-prophet-of-God-be-wrong/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do you think most LDS leaders know that Joseph Smith created the Book of
Mormon from his imagination like the late LDS prophet David O McKay admitted to Hugh
Nibley?” Quora, Jan 6, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-you-think-most-LDS-leaders-
know-that-Joseph-Smith-created-the-Book-of-Mormon-from-his-imagination-like-the-late-LDS-
prophet-David-O-McKay-admitted-to-Hugh-Nibley/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Mormon named after the waters of Mormon?” Quora, Jan 11, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Was-Mormon-named-after-the-waters-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is the Book of Mormon never in modern English?” Quora, Jan 17, 2022,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-Book-of-Mormon-never-in-modern-
Smith, Bob, “Is Melchizedek mentioned in the Book of Mormon?” Quora, Jan 19, 2022, online
at https://www.quora.com/Is-Melchizedek-mentioned-in-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the Book Of Mormon historically accurate?” Quora, Jan 25, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Book-Of-Mormon-historically-accurate/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is ‘and it came to pass’ repeated so often in the Book of Mormon?” Quora,
Jan 25, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-%E2%80%9Cand-it-came-to-
pass%E2%80%9D-repeated-so-often-in-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is a curelom? Do we think they existed (Book of Mormon)?” Quora, Jan 25,
2022, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-curelom-Do-we-think-they-existed-Book-of-
Smith, Bob, “Is it possible to follow the Book of Mormon if I don't want to become a Mormon?”
Quora, Feb 4, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-possible-to-follow-the-Book-of-
Mormon-if-I-dont-want-to-become-a-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why don't the Latter Day Saints produce a modern English translation of the Book
of Mormon?” Quora, Feb 8, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-dont-the-Latter-Day-
Saints-produce-a-modern-English-translation-of-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Joseph Smith copy the Book of Mormon?” Quora, Feb 11, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-Joseph-Smith-copy-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did Joseph Smith know about chiasmus?” Quora, Feb 12, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-did-Joseph-Smith-know-about-chiasmus/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How does the book of Mormon exist after being proven false for so many years?
Wouldn't that put it out of production?” Quora, Feb 15, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-does-the-book-of-Mormon-exist-after-being-proven-false-for-so-
many-years-Wouldnt-that-put-it-out-of-production/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the Book of Mormon teach about God?” Quora, Mar 2, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-Book-of-Mormon-teach-about-God/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why don't Mormons care that their unusual theological teachings aren't found in
the Book of Mormon, which clearly accepts ordinary biblical theological doctrines and teachings
rather than those promoted by the LDS Church?” Quora, Mar 3, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-dont-Mormons-care-that-their-unusual-theological-teachings-arent-
found-in-the-Book-of-Mormon-which-clearly-accepts-ordinary-biblical-theological-doctrines-
and-teachings-rather-than-those-promoted-by-the-LDS/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do Mormons emphasize more the alleged prophet status of Joseph Smith
himself than that of the alleged prophetic authenticity of the contents of the Book of Mormon as
a book of divine teachings?” Quora, Mar 3, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-
Mormons-emphasize-more-the-alleged-prophet-status-of-Joseph-Smith-himself-than-that-of-the-
alleged-prophetic-authenticity-of-the-contents-of-the-Book-of-Mormon-as-a-book-of-divine-
teachings/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “According to the Book of Mormon, only those who belong to the devil will dislike
the book of Mormon. Is this an unfair statement?” Quora, Mar 6, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/According-to-the-Book-of-Mormon-only-those-who-belong-to-the-
devil-will-dislike-the-book-of-Mormon-Is-this-an-unfair-statement/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the Book of Mormon, why would the Nephite General Gidgiddoni have a name
that showed up on cuneiform texts from the late Assyrian empire--the same Assyrians who
conquered and humiliated the Nephites' Israelite ancestors?” Quora, Mar 10, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/In-the-Book-of-Mormon-why-would-the-Nephite-General-Gidgiddoni-
have-a-name-that-showed-up-on-cuneiform-texts-from-the-late-Assyrian-empire-the-same-
Assyrians-who-conquered-and-humiliated-the-Nephites-Israelite/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is ‘ziff’ as it is taxed and used for decoration in the Book of Mormon?”
Quora, Mar 17, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-ziff-as-it-is-taxed-and-used-for-
decoration-in-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can I get the Community of Christ's version of The Book of Mormon for
free?” Quora, Mar 24, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-get-the-Community-
of-Christs-version-of-The-Book-of-Mormon-for-free/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the reader's edition of the book of Mormon?” Quora, Mar 26, 2022, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-readers-edition-of-the-book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If the book of Isaiah messianic prophecies that are quoted in the Book of Mormon
is evidence of ‘fraud,’ for what purpose were the same messianic prophecies quoted in The Dead
Sea Scrolls?” Quora, Mar 30, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/If-the-book-of-Isaiah-
messianic-prophecies-that-are-quoted-in-the-Book-of-Mormon-is-evidence-of-fraud-for-what-
purpose-were-the-same-messianic-prophecies-quoted-in-The-Dead-Sea-Scrolls/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If Joseph Smith was the only one who could read the golden plates, how did other
people in Joseph Smith's time already believe many of the same themes found in the book of
Mormon?” Quora, April 3, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/If-Joseph-Smith-was-the-
only-one-who-could-read-the-golden-plates-how-did-other-people-in-Joseph-Smiths-time-
already-believe-many-of-the-same-themes-found-in-the-book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a Latter Day Saint, what convinced you that the Book of Mormon was true?”
Quora, April 16, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-Latter-Day-Saint-what-convinced-
you-that-the-Book-of-Mormon-was-true/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there a story in the Book of Mormon that is difficult to understand?” Quora,
April 23, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-story-in-the-Book-of-Mormon-that-
is-difficult-to-understand/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Huge populations and major cities are mentioned in the Book of Mormon. Why can
nothing be found of the archaeology of the people and cities?” Quora, May 14, 202, online at
https://www.quora.com/Huge-populations-and-major-cities-are-mentioned-in-the-Book-of-
Mormon-Why-can-nothing-be-found-of-the-archaeology-of-the-people-and-cities/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Book of Abraham
Smith, Bob, “How do Mormons explain the Book of Abraham when many scholars view it as a
completely fabricated, incorrect translation by Joseph Smith?” Quora, Dec 28, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-Mormons-explain-the-Book-of-Abraham-when-many-
scholars-view-it-as-a-completely-fabricated-incorrect-translation-by-Joseph-Smith/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Joseph Smith fill in the lacunae (missing parts) of his “Facsimile 2” with upside
down hieroglyphs from an unrelated papyrus?” Quora, Jan 14, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-Joseph-Smith-fill-in-the-lacunae-missing-parts-of-his-Facsimile-2-
with-upside-down-hieroglyphs-from-an-unrelated-papyrus/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smsith, Bob, “Do Mormons believe that Joseph Smith translated a papyrus of the Egyptian
fertility god Osiris as their Heavenly Father?” Quora, Feb 25, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-Mormons-believe-that-Joseph-Smith-translated-a-papyrus-of-the-
Egyptian-fertility-god-Osiris-as-their-Heavenly-Father/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did the Mormon Joseph Smith use Athanasius Kircher’s incorrect hieroglyphics
translation (which included invoking spirits and astronomy) as the foundation to his Book of
Abraham translation?” Quora, May 12, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-the-
Mormon-Joseph-Smith-use-Athanasius-Kircher-s-incorrect-hieroglyphics-translation-which-
included-invoking-spirits-and-astronomy-as-the-foundation-to-his-Book-of-Abraham-
translation/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there a place where I can find a translation of the copy of the Book of Breathings
Joseph Smith used to produce the Pearl of Great Price?” Quora, May 13, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-place-where-I-can-find-a-translation-of-the-copy-of-the-
Book-of-Breathings-Joseph-Smith-used-to-produce-the-Pearl-of-Great-Price/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Joseph Smith’s structure of the grammar and alphabet of the Egyptian language
technically correct and recognized by mainstream Egyptologists? Are Smith’s ‘five degrees of
meaning’ a real part of the Egyptian language?” Quora, July 29, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Joseph-Smith-s-structure-of-the-grammar-and-alphabet-of-the-
Egyptian-language-technically-correct-and-recognized-by-mainstream-Egyptologists-Are-Smith-
s-five-degrees-of-meaning-a-real-part-of-the-Egyptian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does the Hebrew word ‘‫( ’רקיע‬firmament, expanse, space, vault) denote a solid
dome of some kind? I wanted to know whether the Hebrew word ‫ רקיע‬rāqîa‘, or ‘firmament’ in
the KJV, denotes a solid dome over the earth.” Quora, Oct 30, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Does-the-Hebrew-word-%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A2-
firmament-expanse-space-vault-denote-a-solid-dome-of-some-kind-I-wanted-to-know-
whether-the-Hebrew-word-%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A2-r%C4%81q%C3%AEa-or-
firmament-in-the-KJV/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 . or https://qr.ae/TV8IMD .
Smith, Bob, “Did Joseph Smith translate even a single word correctly in his Book of Abraham?
What about the pictured scenes, was anything even close?” Quora, Feb 28, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-Joseph-Smith-translate-even-a-single-word-correctly-in-his-Book-
of-Abraham-What-about-the-pictured-scenes-was-anything-even-close/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Have Canaanite sacrifices to the god Molech been proven by archeology?” Quora,
April 1, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Have-Canaanite-sacrifices-to-the-god-Molech-
been-proven-by-archeology/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I’m having difficulty finding what the elevated learning experience assignment
requirements are for the Pearl of Great Price class. Is there a link to the requirements? What
are the requirements?” Quora, April 21, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/I-m-having-
difficulty-finding-what-the-elevated-learning-experience-assignment-requirements-are-for-the-
Pearl-of-Great-Price-class-Is-there-a-link-to-the-requirements-What-are-the-
requirements/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did first dynasty Egyptians practice human sacrifice, and why did they stop it
from the second dynasty on?” Quora, updated May 2, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-first-dynasty-Egyptians-practice-human-sacrifice-and-why-
did-they-stop-it-from-the-second-dynasty-on/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What languages do I need for Abrahamic theology? I am studying Hebrew, Persian,
Arabic, Greek, and English. Are these enough?” Quora, May 18, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-languages-do-I-need-for-Abrahamic-theology-I-am-studying-
Hebrew-Persian-Arabic-Greek-and-English-Are-these-enough/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can anyone believe in Joseph Smith after he wrote the ‘Book of Abraham’?
For me, this goes beyond the pale of being a true prophet.” Quora, June 17, 2020 (updated Sept
23, 2020), online at https://www.quora.com/How-can-anyone-believe-in-Joseph-Smith-after-
he-wrote-the-Book-of-Abraham-For-me-this-goes-beyond-the-pale-of-being-a-true-
prophet/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there any evidence that ancient cultures of the Middle East, like the Sumerians,
practiced human sacrifices to their gods?” Quora, Aug 10, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-evidence-that-ancient-cultures-of-the-Middle-East-like-
the-Sumerians-practiced-human-sacrifices-to-their-gods/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is known about Kolob from Latter-day Saint (LDS, Mormon) literature?”
Quora, Sept 4, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-known-about-Kolob-from-
Latter-day-Saint-LDS-Mormon-literature/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the apologetic that the Book of Abraham was derived from missing papyri
containing red, black and white colors explained by Dr Lythgoe’s expert opinion that the red
markings appeared to have been drawn over in black by Joseph Smith?” Quora, Sept 29, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-apologetic-that-the-Book-of-Abraham-was-derived-
from-missing-papyri-containing-red-black-and-white-colors-explained-by-Dr-Lythgoe-s-expert-
opinion-that-the-red-markings-appeared-to-have-been-drawn-over-in/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Given Joseph Smith’s propensity to ‘translate’ other people’s works, like Adam
Clarke’s, is it possible he was doing the same thing with his Book of Mormon?” Quora, Jan 16,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Given-Joseph-Smith-s-propensity-to-translate-other-
people-s-works-like-Adam-Clarke-s-is-it-possible-he-was-doing-the-same-thing-with-his-Book-
of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why doesn’t Mormon apologist John Gee recognize that he and his theories are
going to be scapegoated by LDS leaders?” Quora, March 8, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-doesn-t-Mormon-apologist-John-Gee-recognize-that-he-and-his-
theories-are-going-to-be-scapegoated-by-LDS-leaders/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How important would a document found from ancient Egypt be if it were ‘written
in Abraham’s own hand’, as the LDS church claims to have had in their possession?” Quora,
June 30, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-important-would-a-document-found-from-
ancient-Egypt-be-if-it-were-written-in-Abraham-s-own-hand-as-the-LDS-church-claims-to-have-
had-in-their-possession/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of the name Raqia?” Quora, Jan 28, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-the-name-Raqia/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it true that the LDS Book of Abraham facsimile 2 contains temple worship
gestures/symbols, or is that inaccurate?” Quora, Feb 3, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-the-LDS-Book-of-Abraham-facsimile-2-contains-temple-
worship-gestures-symbols-or-is-that-inaccurate/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What's wrong with the Book of Abraham?” Quora, Mar 26, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Whats-wrong-with-the-Book-of-Abraham/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
LDS Theology
Smith, Bob, “Who Was Melchizedek?” Quora, Oct 15, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-was-Melchizedek/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, how do you find
lasting forgiveness when you are always dealing with guilt and shame?” Quora, Jan 22, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-member-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-Day-
Saints-how-do-you-find-lasting-forgiveness-when-you-are-always-dealing-with-guilt-and-
shame/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Mormons claim to have restored the true church from its apostasy, therefore are
all other churches (still) apostate to Mormons?” Quora, Jan 22, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Mormons-claim-to-have-restored-the-true-church-from-its-apostasy-
therefore-are-all-other-churches-still-apostate-to-Mormons/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is Joseph Smith call The American Muhammad?” Quora, Feb 10, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Joseph-Smith-call-The-American-Muhammad/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Geologically speaking, what is the ‘seer stone’ in the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints that was used by Joseph Smith to find buried treasure and translate the Book
of Mormon,” Quora, Mar 2, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Geologically-speaking-
what-is-the-seer-stone-in-the-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-that-was-used-by-
Joseph-Smith-to-find-buried-treasure-and-translate-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are Mormons / members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
required to believe if they don't want to get kicked out of the church?” Quora, Mar 19, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-Mormons-members-of-the-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-
of-Latter-day-Saints-required-to-believe-if-they-dont-want-to-get-kicked-out-of-the-
Smith, Bob, “Why doesn't the LDS Church have a monastic order?” Quora, Mar 19, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/Why-doesnt-the-LDS-Church-have-a-monastic-order/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did the Mormon Church not allow black people to join before 1980?” Quora,
Mar 22, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-Mormon-Church-not-allow-
black-people-to-join-before-1980/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do Latter Day Saints (Mormons) believe and teach that the 2nd coming will
happen in Missouri?” Quora, April 14, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-Latter-Day-
Saints-Mormons-believe-and-teach-that-the-2nd-coming-will-happen-in-Missouri/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “President Nelson in the Sunday morning session said that ‘keeping those
covenants and receiving essential ordinances. This has been true since the beginning of time,’ I
had not heard of Adam, Eve, Noah, etc receiving all the ordinances. Have you?” Quora, April 19,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/President-Nelson-in-the-Sunday-morning-session-said-
that-keeping-those-covenants-and-receiving-essential-ordinances-This-has-been-true-since-
the-beginning-of-time-I-had-not-heard-of-Adam-Eve-Noah-etc-receiving-all/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where in the Doctrine and Covenants did Joseph Smith predict a war between the
states?” Quora, April 27, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-in-the-Doctrine-and-
Covenants-did-Joseph-Smith-predict-a-war-between-the-states/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was the Mormon Joseph Smith vocal about the frustration of having so many
wives to raise up seed, yet never being blessed with a single child outside his first marriage?”
Quora, April 28, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-the-Mormon-Joseph-Smith-
vocal-about-the-frustration-of-having-so-many-wives-to-raise-up-seed-yet-never-being-
blessed-with-a-single-child-outside-his-first-marriage/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 . Updated June
12, 2019.
Smith, Bob, “Does the Bible mention anything about eternal families like the LDS church
teaches?” Quora, April 30, 2019 (updated May 5, 2019), online at
https://www.quora.com/Does-the-Bible-mention-anything-about-eternal-families-like-the-LDS-
church-teaches/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “According to the Old and New Testaments what are the things that the True
Church must have?” Quora, May 1, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/According-to-the-
Old-and-New-Testaments-what-are-the-things-that-the-True-Church-must-have/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As free agency is the central tenet in Mormon theology, why aren’t mormons
soliciting more in our prison system, since that is where the most people afflicted by poor
choices are found?” Quora, May 13, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/As-free-agency-is-
the-central-tenet-in-Mormon-theology-why-aren-t-mormons-soliciting-more-in-our-prison-
system-since-that-is-where-the-most-people-afflicted-by-poor-choices-are-found/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do lay Mormons read the Journal of Discourses and Doctrine and Covenants?”
Quora, May 20, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-lay-Mormons-read-the-Journal-of-
Discourses-and-Doctrine-and-Covenants/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do Latter-day Saints believe in Purgatory?” Quora, May 25, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-Latter-day-Saints-believe-in-Purgatory/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Mormons: How do you know your faith is the truth?” Quora, June 1, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/Mormons-How-do-you-know-your-faith-is-the-truth/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do the LDS have exorcisms?” Quora, June 4, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-the-LDS-have-exorcisms/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is it really
necessary that your beliefs all be true, or is it reasonable to assume that there is some leeway?”
Quora, June 4, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-member-of-the-Church-of-Jesus-
Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-is-it-really-necessary-that-your-beliefs-all-be-true-or-is-it-
reasonable-to-assume-that-there-is-some-leeway/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do people think the Book of Mormon says the Garden of Eden is in Jackson
County Missouri when it is the Doctrine and Covenants that says it is?” Quora, June 6, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-people-think-the-Book-of-Mormon-says-the-
Garden-of-Eden-is-in-Jackson-County-Missouri-when-it-is-the-Doctrine-and-Covenants-that-
says-it-is/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some basic rules of the Mormon community?” Quora, June 10, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-basic-rules-of-the-Mormon-
community/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Has anything ever happened to you which confirmed or denied your faith?”
Quora, June 12, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Has-anything-ever-happened-to-you-
which-confirmed-or-denied-your-faith/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What did God mean saying the LDS church was ‘the only true and living church
upon the face of the whole earth, with which I, the Lord, am well pleased’ (D&C 1:30)? Doesn't
that then mean there are other true churches on earth he is not pleased with?” Quora, June 26,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-did-God-mean-saying-the-LDS-church-was-the-
only-true-and-living-church-upon-the-face-of-the-whole-earth-with-which-I-the-Lord-am-well-
pleased-D-C-1-30-Doesnt-that-then-mean-there-are-other-true-churches-on/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “According the LDS doctrine, what determines if a document is scripture and what
is not?” Quora, June 26, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/According-the-LDS-doctrine-
what-determines-if-a-document-is-scripture-and-what-is-not/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do Mormons consider themselves to be polyamorous?” Quora, July 5, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/Do-Mormons-consider-themselves-to-be-
polyamorous/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why didn’t Christ organize the church as completely as Joseph Smith did?” Quora,
July 5, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-didn-t-Christ-organize-the-church-as-
completely-as-Joseph-Smith-did/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who founded The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?” Quora, July 6,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-founded-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-
day-Saints/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is there a difference between the Mormon religion and the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints?” Quora, July 8, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-there-a-
difference-between-the-Mormon-religion-and-the-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-Day-
Smith, Bob, “Since there are several different contradictory accounts of Joseph Smith’s first
vision, how did the LDS Church choose the correct one?” Quora, July 9, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Since-there-are-several-different-contradictory-accounts-of-Joseph-
Smith%E2%80%99s-first-vision-how-did-the-LDS-Church-choose-the-correct-one/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the LDS Church teach about infallibility?” Quora, July 22, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-LDS-Church-teach-about-infallibility/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why was the restoration of the gospel necessary?” Quora, July 23, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-was-the-restoration-of-the-gospel-necessary/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was the Jupiter talisman that the Mormon Joseph Smith carried with him also
inspired from the Braucheri? What about animal sacrifice?” Quora, July 24, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Was-the-Jupiter-talisman-that-the-Mormon-Joseph-Smith-carried-
with-him-also-inspired-from-the-Braucheri-What-about-animal-sacrifice/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it common for Mormons to insist that they are ‘pro-science’ while strictly
adhering to a set of Creationist beliefs? My friend insists she is ‘pro-science’ but believes in
Adam and Eve, Noah's ark, etc.” Quora, July 27, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-
common-for-Mormons-to-insist-that-they-are-pro-science-while-strictly-adhering-to-a-set-of-
Creationist-beliefs-My-friend-insists-she-is-pro-science-but-believes-in-Adam-and-Eve-Noahs-
ark-etc/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Mormons hopeful Universalists?” Quora, July 31, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-Mormons-hopeful-Universalists/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are the contradictions between the Doctrine and Covenants and the Book of
Mormon, evidence that Joseph Smith began with someone else’s work, then refined it to his
tastes or did he simply change his mind about the initial Doctrine?” Quora, Aug 12, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/Are-the-contradictions-between-the-Doctrine-and-Covenants-and-
the-Book-of-Mormon-evidence-that-Joseph-Smith-began-with-someone-else-s-work-then-
refined-it-to-his-tastes-or-did-he-simply-change-his-mind-about-the/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the cryptic reference to “intelligences” that Joseph Smith speaks of
towards the end of his life?” Quora, Aug 14, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-
the-cryptic-reference-to-intelligences-that-Joseph-Smith-speaks-of-towards-the-end-of-his-
life/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “According to the LDS church, when was the priesthood lost?” Quora, Aug 28, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/According-to-the-LDS-church-when-was-the-priesthood-
lost/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Will Ed Smart, Father of Kidnapping Survivor, Elizabeth Smart, be kicked out of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?” Quora, Sept 3, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Will-Ed-Smart-Father-of-Kidnapping-Survivor-Elizabeth-Smart-be-
kicked-out-of-the-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who were the priests of the order of Melchizedek?” Quora, Sept 7, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/Who-were-the-priests-of-the-order-of-Melchizedek/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The Inspired Version of the KJV of the Bible, the Joseph Smith Translation, is now
public domain, so why has The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints not added it to the
Standard Works and still rely on extracted selections?” Quora, Sept 17, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/The-Inspired-Version-of-the-KJV-of-the-Bible-the-Joseph-Smith-
Translation-is-now-public-domain-so-why-has-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-
not-added-it-to-the-Standard-Works-and-still-rely-on/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints state that the melding of
Christianity with Greek philosophy was a grave error, and still hold to core doctrine of the fall
from heaven, Lucifer and the problem of evil, and free-will?” Quora, Sept 25, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-can-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-state-that-
the-melding-of-Christianity-with-Greek-philosophy-was-a-grave-error-and-still-hold-to-core-
doctrine-of-the-fall-from-heaven-Lucifer-and-the-problem/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, what is the difference between a
‘burning bosom’ and a ‘personal revelation’? Do they have the same weight for knowing Joseph
Smith and the Book of Mormon are true, and for the only true church?” Quora, Oct 16, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/In-the-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-what-is-
the-difference-between-a-burning-bosom-and-a-personal-revelation-Do-they-have-the-same-
weight-for-knowing-Joseph-Smith-and-the-Book-of-Mormon-are-true-and/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “For believing Mormons who are brave enough to read the contents of ‘Letter to a
CES Director,’ how can they disregard the provability of false aspects of Mormon theology, and
historic problems of the Book of Mormon itself?” Quora, Nov 19, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/For-believing-Mormons-who-are-brave-enough-to-read-the-contents-
of-Letter-to-a-CES-Director-how-can-they-disregard-the-provability-of-false-aspects-of-
Mormon-theology-and-historic-problems-of-the-Book-of-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Joseph Smith's first vision a dream, trance, or ecstasy?” Quora, Nov 25, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Was-Joseph-Smiths-first-vision-a-dream-trance-or-
ecstasy/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the theological underpinning of the Mormon practice of Baptism of the
Dead? Wouldn't this look like a pointless busy work to outsiders?” Quora, Nov 28, 2019, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-theological-underpinning-of-the-Mormon-practice-of-
Baptism-of-the-Dead-Wouldnt-this-look-like-a-pointless-busy-work-to-outsiders/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “On the topic of marriage in heaven, how does the LDS church reconcile Matthew
22:23-33?” Quora, Nov 28, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/On-the-topic-of-marriage-
in-heaven-how-does-the-LDS-church-reconcile-Matthew-22-23-33/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the Bible, the Urim and Thummim can only answer yes and no questions. Why
did Joseph Smith think it could translate The Book of Mormon?” Quora, updated Nov 30, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/In-the-Bible-the-Urim-and-Thummim-can-only-answer-yes-
and-no-questions-Why-did-Joseph-Smith-think-it-could-translate-The-Book-of-
Smith, Bob, “Do Latter-day Saints believe in three gods?” Quora, Dec 6, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-Latter-day-Saints-believe-in-three-gods/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are the numerous instances of Campbellite theology in the Book of Mormon
evidence that Sidney Rigdon at least co-authored the book with Joseph Smith?” Quora, Dec 10,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-the-numerous-instances-of-Campbellite-theology-
in-the-Book-of-Mormon-evidence-that-Sidney-Rigdon-at-least-co-authored-the-book-with-
Joseph-Smith/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can I prove what my Mormon friends are telling me that God gave only
Joseph Smith the authority key in 1820?” Quora, Dec 11, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-prove-what-my-Mormon-friends-are-telling-me-that-God-
gave-only-Joseph-Smith-the-authority-key-in-1820/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the main reason for the Mormon belief that works supersede faith due to the
fact that worthiness is based on doing temple work, and the only way to go to the temple is to
be a full tithe payer?” Quora, Dec 21, 2019 (updated Jan 25, 2020), online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-main-reason-for-the-Mormon-belief-that-works-supersede-
faith-due-to-the-fact-that-worthiness-is-based-on-doing-temple-work-and-the-only-way-to-go-
to-the-temple-is-to-be-a-full-tithe-payer/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a Mormon, do your beliefs supersede truth? Will you continue believing
regardless of what facts may emerge that demonstrate the LDS church or its leaders to have
been incorrect?” Quora, Dec 21, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-Mormon-do-
your-beliefs-supersede-truth-Will-you-continue-believing-regardless-of-what-facts-may-
emerge-that-demonstrate-the-LDS-church-or-its-leaders-to-have-been-incorrect/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does Joseph Smith’s misinterpretation of the word ‘Elohim’ to mean ‘plural gods’
cause problems for Mormon doctrine since we now know that in this context, it is referring to a
singular God?” Quora, Jan 1, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-Joseph-Smith-s-
misinterpretation-of-the-word-Elohim-to-mean-plural-gods-cause-problems-for-Mormon-
doctrine-since-we-now-know-that-in-this-context-it-is-referring-to-a-singular-God/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Will Jesus go to the Mormon temple in the USA after the tribulation?” Quora, Jan
2, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Will-Jesus-go-to-the-Mormon-temple-in-the-USA-
after-the-tribulation/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who is the ‘head god’ that Joseph Smith speaks of during his doctrinal King
Follett’s discourse? This ‘head god’ is therefore above the Mormon god.” Quora, Jan 10, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Who-is-the-head-god-that-Joseph-Smith-speaks-of-during-
his-doctrinal-King-Follett-s-discourse-This-head-god-is-therefore-above-the-Mormon-
god/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is being a Mormon? How do Mormons get to heaven?” Quora, Feb 1, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-being-a-Mormon-How-do-Mormons-get-to-
heaven/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What (chapter and verse) in the Bible or Book of Mormon does it show that the
LDS priesthood is the only authority God recognizes and is necessary for salvation?” Quora, Feb
2, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-chapter-and-verse-in-the-Bible-or-Book-of-
Mormon-does-it-show-that-the-LDS-priesthood-is-the-only-authority-God-recognizes-and-is-
necessary-for-salvation/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do Mormons consider themselves literally children of God?” Quora, Feb 13, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Do-Mormons-consider-themselves-literally-children-of-
God/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some examples of a Latter-day Saint (‘Mormon’) prayer?” Quora, Feb 13,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-examples-of-a-Latter-day-Saint-
Mormon-prayer/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is it more difficult for a Mormon woman to control whom she is eternally
sealed to?” Quora, Feb 24, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-it-more-difficult-
for-a-Mormon-woman-to-control-whom-she-is-eternally-sealed-to/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What do Mormons believe?” Quora, Feb 24, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-do-Mormons-believe/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In the Book of Mormon, Mosiah 15 ‘15:3 The Father, because he was conceived by
the power of God; and the Son, because of the flesh; thus becoming the Father and Son 15:4
And they are one God.’ How do you see this passage in terms of the trinity?” Quora, Feb 26,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/In-the-Book-of-Mormon-Mosiah-15-15-3-The-Father-
because-he-was-conceived-by-the-power-of-God-and-the-Son-because-of-the-flesh-thus-
becoming-the-Father-and-Son-15-4-And-they-are-one-God-How-do-you-see-this-passage-
Smith, Bob, “As a Mormon, are current leaders the official source of what you believe, or are
your beliefs derived from the doctrine that has been canonized? What do you do when there is
a conflict between what leaders say and what doctrine says?” Quora, Mar 1, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/As-a-Mormon-are-current-leaders-the-official-source-of-what-you-
believe-or-are-your-beliefs-derived-from-the-doctrine-that-has-been-canonized-What-do-you-
do-when-there-is-a-conflict-between-what-leaders-say-and-what/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “From what authority do the Mormons claim that there ever was an Aaronic or
Melchizedek priesthood that needed to be restored?” Quora, Mar 11, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/From-what-authority-do-the-Mormons-claim-that-there-ever-was-an-
Aaronic-or-Melchizedek-priesthood-that-needed-to-be-restored/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In Mormonism did God (Heavenly Father) have to go before a council of gods to
get elevated from manhood to godhood status?” Quora, Mar 14, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/In-Mormonism-did-God-Heavenly-Father-have-to-go-before-a-
council-of-gods-to-get-elevated-from-manhood-to-godhood-status/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the ‘seer stone’ and where can it be seen?” Quora, Mar 20, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-seer-stone-and-where-can-it-be-seen/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a believer, if someone made the argument that God set this life up so that we
would have to turn to Him to be happy through repentance (by ‘giving’ us a sinful nature only
to have one option for joy by turning to the Savior), what would you say?” Quora, April 19,
2020, updated July 9, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-believer-if-someone-made-
the-argument-that-God-set-this-life-up-so-that-we-would-have-to-turn-to-Him-to-be-happy-
through-repentance-by-giving-us-a-sinful-nature-only-to-have-one-option-for-joy-by-turning-
to-the/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Joseph Smith perform miracles?” Quora, July 16, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Did-Joseph-Smith-perform-miracles/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why was Joseph Smith told not to join any other churches? Was it because the
other churches were not started by God, or the other churches were not organized properly, or
the churches did not have the Holy Spirit ?” Quora, July 2, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-was-Joseph-Smith-told-not-to-join-any-other-churches-Was-it-
because-the-other-churches-were-not-started-by-God-or-the-other-churches-were-not-
organized-properly-or-the-churches-did-not-have-the-Holy-Spirit/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does Mormon founder Joseph Smith’s mother, Lucy, mention ‘winning the
faculty of Abrac’ when an anthropologist here on Quora insists the family was not involved with
magick, but instead involved with faith healing?” Quora, July 28, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-does-Mormon-founder-Joseph-Smith-s-mother-Lucy-mention-
winning-the-faculty-of-Abrac-when-an-anthropologist-here-on-Quora-insists-the-family-was-
not-involved-with-magick-but-instead-involved-with-faith-healing/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the origin and explanation of the sacred Mormon under garments with
symbols on them? What do those symbols mean?” Quora, Sept 10, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-origin-and-explanation-of-the-sacred-Mormon-under-
garments-with-symbols-on-them-What-do-those-symbols-mean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What exactly in the Bible is not translated correctly according to Mormon beliefs?
Which Biblical verses take precedence, the Book of Mormon or the JST?” Quora, Sept 11, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-exactly-in-the-Bible-is-not-translated-correctly-
according-to-Mormon-beliefs-Which-Biblical-verses-take-precedence-the-Book-of-Mormon-or-
the-JST/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If all churches were corrupt before Joseph Smith established a new church, then
what was Joseph Smith's plan to ensure that it wouldn't also become corrupt, like all previous
churches?” Quora, Sept 19, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/If-all-churches-were-
corrupt-before-Joseph-Smith-established-a-new-church-then-what-was-Joseph-Smiths-plan-to-
ensure-that-it-wouldnt-also-become-corrupt-like-all-previous-churches/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Have Egyptologists learned anything from Joseph Smith’s translations, or are they
still mired in their fallacious belief in the Rosetta Stone? When will academia end this
persecution of Mormons?” Quora, Sept 21, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Have-
Egyptologists-learned-anything-from-Joseph-Smith-s-translations-or-are-they-still-mired-in-
their-fallacious-belief-in-the-Rosetta-Stone-When-will-academia-end-this-persecution-of-
Mormons/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did the Mormon God change his mind about black people?” Quora, Sept 30,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-Mormon-God-change-his-mind-about-
black-people/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a member of the LDS church, will you have your handkerchief on hand for
general conference this week, so you can participate in President Nelson’s inspiring ‘Hosanna
Shout’?” Quora, Oct 2, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-member-of-the-LDS-
church-will-you-have-your-handkerchief-on-hand-for-general-conference-this-week-so-you-
can-participate-in-President-Nelson-s-inspiring-Hosanna-Shout/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who is Elohim in Mormonism, and how does the Bible support that?” Quora, Oct
21, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-is-Elohim-in-Mormonism-and-how-does-the-
Bible-support-that/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is glossolalia still common in the LDS (Mormon) Church?” Quora, Nov 10, 2020,
online at https://www.quora.com/Is-glossolalia-still-common-in-the-LDS-Mormon-
Smith, Bob, “Why doesn’t the Mormon version of Satan simply stop tempting mankind so
everyone goes back to heaven - just like he wanted in the first place? Is Satan just not smart
enough to figure that out? Or is he just playing his assigned role?” Quora, Nov 13, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/Why-doesn-t-the-Mormon-version-of-Satan-simply-stop-tempting-
mankind-so-everyone-goes-back-to-heaven-just-like-he-wanted-in-the-first-place-Is-Satan-just-
not-smart-enough-to-figure-that-out-Or-is-he-just-playing-his/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the main controversial beliefs in Mormonism, and how does the Bible
support them?” Quora, Nov 18, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-main-
controversial-beliefs-in-Mormonism-and-how-does-the-Bible-support-them/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where is the Garden of Eden LDS?” Quora, Nov 29, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-is-the-Garden-of-Eden-LDS/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In Joseph Smith’s King Follet’s discourse, he declares that everyone can get their
own planet, which would further exalt god. Why would god care about exaltation, glory or any
other earth-borne qualities?” Quora, Dec 16, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/In-Joseph-
Smith-s-King-Follet-s-discourse-he-declares-that-everyone-can-get-their-own-planet-which-
would-further-exalt-god-Why-would-god-care-about-exaltation-glory-or-any-other-earth-borne-
qualities/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In LDS theology, what does ‘saved, after all we can do’ mean? No one does all
they can do and therefore no one can be saved.” Quora, Dec 19, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/In-LDS-theology-what-does-saved-after-all-we-can-do-mean-No-one-
does-all-they-can-do-and-therefore-no-one-can-be-saved/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the Gospel of LDS mean to you?” Quora, Dec 26, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-Gospel-of-LDS-mean-to-you/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why would the pope allow a photo op with himself and LDS leader Russel Nelson,
when fundamental Mormon doctrine asserts that Catholicism is the ‘great and abominable
church’?” Quora, Dec 29, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-would-the-pope-allow-a-
photo-op-with-himself-and-LDS-leader-Russel-Nelson-when-fundamental-Mormon-doctrine-
asserts-that-Catholicism-is-the-great-and-abominable-church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are there so many LDS apologists turned critics and so few LDS critics turned
apologists?” Quora, Dec 29, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-are-there-so-many-
LDS-apologists-turned-critics-and-so-few-LDS-critics-turned-apologists/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How common is ‘lying for the lord’ in the LDS?” Quora, Jan 6, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-common-is-lying-for-the-lord-in-the-LDS/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “As a skeptic of Mormonism, how can you determine whether Joseph Smith
deluded himself into believing what he was preaching?” Quora, Jan 6, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/As-a-skeptic-of-Mormonism-how-can-you-determine-whether-Joseph-
Smith-deluded-himself-into-believing-what-he-was-preaching/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where in the scriptures does it say for Mormons to get sealed to others to gain
afterlife familial benefits? If there’s no doctrine for it, why did so many LDS members practice
it?” Quora, Jan 11, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-in-the-scriptures-does-it-say-
for-Mormons-to-get-sealed-to-others-to-gain-afterlife-familial-benefits-If-there-s-no-doctrine-
for-it-why-did-so-many-LDS-members-practice-it/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some beliefs held by members of the Mormon Church?” Quora, Jan 15,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-beliefs-held-by-members-of-the-
Mormon-Church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If Mormons believe that Muhammad was a guided by God and he played a part in
restoring the church, why didn't Muhammad restore the church at his time? Nobody would object
to him, it would be a lot earlier, and a lot more people would be saved.” Quora, Jan 18, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/If-Mormons-believe-that-Muhammad-was-a-guided-by-God-
and-he-played-a-part-in-restoring-the-church-why-didnt-Muhammad-restore-the-church-at-his-
time-Nobody-would-object-to-him-it-would-be-a-lot-earlier-and-a-lot-more/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “From an LDS perspective, why are some of the 'elect' being deceived? Is this
happening at a greater rate now than in the past? Does this relate to Christ's parable of the wheat
and the tares?” Quora, Jan 22, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/From-an-LDS-
perspective-why-are-some-of-the-elect-being-deceived-Is-this-happening-at-a-greater-rate-now-
than-in-the-past-Does-this-relate-to-Christs-parable-of-the-wheat-and-the-tares/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What have the prophets said about the blessings all can have by being sealed for
time and all eternity in the temple and having their children sealed to them? How do the sealing
powers apply to children who have left the faith?” Quora, Jan 23, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-have-the-prophets-said-about-the-blessings-all-can-have-by-being-
sealed-for-time-and-all-eternity-in-the-temple-and-having-their-children-sealed-to-them-How-
do-the-sealing-powers-apply-to-children-who-have-left/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Beyond the essentials of prayer, study, and temple attendance, if someone was
struggling to keep their faith in Christ and belief in the LDS church, what would you encourage
them to do if they asked you for help?” Quora, Jan 25, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Beyond-the-essentials-of-prayer-study-and-temple-attendance-if-
someone-was-struggling-to-keep-their-faith-in-Christ-and-belief-in-the-LDS-church-what-
would-you-encourage-them-to-do-if-they-asked-you-for-help/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What, in recent memory, has the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
revealed that was previously unknown?” Quora, Feb 1, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-in-recent-memory-has-the-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-
Saints-revealed-that-was-previously-unknown/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If the green apron in the Mormon temple clothing is supposed to represent fig
leaves, then why is it worn outside of the rest of all the other temple clothes?” Quora, Feb 4,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/If-the-green-apron-in-the-Mormon-temple-clothing-is-
supposed-to-represent-fig-leaves-then-why-is-it-worn-outside-of-the-rest-of-all-the-other-
temple-clothes/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are some LDS temple observance secret when God went to extensive detail to
explain all the observances of the tabernacle after the Exodus? Are not all observances an
illustration of what God is doing for us and in us?” Quora, Feb 20, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-some-LDS-temple-observance-secret-when-God-went-to-
extensive-detail-to-explain-all-the-observances-of-the-tabernacle-after-the-Exodus-Are-not-all-
observances-an-illustration-of-what-God-is-doing-for-us-and/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was the Book of Mormon creator Joseph Smith above the law?” Quora, Feb 28,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-the-Book-of-Mormon-creator-Joseph-Smith-above-
the-law/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did God choose to reveal the truth of the Hoffman forgeries to Jerald Tanner,
an anti-Mormon, rather than to the prophet Gordon Hinckley?” Quora, March 25, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-God-choose-to-reveal-the-truth-of-the-Hoffman-forgeries-to-
Jerald-Tanner-an-anti-Mormon-rather-than-to-the-prophet-Gordon-Hinckley/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What gave Joseph Smith the impression he was really dealing with a god that had
any powers? Is a bright light good enough to be called ‘god’ these days?” Quora, April 7, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-gave-Joseph-Smith-the-impression-he-was-really-
dealing-with-a-god-that-had-any-powers-Is-a-bright-light-good-enough-to-be-called-god-these-
days/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Joseph Smith of the Mormons really a conman, or was he really a true prophet
of God?” Quora, April 14, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-Joseph-Smith-of-the-
Mormons-really-a-conman-or-was-he-really-a-true-prophet-of-God/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I was reading a Victorian article in an Edinburgh newspaper that describes Joseph
Smith as a new Mohammed. What do you think of this description?” Quora, April 20, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/I-was-reading-a-Victorian-article-in-an-Edinburgh-newspaper-
that-describes-Joseph-Smith-as-a-new-Mohammed-What-do-you-think-of-this-
description/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can psychology explain why Joseph Smith chose to hide his face in his hat while
performing supernatural feats in front of others?” Quora, April 23, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Can-psychology-explain-why-Joseph-Smith-chose-to-hide-his-face-in-
his-hat-while-performing-supernatural-feats-in-front-of-others/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a missionary (or member) of the LDS church, do you worry about the lives you
are affecting in the event your beliefs are wrong?” Quora, May 1, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/As-a-missionary-or-member-of-the-LDS-church-do-you-worry-about-
the-lives-you-are-affecting-in-the-event-your-beliefs-are-wrong/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints think that
President Nelson is a more perfect leader than Pope Francis?” Quora, May 4, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-members-of-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-think-
that-President-Nelson-is-a-more-perfect-leader-than-Pope-Francis/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did it take over 80 years for the LDS leaders to remove the Trinitarian Fifth
Lecture on Faith that Joseph Smith wrote into the official theology of the church?” Quora, May
9, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-did-it-take-over-80-years-for-the-LDS-leaders-
to-remove-the-Trinitarian-Fifth-Lecture-on-Faith-that-Joseph-Smith-wrote-into-the-official-
theology-of-the-church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Joseph Smith's most criticized Mormon doctrine today is his First Vision of Jesus
and God, but when and where in the early historical record does explicit criticism of that specific
doctrine first appear?” Quora, May 11, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Joseph-Smiths-
most-criticized-Mormon-doctrine-today-is-his-First-Vision-of-Jesus-and-God-but-when-and-
where-in-the-early-historical-record-does-explicit-criticism-of-that-specific-doctrine-first-
appear/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a Latter-day Saint (please respond only if you are currently an active Latter-day
Saint) how do you justify Brigham Young's claim that ‘the Lord put a mark upon [Cain], which
is the flat nose and black skin’?” Quora, May 17, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-
Latter-day-Saint-please-respond-only-if-you-are-currently-an-active-Latter-day-Saint-how-do-
you-justify-Brigham-Youngs-claim-that-the-Lord-put-a-mark-upon-Cain-which-is-the-flat-nose-
and-black-skin/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was Mormon apostle Russel Ballard highlighting the lack of options members
have when he threatened those who want to leave by saying ‘where will you go?’ Are members
stuck with no easy way out?” Quora, June 6, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Was-
Mormon-apostle-Russel-Ballard-highlighting-the-lack-of-options-members-have-when-he-
threatened-those-who-want-to-leave-by-saying-where-will-you-go-Are-members-stuck-with-no-
easy-way-out/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “LDS folk- We believe in a Fallen world And that Lucifer is a personage of spirit.
How do you distinguish in your mind and heart between the general struggles of living in a fallen
world and personal attacks by Satan?” Quora, June 9, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/LDS-folk-We-believe-in-a-Fallen-world-And-that-Lucifer-is-a-
personage-of-spirit-How-do-you-distinguish-in-your-mind-and-heart-between-the-general-
struggles-of-living-in-a-fallen-world-and-personal-attacks-by-Satan/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “LDS folks-How do we help a new convert who is bringing a significant biblical
background with unfamiliar vocabulary sort through their understanding and separate the true
doctrinal concepts masked by new vocabulary and from the concepts that are not?” Quora, June
20, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/LDS-folks-How-do-we-help-a-new-convert-who-is-
bringing-a-significant-biblical-background-with-unfamiliar-vocabulary-sort-through-their-
understanding-and-separate-the-true-doctrinal-concepts-masked-by-new-
vocabulary/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do most people within the LDS church believe that the Earth is 6,000 years old?”
Quora, June 25, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-most-people-within-the-LDS-
church-believe-that-the-Earth-is-6-000-years-old/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Aside from the gospel topic essays that LDS leaders created to answer
controversial issues of Mormonism, are members now taught anything about Joseph Smith’s true
history?” Quora, July 19, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Aside-from-the-gospel-topic-
essays-that-LDS-leaders-created-to-answer-controversial-issues-of-Mormonism-are-members-
now-taught-anything-about-Joseph-Smith-s-true-history/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Hi Joseph. I am a serious investigator of the LDS Church. I want to get baptized,
but the CES letter has brought up points that I cannot get over. Would you be willing to discuss
some points with me in order to make a decision?” Quora, July 21, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Hi-Joseph-I-am-a-serious-investigator-of-the-LDS-Church-I-want-to-
get-baptized-but-the-CES-letter-has-brought-up-points-that-I-cannot-get-over-Would-you-be-
willing-to-discuss-some-points-with-me-in-order-to-make-a/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Now that some LDS members are saying their beliefs are only from the written
doctrine, does this mean they will eschew the later teachings of Joseph Smith at the King
Follett’s discourse as false?” Quora, July 24.2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Now-that-
some-LDS-members-are-saying-their-beliefs-are-only-from-the-written-doctrine-does-this-
mean-they-will-eschew-the-later-teachings-of-Joseph-Smith-at-the-King-Follett-s-discourse-as-
false/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a member of the LDS church, have you considered the implications of history
concluding that Joseph Smith was highly intelligent despite his family’s insistence that he was
just the opposite?” Quora, Sept 4, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-member-of-the-
LDS-church-have-you-considered-the-implications-of-history-concluding-that-Joseph-Smith-
was-highly-intelligent-despite-his-family-s-insistence-that-he-was-just-the-opposite/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What new scripture revelations have any LDS prophets received that have been
added to the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenents since J. Smith died? Haven't the
prophets just expounded on what is already there?” Quora, Sept 18, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-new-scripture-revelations-have-any-LDS-prophets-received-that-
have-been-added-to-the-Book-of-Mormon-and-Doctrine-and-Covenents-since-J-Smith-died-
Havent-the-prophets-just-expounded-on-what-is-already-there/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The LDS leaders insist that God wants opulence and extravagance in his temples,
but isn’t that antithetical to why the Book of Mormon was created in the first place?” Quora,
Sept 19, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/The-LDS-leaders-insist-that-God-wants-
opulence-and-extravagance-in-his-temples-but-isn-t-that-antithetical-to-why-the-Book-of-
Mormon-was-created-in-the-first-place/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What makes the LDS Mormon Church true or false?” Quora, Sept 20, 2021, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-makes-the-LDS-Mormon-Church-true-or-false/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What does the LDS Church interpret the mark of the beast as being in Rev.13? And
what does it think the second beast coming up out of the earth is in Rev.13:11?” Quora, Sept 22,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-LDS-Church-interpret-the-mark-of-the-
beast-as-being-in-Rev-13-And-what-does-it-think-the-second-beast-coming-up-out-of-the-earth-
is-in-Rev-13-11/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Was the LDS leaders lack of concern for BH Roberts warnings in 1922 due to the
fact that they had already committed in 1921 to Smith’s later theology, thus deprecating the
import of the gold plates and the Methodist-influenced LoF?” Quora, Sept 29, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Was-the-LDS-leaders-lack-of-concern-for-BH-Roberts-warnings-in-
1922-due-to-the-fact-that-they-had-already-committed-in-1921-to-Smith-s-later-theology-thus-
deprecating-the-import-of-the-gold-plates-and-the-Methodist/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does the LDS concept of The Great Apostasy differ from that of mainstream
Protestantism?” Quora, Oct 5, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-the-LDS-concept-
of-The-Great-Apostasy-differ-from-that-of-mainstream-Protestantism/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “With all the letdowns throughout Mormon history of never seeming to get a break
with validation of truth claims - is this actually a feature of the LDS church? Does being wrong
strengthen the community and its faith?” Quora, Oct 7, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/With-all-the-letdowns-throughout-Mormon-history-of-never-seeming-
to-get-a-break-with-validation-of-truth-claims-is-this-actually-a-feature-of-the-LDS-church-
Does-being-wrong-strengthen-the-community-and-its-faith/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the signs of the last days of the LDS?” Quora, Oct 19, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-signs-of-the-last-days-of-the-LDS/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are LDS leaders motives when we see multiple accounts of the first vision
from Mormon founder Joseph Smith, and now 4 documented tall tales that current prophet
Russel Nelson has told?” Quora, Oct 22, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-LDS-
leaders-motives-when-we-see-multiple-accounts-of-the-first-vision-from-Mormon-founder-
Joseph-Smith-and-now-4-documented-tall-tales-that-current-prophet-Russel-Nelson-has-
told/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As an LDS member, is it ethically wrong to believe without evidence, especially if
those beliefs affect others lives?” Quora, Nov 4, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/As-an-
LDS-member-is-it-ethically-wrong-to-believe-without-evidence-especially-if-those-beliefs-
affect-others-lives/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What happens during the endowment initiatory?” Quora, Nov 24, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-happens-during-the-endowment-initiatory/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do Mormons try to push false history and fake ethnic groups and ‘reform
Egyptian’ as having actually existed in the Americas?” Quora, Dec 2, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Mormons-try-to-push-false-history-and-fake-ethnic-groups-
and-reform-Egyptian-as-having-actually-existed-in-the-Americas/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Has a single LDS member ever gone through with the required throat slashing and
disemboweling of themselves after breaking one of the covenants they made in the temple?”
Quora, Dec 12, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Has-a-single-LDS-member-ever-gone-
through-with-the-required-throat-slashing-and-disemboweling-of-themselves-after-breaking-one-
of-the-covenants-they-made-in-the-temple/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What really happens in the LDS temple?” Quora, Dec 19, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-really-happens-in-the-LDS-temple/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As someone who has studied the LDS gospel topic essays, how damaging are the
footnotes to each essay’s narrative?” Quora, Dec 23, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/As-
someone-who-has-studied-the-LDS-gospel-topic-essays-how-damaging-are-the-footnotes-to-
each-essay-s-narrative/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do you gain a testimony of Joseph Smith?” Quora, Dec 25, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-gain-a-testimony-of-Joseph-Smith/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Is there anything Book of Mormon writer Joseph Smith could have done to render
himself a false prophet, or do LDS members studying history give him a pass regardless of what
bad behavior is learned from Smith’s history?” Quora, Dec 29, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-there-anything-Book-of-Mormon-writer-Joseph-Smith-could-have-
done-to-render-himself-a-false-prophet-or-do-LDS-members-studying-history-give-him-a-pass-
regardless-of-what-bad-behavior-is-learned-from-Smith-s/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the law of consecration in LDS?” Quora, Jan 9, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-law-of-consecration-in-LDS/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If the guidance of the Holy Ghost is always dependent on our faith and obedience
to God’s laws, then is there any difference in its presence whether you are baptized or not?”
Quora, Jan 16, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/If-the-guidance-of-the-Holy-Ghost-is-
always-dependent-on-our-faith-and-obedience-to-God-s-laws-then-is-there-any-difference-in-its-
presence-whether-you-are-baptized-or-not/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is a Mormon temple prayer roll?” Quora, Jan 16, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-Mormon-temple-prayer-roll/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As an LDS member, why do you expect us to take 11 witnesses words as truth,
when you wouldn’t do that yourself, since ‘witness testimony’ is unreliable compared to
evidence?” Quora, Jan 17, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/As-an-LDS-member-why-do-
you-expect-us-to-take-11-witnesses-words-as-truth-when-you-wouldn-t-do-that-yourself-since-
witness-testimony-is-unreliable-compared-to-evidence/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a member of the LDS church, is it possible to read the CES letter and still
remain in the church (asking for a friend who will lose his inheritance if he leaves)?” Quora, Jan
21, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-member-of-the-LDS-church-is-it-possible-to-
read-the-CES-letter-and-still-remain-in-the-church-asking-for-a-friend-who-will-lose-his-
inheritance-if-he-leaves/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do Latter-day Saints say they hear an audible voice prompting them during
prayer? I’ve never had such an experience.” Quora, Jan 21, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Latter-day-Saints-say-they-hear-an-audible-voice-prompting-
them-during-prayer-I-ve-never-had-such-an-experience/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why would a black person become a Mormon?” Quora, Jan 22, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-would-a-black-person-become-a-Mormon/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “What is the LDS (‘Latter Day Saints’ aka Mormons) ‘gospel message’?” Quora,
Jan 25, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-LDS-Latter-Day-Saints-aka-
Mormons-gospel-message/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What did Brigham Young do that confirms to you he was a prophet?” Quora, Jan
29, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/What-did-Brigham-Young-do-that-confirms-to-you-
he-was-a-prophet/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where does the LDS belief that God created the Heavens and the Earth out of pre-
existing matter come from?” Quora, Feb 1, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-does-
the-LDS-belief-that-God-created-the-Heavens-and-the-Earth-out-of-pre-existing-matter-come-
from/answers/335869364 .
Smith, Bob, “Do the LDS believe it is the end of days?” Quora, Feb 1, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Do-the-LDS-believe-it-is-the-end-of-days/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I request prayer from the lds church without having elders over?” Quora,
Feb 16, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-request-prayer-from-the-lds-church-
without-having-elders-over/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is the King Follett Discourse accepted as official LDS theology?” Quora, Feb 17,
2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-the-King-Follett-Discourse-accepted-as-official-LDS-
theology/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why, in the endowment session video, is Eve present with Adam as God instructs
them to not eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil? In the Bible, Eve has not
been created yet. Only Adam received this commandment directly from God.” Quora, Feb 25,
2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-in-the-endowment-session-video-is-Eve-present-
with-Adam-as-God-instructs-them-to-not-eat-of-the-fruit-of-the-tree-of-knowledge-of-good-and-
evil-In-the-Bible-Eve-has-not-been-created-yet-Only-Adam-received-this/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smih, Bob, “If LDS leaders fail to see major cataclysmic events like the current pandemic,
should they still be called prophets?” Quora, Mar 1, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/If-
LDS-leaders-fail-to-see-major-cataclysmic-events-like-the-current-pandemic-should-they-still-
be-called-prophets/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why don't Mormons care that their unusual theological teachings aren't found in
the Book of Mormon, which clearly accepts ordinary biblical theological doctrines and teachings
rather than those promoted by the LDS Church?” Quora, Mar 3, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-dont-Mormons-care-that-their-unusual-theological-teachings-arent-
found-in-the-Book-of-Mormon-which-clearly-accepts-ordinary-biblical-theological-doctrines-
and-teachings-rather-than-those-promoted-by-the-LDS/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do Mormons emphasize more the alleged prophet status of Joseph Smith
himself than that of the alleged prophetic authenticity of the contents of the Book of Mormon as
a book of divine teachings?” Quora, Mar 3, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-
Mormons-emphasize-more-the-alleged-prophet-status-of-Joseph-Smith-himself-than-that-of-the-
alleged-prophetic-authenticity-of-the-contents-of-the-Book-of-Mormon-as-a-book-of-divine-
teachings/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As an LDS member, have you noticed that the Holy Ghost’s answers are entirely
limited to what you already know?” Quora, Mar 4, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/As-
an-LDS-member-have-you-noticed-that-the-Holy-Ghost-s-answers-are-entirely-limited-to-what-
you-already-know/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What happens at a Mormon endowment ceremony?” Quora, Mar 9, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-happens-at-a-Mormon-endowment-ceremony/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What did Joseph Smith learn from the First Vision?” Quora, Mar 17, 2022, online
at https://www.quora.com/What-did-Joseph-Smith-learn-from-the-First-Vision/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where in Doctrine and Covenants is the First Vision?” Quora, Mar 27, 2022,
online at https://www.quora.com/Where-in-Doctrine-and-Covenants-is-the-First-
Vision/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who appeared to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery on the pulpit of the Kirtland
Temple?” Quora, Mar 30, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-appeared-to-Joseph-
Smith-and-Oliver-Cowdery-on-the-pulpit-of-the-Kirtland-Temple/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Mormonism true? As the faith ultimately stands or falls on the Book of Mormon,
has it unequivocally been proven to be true beyond all reasonable doubt? If so, why are not
millions worldwide leaving their existing church to be baptised in the LDS?” Quora, April 5,
2022 (updated April 7), online at https://www.quora.com/Is-Mormonism-true-As-the-faith-
ultimately-stands-or-falls-on-the-Book-of-Mormon-has-it-unequivocally-been-proven-to-be-true-
beyond-all-reasonable-doubt-If-so-why-are-not-millions-worldwide-leaving-their-
existing/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why doesn't the book of Mormon say people can be gods? Isn't that the goal of the
faith?” Quora, April 5, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-doesnt-the-book-of-
Mormon-say-people-can-be-gods-Isnt-that-the-goal-of-the-faith/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What keys did Elias restore LDS?” Quora, April 11, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-keys-did-Elias-restore-LDS/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What ancient prophet appeared to Joseph Smith in the Kirtland Temple and
restored the keys of the gathering of Israel?” Quora, April 11, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-ancient-prophet-appeared-to-Joseph-Smith-in-the-Kirtland-
Temple-and-restored-the-keys-of-the-gathering-of-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do most Mormons know that the Freemasonic temple rituals they carry out are not
a restoration of the temple from Solomon's day?” Quora, April 20, 2022 (updated April 23,
2022), online at https://www.quora.com/Do-most-Mormons-know-that-the-Freemasonic-temple-
rituals-they-carry-out-are-not-a-restoration-of-the-temple-from-Solomons-day/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How does the theology and eschatology of LDS groups like the Community of
Christ, Bickertonites, and Hedrickites differ from that of the Utah Church?” Quora, April 22,
2022, online at https://www.quora.com/How-does-the-theology-and-eschatology-of-LDS-
groups-like-the-Community-of-Christ-Bickertonites-and-Hedrickites-differ-from-that-of-the-
Utah-Church/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the story of a "talking salamander" in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints teaching about?” Quora, April 28, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-
the-story-of-a-talking-salamander-in-the-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints-teaching-
about/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How can I gain eternal life according to the Mormon Church?” Quora, April 29,
2022, online at https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-gain-eternal-life-according-to-the-Mormon-
Smith, Bob, “Are Latter-day Saints allowed to choose to follow the rules of Mormonism that
they want to follow, and then break the rules of Mormonism that they don’t want to follow?”
Quora, April 29, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-Latter-day-Saints-allowed-to-
choose-to-follow-the-rules-of-Mormonism-that-they-want-to-follow-and-then-break-the-rules-
of-Mormonism-that-they-don-t-want-to-follow/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If Mormons believe that their president is also a prophet as Joseph Smith was a
prophet, including Brigham Young, then why don't their president prophets offer new revelations
or teachings, or translations of untranslated texts?” Quora, May 2, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-Mormons-believe-that-their-president-is-also-a-prophet-as-Joseph-
Smith-was-a-prophet-including-Brigham-Young-then-why-dont-their-president-prophets-offer-
new-revelations-or-teachings-or-translations-of/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Even if Mormonism was true, isn’t it unethical to indoctrinate your children from
birth, leaving them little or no choice in what their beliefs will be?” Quora, May 30, 2022, online
at https://www.quora.com/Even-if-Mormonism-was-true-isn-t-it-unethical-to-indoctrinate-your-
children-from-birth-leaving-them-little-or-no-choice-in-what-their-beliefs-will-be/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
RELIGION
Smith, Bob, “Mark Taylor said that something will be found that will spell the end of
Catholicism! Can anybody hazard a guess as to what this could be that would destroy an whole
faith?” Quora, June 10, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Mark-Taylor-said-that-
something-will-be-found-that-will-spell-the-end-of-Catholicism-Can-anybody-hazard-a-guess-
as-to-what-this-could-be-that-would-destroy-an-whole-faith/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If the statement ‘God is within you’ is true, how does a person fully experience
God as part of their being?” Quora, June 10, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/If-the-
statement-God-is-within-you-is-true-how-does-a-person-fully-experience-God-as-part-of-their-
being/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “There’s no God. Money rules everything now at the end of the day. Can you prove
me wrong?” Quora, June 12, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/There-s-no-God-Money-
rules-everything-now-at-the-end-of-the-day-Can-you-prove-me-wrong/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If God loves why does he make kid suffer?” Quora, June 12, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-God-loves-why-does-he-make-kid-suffer/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If God exists, why isn’t He on Earth constantly instead of ‘showing up’ twice about
2000 years ago?” Quora, June 17, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/If-God-exists-why-
isn-t-He-on-Earth-constantly-instead-of-showing-up-twice-about-2000-years-ago/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What did St. Teresa of Avila teach?” Quora, Sept 21, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-did-St-Teresa-of-Avila-teach/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is the ‘worth of a soul’ so great in the eyes of God? What does this say about
human value and potential?” Quora, Oct 7, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-is-
the-worth-of-a-soul-so-great-in-the-eyes-of-God-What-does-this-say-about-human-value-and-
potential/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why doesn’t Gregorian music exist now?” Quora, Oct 27, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-doesn-t-Gregorian-music-exist-now/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why isn’t Warren Jeffs’ community illegal since it’s proven to be not just toxic but
full of illegal practices?” Quora, Nov 16, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-isn-t-
Warren-Jeffs-community-illegal-since-it-s-proven-to-be-not-just-toxic-but-full-of-illegal-
practices/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why would anyone choose hell over a loving God?” Quora, Nov 19, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-would-anyone-choose-hell-over-a-loving-God/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If you do pray regularly for God (please only answer if you are a faithful believer in
God) to help you with your day, what blessings have come to you or what Divine influence have
you noticed?” Quora, Nov 26, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/If-you-do-pray-regularly-
for-God-please-only-answer-if-you-are-a-faithful-believer-in-God-to-help-you-with-your-day-
what-blessings-have-come-to-you-or-what-Divine-influence-have-you-noticed/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Pastor John MacArthur has said that the emergence of praise and worship songs
and sermons in churches is a sign of the falling away of the church and the beginning of
apostasy. Is he correct?” Quora, Nov 29, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Pastor-John-
MacArthur-has-said-that-the-emergence-of-praise-and-worship-songs-and-sermons-in-
churches-is-a-sign-of-the-falling-away-of-the-church-and-the-beginning-of-apostasy-Is-he-
correct/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the ‘feast of Steven’?” Quora, Dec 4, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-feast-of-Steven/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What would be the difference between a Jesuit priest and a non Jesuit priest?”
Quora, Dec 9, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-would-be-the-difference-
between-a-Jesuit-priest-and-a-non-Jesuit-priest/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are your thoughts about the American missionary who died in North
Sentinel Island?” Quora, Dec 21, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-your-
thoughts-about-the-American-missionary-who-died-in-North-Sentinel-Island/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is Stephen Hawking in heaven?” Quora, Mar 8, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-Stephen-Hawking-in-heaven/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the meaning of life?” Quora, Mar 15, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-life-66/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “When was the book of Enoch first discovered?” Quora, Mar 22, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/When-was-the-book-of-Enoch-first-discovered/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a believer, if someone made the argument that God set this life up so that we
would have to turn to Him to be happy through repentance (by ‘giving’ us a sinful nature only
to have one option for joy by turning to the Savior), what would you say?” Quora, April 19,
2020, updated July 9, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/As-a-believer-if-someone-made-
the-argument-that-God-set-this-life-up-so-that-we-would-have-to-turn-to-Him-to-be-happy-
through-repentance-by-giving-us-a-sinful-nature-only-to-have-one-option-for-joy-by-turning-
to-the/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Carlos Castaneda believe in reincarnation?” Quora, May 9, 2020, updated July
13, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-Carlos-Castaneda-believe-in-
reincarnation/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does the bull of God ‘EL’ have anything to do with Baphomet?” Quora, June 30,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-the-bull-of-God-EL-have-anything-to-do-with-
Baphomet/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who/what is a Lamassu?” Quora, July 14, 2020, online at

https://www.quora.com/Who-what-is-a-Lamassu/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why did Carlos Castaneda claim that his books were non-fiction and that Don Juan
and the other characters in them were real? What would he have lost if he had acknowledged
that his books and all the characters in them were fictional?” Quora, July 17, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Carlos-Castaneda-claim-that-his-books-were-non-fiction-
and-that-Don-Juan-and-the-other-characters-in-them-were-real-What-would-he-have-lost-if-
he-had-acknowledged-that-his-books-and-all-the-characters-in/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the best podcasts on myths?” Quora, July 18, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-podcasts-on-myths/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do people claim that there was Vedic period when there is zero proof of
Vedic period?” Quora, Nov 29, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-do-people-claim-
that-there-was-Vedic-period-when-there-is-zero-proof-of-Vedic-period/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “What is a Hutterite colony?” Quora, Jan 5, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-Hutterite-colony/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the oldest known record of the hermatica? What is the earliest known
writings that this was based on that we know for facts actually existed?” Quora, Jan 21, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-oldest-known-record-of-the-hermatica-What-is-
the-earliest-known-writings-that-this-was-based-on-that-we-know-for-facts-actually-
existed/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How was the word ‘church’ used in ancient Greece?” Quora, Feb 2, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-was-the-word-church-used-in-ancient-Greece/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who served as the first priests of the sanctuary at Delphi?” Quora, March 18
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-served-as-the-first-priests-of-the-sanctuary-at-
Delphi/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who was the greatest priest?” Quora, April 15, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Who-was-the-greatest-priest/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who is prophet?” Quora, May 3, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-is-

prophet/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there religious materialists?” Quora, July 18, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-there-religious-materialists/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who can prove to me that tithes payment is the prerequisites of blessings and
prosperity?” Quora, Aug 6, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-can-prove-to-me-that-
tithes-payment-is-the-prerequisites-of-blessings-and-prosperity/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is ‘The Chosen’ translated into Hebrew yet?” Quora, Sept 12, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-The-Chosen-translated-into-Hebrew-yet/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Many religions have a great flood/deluge in their history. If there was a great flood,
how might it have affected the weather and climate in the short and long term around the world
immediately post-flood?” Quora, Sept 24, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Many-
religions-have-a-great-flood-deluge-in-their-history-If-there-was-a-great-flood-how-might-it-
have-affected-the-weather-and-climate-in-the-short-and-long-term-around-the-world-
immediately-post-flood/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What was the role of prophecy in the ancient Near East civilization?” Quora, Oct
22, 2021 (updated Nov 18, 2021), online at https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-role-of-
prophecy-in-the-ancient-Near-East-civilization/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where did the name Seitan come from?” Quora, Feb 27, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-did-the-name-Seitan-come-from/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is YHWH not mentioned in the Quran?” Quora, Feb 28, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-YHWH-not-mentioned-in-the-Quran/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are you not a practicing Freemason at this time? Your description of Lucifer
supposedly bringing light correlates with what the Urantia Book says. Was wondering if you'd
ever read the Urantia Book?” Quora, Mar 5, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-are-
you-not-a-practicing-Freemason-at-this-time-Your-description-of-Lucifer-supposedly-bringing-
light-correlates-with-what-the-Urantia-Book-says-Was-wondering-if-youd-ever-read-the-
Urantia-Book/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some of the best English translations of the Book of Enoch?” Quora, Mar
26, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-best-English-translations-of-
the-Book-of-Enoch/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Prophecy vs Revelation - What's the difference?” Quora, April 17, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Prophecy-vs-Revelation-Whats-the-difference/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Did Ethiopian Jews consider the first book of Enoch to be scripture?” Quora, April
25, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Did-Ethiopian-Jews-consider-the-first-book-of-
Enoch-to-be-scripture/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
HIGHER EDUCATION
Smith, Bob, “What are some useful tips for students starting their first semester at UCLA?”
Quora, April 29, 2018, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-useful-tips-for-
students-starting-their-first-semester-at-UCLA/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some colleges in California that have a more realistic acceptance rate
than Stanford or UCLA, but are still somewhat competitive?” Quora, May 7, 2018, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-colleges-in-California-that-have-a-more-realistic-
acceptance-rate-than-Stanford-or-UCLA-but-are-still-somewhat-competitive/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a transfer student, how rough was the transition from community college to
UCLA, UC Berkeley, or UC Davis?” Quora, May 16, 2018, online at https://www.quora.com/As-
a-transfer-student-how-rough-was-the-transition-from-community-college-to-UCLA-UC-
Berkeley-or-UC-Davis/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who are some successful people to have attended UCLA?” Quora, July 18, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Who-are-some-successful-people-to-have-attended-
UCLA/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are there any good colleges that offer archaeology as a major or have a master’s
in archaeology?” Quora, Sept 9, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-there-any-good-
colleges-that-offer-archaeology-as-a-major-or-have-a-master-s-in-archaeology/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can students ask for English test/quizzes at Hebrew University undergrad
degrees?” Quora, May 18, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Can-students-ask-for-
English-test-quizzes-at-Hebrew-University-undergrad-degrees/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
POLITICS
Smith, Bob, “How can so many Mormons in Utah support Trump? Mormons are known for high
standards, high morals & being an example for others. I realize every person can be deceived by
the Devil, but how many Mormons?” Quora, Feb 9, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-can-so-many-Mormons-in-Utah-support-Trump-Mormons-are-
known-for-high-standards-high-morals-being-an-example-for-others-I-realize-every-person-
can-be-deceived-by-the-Devil-but-how-many-Mormons/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are liberals or conservatives more tolerant of opposing views?” Quora, Feb 14,
2019, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-liberals-or-conservatives-more-tolerant-of-
opposing-views/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What evidence supports Israel's claim that it mistook the USS Liberty for an
Egyptian ship?” Quora, June 5, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-evidence-
supports-Israels-claim-that-it-mistook-the-USS-Liberty-for-an-Egyptian-ship/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What punishments are set for people who pass hard comments to tourists in the
United States of America?” Quora, July 2, 2019, onine at https://qr.ae/TWKDil .
Smith, Bob, “Why does the USA sanction Iran and not Israel?” Quora, July 2, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-USA-sanction-Iran-and-not-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is ad hominem a fallacy when used against the writings of the Unabomber, the
Communist Manifesto, or anything like that?” Quora, Jluly 3, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-ad-hominem-a-fallacy-when-used-against-the-writings-of-the-
Unabomber-the-Communist-Manifesto-or-anything-like-that/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If a foreign person moved to America while still at school age would they be
expected to give the pledge to the flag the same as American kids do?” Quora, July 3, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/If-a-foreign-person-moved-to-America-while-still-at-school-
age-would-they-be-expected-to-give-the-pledge-to-the-flag-the-same-as-American-kids-
do/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “US ambassador: 'Israel is on the side of God'. What do you think of this and why?”
Quora, July 15, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/US-ambassador-Israel-is-on-the-side-
of-God-What-do-you-think-of-this-and-why/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Hypothetically, what would the United States of America be like if they practiced
the traditional original views of Mormonism from The Book Of Mormon?” Quora, July 16, 2019,
online at https://www.quora.com/Hypothetically-what-would-the-United-States-of-America-
be-like-if-they-practiced-the-traditional-original-views-of-Mormonism-from-The-Book-Of-
Smith, Bob, “Is the main takeaway of the Exodus story of the plagues of Egypt that might makes
right? Is not God's power the decisive factor here?” Quora, Oct 19, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/Is-the-main-takeaway-of-the-Exodus-story-of-the-plagues-of-Egypt-
that-might-makes-right-Is-not-Gods-power-the-decisive-factor-here/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the population makeup of Israel going to look like in 10 years?” Quora, Oct
26, 2019, online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-population-makeup-of-Israel-going-to-
look-like-in-10-years/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I left a note on a state trooper’s windshield because he illegally parked in 2
handicapped spots at a gas station. He saw me and said I was lucky that he didn’t write me a
ticket for illegally touching police property. Is that even legal?” Quora, Nov 8, 2019, online at
https://www.quora.com/I-left-a-note-on-a-state-trooper-s-windshield-because-he-illegally-
parked-in-2-handicapped-spots-at-a-gas-station-He-saw-me-and-said-I-was-lucky-that-he-didn-
t-write-me-a-ticket-for-illegally-touching-police/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does Israel not have any UNESCO intangible cultural heritages listed? What
would they be?” Quora, Jan 22, 2020, onine at https://www.quora.com/Why-does-Israel-not-
have-any-UNESCO-intangible-cultural-heritages-listed-What-would-they-be/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the best argument against communism?” Quora, Feb 4, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-argument-against-communism/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Could Israel betray the US one day?” Quora, Feb 7, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Could-Israel-betray-the-US-one-day/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is Israel allowed to colonize the Palestinian West Bank with so-called
‘settlements’?” Quora, Feb 12, 2020, online at https://qr.ae/Tz2uLR .
Smith, Bob, “What if every indigenous population decides to follow the steps of Israelis?”
Quora, Feb 15, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-if-every-indigenous-population-
decides-to-follow-the-steps-of-Israelis/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does the DNC support the Israeli occupation of Palestine?” Quora, Feb 15,
2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-does-the-DNC-support-the-Israeli-occupation-of-
Palestine/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “An author on Quora called Israel ‘cancer of the world’. I replied that this reminds
me of Hitler's rhetoric. My comment was deleted by Quora. Do you think that the 1st
expression should be tolerated and mine is not?” Quora, Feb 18, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/An-author-on-Quora-called-Israel-cancer-of-the-world-I-replied-that-
this-reminds-me-of-Hitlers-rhetoric-My-comment-was-deleted-by-Quora-Do-you-think-that-
the-1st-expression-should-be-tolerated-and-mine-is-not/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do we establish a free and complete Palestine? I'm so tired of useless debate.
I want a sequence of steps.” Quora, Feb 22, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/How-do-
we-establish-a-free-and-complete-Palestine-Im-so-tired-of-useless-debate-I-want-a-sequence-
of-steps/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Does the LDS Church officially oppose Trump, like Romney, or just unofficially?”
Quora, Mar 3, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Does-the-LDS-Church-officially-oppose-
Trump-like-Romney-or-just-unofficially/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What sequence of events in the Middle East would start a full-scale out of control
arm conflict?” Quora, Mar 4 , 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/What-sequence-of-
events-in-the-Middle-East-would-start-a-full-scale-out-of-control-arm-conflict/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If the majority of the nowadays white Americans are of German origin, then why
did the USA support England and not Germany in WW1 and WW2? Why isn't the German
cultural heritage prevailing instead of the English one in the USA?” Quora, Aug 11, 2020, online
at https://www.quora.com/If-the-majority-of-the-nowadays-white-Americans-are-of-German-
origin-then-why-did-the-USA-support-England-and-not-Germany-in-WW1-and-WW2-Why-isnt-
the-German-cultural-heritage-prevailing-instead-of-the-English-one-in/answer/Bob-Smith-3106
.
Smith, Bob, “Why didn't any large-scale organized slave-trade ever exist in East Asia though it
existed in Western Eurasia?” Quora, Aug 28, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-
didnt-any-large-scale-organized-slave-trade-ever-exist-in-East-Asia-though-it-existed-in-
Western-Eurasia/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Near the end of the Vietnam war, the US had practically won. Viet Cong were
surrendering in record numbers, their main forces annihilated and their leaders begging for
peace. Why would the US pull out when they had utterly crushed the Vietnamese?” Quora,
Sept 28, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Near-the-end-of-the-Vietnam-war-the-US-
had-practically-won-Viet-Cong-were-surrendering-in-record-numbers-their-main-forces-
annihilated-and-their-leaders-begging-for-peace-Why-would-the-US-pull-out-when-they-
had/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can Israelis save Morocco's economy and help Moroccans in terms of business or
is the normalization not going to benefit either nation at all?” Quora, Dec 26, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Can-Israelis-save-Moroccos-economy-and-help-Moroccans-in-terms-of-
business-or-is-the-normalization-not-going-to-benefit-either-nation-at-all/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “As a Mormon, are you ashamed of Mitt Romney?” Quora, Jan 6, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/As-a-Mormon-are-you-ashamed-of-Mitt-Romney/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the most pro-gun region in Israel?” Quora, Jan 28, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-most-pro-gun-region-in-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why is Israel keeping Gaza strip people imprisoned in their land the way Jewish
people were being kept in Auschwitz camp?” Quora, Feb 14, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Israel-keeping-Gaza-strip-people-imprisoned-in-their-land-the-
way-Jewish-people-were-being-kept-in-Auschwitz-camp/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Should Arabs who were forced from their land during the creation of Israel, have
the right to return if they can prove that they lived on that land for at least three generations?”
Quora, Feb 27, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Should-Arabs-who-were-forced-from-
their-land-during-the-creation-of-Israel-have-the-right-to-return-if-they-can-prove-that-they-
lived-on-that-land-for-at-least-three-generations/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The Jews in Israel are at war with Palestinians, so how can Israeli Arabs be
expected to fight along side the Jews in the IDF for the interests of preserving a ‘Jewish
homeland’ at the expense of their people?” Quora, March 1, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/The-Jews-in-Israel-are-at-war-with-Palestinians-so-how-can-Israeli-
Arabs-be-expected-to-fight-along-side-the-Jews-in-the-IDF-for-the-interests-of-preserving-a-
Jewish-homeland-at-the-expense-of-their-people/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are Israeli settlers in the West Bank subject to Israeli civil laws, but
Palestinians living next to them subject to an Israeli military court system? Has Israel annexed
the area, since it is applying its law there?” Quora, March 15, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Israeli-settlers-in-the-West-Bank-subject-to-Israeli-civil-laws-
but-Palestinians-living-next-to-them-subject-to-an-Israeli-military-court-system-Has-Israel-
annexed-the-area-since-it-is-applying-its-law-there/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Could the Israeli government ever remove the Jewish settlers from the West Bank
if it needed to?” Quora, April 17, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Could-the-Israeli-
government-ever-remove-the-Jewish-settlers-from-the-West-Bank-if-it-needed-to/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Civil disobedience is really hard for LDS folks. What do you think it will take for
LDS to be non-compliant with unjust government mandates?” Quora, June 1, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Civil-disobedience-is-really-hard-for-LDS-folks-What-do-you-think-it-
will-take-for-LDS-to-be-non-compliant-with-unjust-government-mandates/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why was Josef Dzhugashvili (‘Stalin’), a Georgian gentile, so preoccupied with the
Jewish national question and identity?” Quora, June 1, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-was-Josef-Dzhugashvili-Stalin-a-Georgian-gentile-so-preoccupied-
with-the-Jewish-national-question-and-identity/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why didn’t David Ben Gurion Annex Sinai in 1956?” Quora, June 8, 2021, online
at https://www.quora.com/Why-didn-t-David-Ben-Gurion-Annex-Sinai-in-1956/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why don't Jordanians, who mostly are of Palestinians origin, sack Israeli
ambassadors over what happens in Alaqsa mosque and Gaza?” Quora, June 26, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-dont-Jordanians-who-mostly-are-of-Palestinians-origin-sack-
Israeli-ambassadors-over-what-happens-in-Alaqsa-mosque-and-Gaza/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why doesn’t Israel add the Arabic language on the Israeli passport to let people
that call it an apartheid state close their mouth?” Quora, July 15, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-doesn-t-Israel-add-the-Arabic-language-on-the-Israeli-passport-to-
let-people-that-call-it-an-apartheid-state-close-their-mouth/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do you think that making Hebrew and not Yiddish the official language of Israel
was a good decision?” Quora, July 21, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Do-you-think-
that-making-Hebrew-and-not-Yiddish-the-official-language-of-Israel-was-a-good-
decision/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are falling birthrates one of the signs of civilizational decay? Why or why not?”
Quora, July 26, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-falling-birthrates-one-of-the-signs-
of-civilizational-decay-Why-or-why-not/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are Israeli Arabs treated better than Palestinians?” Quora, Dec 11, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Are-Israeli-Arabs-treated-better-than-Palestinians/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Is it true that you can speak against the USA while in the USA, but you can't
against Israel?” Quora, Dec 20, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-you-can-
speak-against-the-USA-while-in-the-USA-but-you-cant-against-Israel/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Do you think that the number of wars Israel has been involved in is a stain on the
country? Why can't Israel just become more peaceful and pacifist?” Quora, Jan 27, 2022, online
at https://www.quora.com/Do-you-think-that-the-number-of-wars-Israel-has-been-involved-in-
is-a-stain-on-the-country-Why-cant-Israel-just-become-more-peaceful-and-pacifist/answer/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why are Israel and Russia unlikely allies?” Quora, Jan 31, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Israel-and-Russia-unlikely-allies/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why does George Floyd get more recognition than the 13 marines who died
fighting for our freedoms?” Quora, Feb 23, 2022, online at
https://jonspoliticalcorner29.quora.com/Why-does-George-Floyd-get-more-recognition-than-the-
13-marines-who-died-fighting-for-our-freedoms-89 .
MISCELLANY
Smith, Bob, “Why would a doctor in Kabul, who is working for the UN, request me to send a
vacation request for him saying that I am his fiancée to come to NJ? Why can't he request this
letter?” Quora, Feb 25, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-would-a-doctor-in-Kabul-
who-is-working-for-the-UN-request-me-to-send-a-vacation-request-for-him-saying-that-I-am-
his-fianc%C3%A9e-to-come-to-NJ-Why-cant-he-request-this-letter/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the interesting things about 'paradox'?” Quora, Feb 28, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-interesting-things-about-paradox/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “I'm confused how to join Freemasonry. I have tried many times to meet with a
mason I know but he always tells me, ‘I will call you tomorrow’, but why is he doing this?”
Quora, Feb 29, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Im-confused-how-to-join-Freemasonry-
I-have-tried-many-times-to-meet-with-a-mason-I-know-but-he-always-tells-me-I-will-call-you-
tomorrow-but-why-is-he-doing-this/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I get a birth certificate from PI?” Quora, Mar 16, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-get-a-birth-certificate-from-PI/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Could you teach a person from Ancient Egypt or earlier neolithic civilizations to
code on a computer or train them to work as scientists?” Quora, April 14, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Could-you-teach-a-person-from-Ancient-Egypt-or-earlier-neolithic-
civilizations-to-code-on-a-computer-or-train-them-to-work-as-scientists/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Which is the best book by Yuval Noah Harari?” Quora, May 19, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/Which-is-the-best-book-by-Yuval-Noah-Harari/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “In The Black Swan, Nassim Taleb uses the word ‘epistemology’ a lot. What exactly
does the word mean in the context of financial markets?” Quora, June 19, 202, online at
https://www.quora.com/In-The-Black-Swan-Nassim-Taleb-uses-the-word-epistemology-a-lot-
What-exactly-does-the-word-mean-in-the-context-of-financial-markets/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where are the antipodes specifically, and to what is the name generally applied?”
Quora, June 20, 2020, online at https://www.quora.com/Where-are-the-antipodes-specifically-
and-to-what-is-the-name-generally-applied/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How far is Sundance from Provo?” Quora, Nov 29, 2020, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-far-is-Sundance-from-Provo/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can you create an accurate calendar without adding leap days, weeks, months, or
years?” Quora, Jan 3, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Can-you-create-an-accurate-
calendar-without-adding-leap-days-weeks-months-or-years/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How would I get a copy of my great great grandfather's birth certificate? I believe
he was born in White Pine or Elko County in Nevada in 1871, but it was a home birth.” Quora,
Jan 7, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-would-I-get-a-copy-of-my-great-great-
grandfathers-birth-certificate-I-believe-he-was-born-in-White-Pine-or-Elko-County-in-Nevada-
in-1871-but-it-was-a-home-birth/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Can afforestation programs turn the Australian desert into a forest with arable land
just like how Israelis and the Mormons did?” Quora, Jan 11, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Can-afforestation-programs-turn-the-Australian-desert-into-a-forest-
with-arable-land-just-like-how-Israelis-and-the-Mormons-did/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are the introductory parameters of forest mensuration?” Quora, Jan 18, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-introductory-parameters-of-forest-
mensuration/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why do solo females get harassed in Cairo, Egypt?” Quora, Jan 22, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-solo-females-get-harassed-in-Cairo-Egypt/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the twenty-five piastres Egyptian value paper?” Quora, Jan 25, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-twenty-five-piastres-Egyptian-value-
paper/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Iran is much more than that, a nation that has culture, arts, sciences, architecture,
weaving, music… that goes back to beginning human civilisation, in Sumerian times, 6000
years, West thinks Iran is barbarians?” Quora, Jan 31, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Iran-is-much-more-than-that-a-nation-that-has-culture-arts-sciences-
architecture-weaving-music-that-goes-back-to-beginning-human-civilisation-in-Sumerian-times-
6000-years-West-thinks-Iran-is-barbarians/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How do I get proof that I am Creek Indian?” Quora, May 23, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-get-proof-that-I-am-Creek-Indian/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What is the Egyptian economy like?” Quora, May 25, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Egyptian-economy-like/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why not connect the Red Sea to the Dead Sea through a small canal where the flow
of water can be controlled? Wouldn’t this replenish the evaporation?” Quora, June 5, 2021,
online at https://www.quora.com/Why-not-connect-the-Red-Sea-to-the-Dead-Sea-through-a-
small-canal-where-the-flow-of-water-can-be-controlled-Wouldn-t-this-replenish-the-
evaporation/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “If Moses met Jesus, what would he do to him?” Quora, June 13, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/If-Moses-met-Jesus-what-would-he-do-to-him/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “The Arabic pre-Islamic documents are vey limited (10 according to Wikipedia over
4 centuries) while we found more than 4000 evidences of its ancestor nabatean, and even more
for the older aramaic, phoenician or the hieroglyph written systems. Why?” Quora, June 20,
2021, online at https://www.quora.com/The-Arabic-pre-Islamic-documents-are-vey-limited-10-
according-to-Wikipedia-over-4-centuries-while-we-found-more-than-4000-evidences-of-its-
ancestor-nabatean-and-even-more-for-the-older-aramaic-phoenician-or-the/answer/Bob-Smith-
3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How many Circassians are there in Jordan?” Quora, July 2, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/How-many-Circassians-are-there-in-Jordan/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Where can I find ‫ ”?عروض كارفور‬Quora, Aug 2, 2021, online at
https://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-find-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B6-
%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How did humans come up with the process to make olives taste good?” Quora,
Aug 19, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-did-humans-come-up-with-the-process-to-
make-olives-taste-good/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “How soon do you believe we will be able to answer the question of whether we are
alone in the universe?” Quora, Sept 10, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/How-soon-do-
you-believe-we-will-be-able-to-answer-the-question-of-whether-we-are-alone-in-the-
universe/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Who’s researching the origin of the Biblical significance of the Kanawha River in
Eastern America that is said to be the oldest river? Is this not the same Kanawah River from
Joshua 16?” Quora, Nov 20, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-s-researching-the-
origin-of-the-Biblical-significance-of-the-Kanawha-River-in-Eastern-America-that-is-said-to-be-
the-oldest-river-Is-this-not-the-same-Kanawah-River-from-Joshua-16/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Are the forests that exist in Israel the result of reforestation? If so, how did
botanists know which species should be planted if most Israelis lived in Europe or another
continent?” Quora, Jan 3, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Are-the-forests-that-exist-in-
Israel-the-result-of-reforestation-If-so-how-did-botanists-know-which-species-should-be-
planted-if-most-Israelis-lived-in-Europe-or-another-continent/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why doesn't Egypt try desalination projects on the Mediterranean?” Quora, Feb 7,
2022, online at https://www.quora.com/Why-doesnt-Egypt-try-desalination-projects-on-the-
Mediterranean/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “Why don't you know your name?” Quora, Feb 20, 2022, online at
https://www.quora.com/Why-dont-you-know-your-name/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
Smith, Bob, “What are some books on the old oral tradition/how information was conveyed
before the written word?” Quora, Feb 21, 2022, online at https://www.quora.com/What-are-
some-books-on-the-old-oral-tradition-how-information-was-conveyed-before-the-written-
word/answer/Bob-Smith-3106 .
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The Author
Bob Smith, studied Archaeology, Hebrew & ancient Egyptian at the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem (HUJ), and at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).
Bob Smith’s corpus of replies on Quora are listed at https://www.quora.com/profile/Bob-
Smith-3106 .
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Smith, Bob, “How do I understand my ancestry DNA? My maternal haplogroup is H2 and

Smith, Bob, “I uploaded my raw data to MyTrueAncestry. It matched me with Egyptian

Smith, Bob, “What is the Hebrew pronunciation/transliteration of ‫טרּומפֶּ לְ ּדֹור‬

Smith, Bob, “What is a ‘Semitic’?” Quora, Oct 30, 2019, online at

Smith, Bob, “Is this the ancient Hebrew? https://gttmh.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/5/3/

Smith, Bob, “What's El Gibbor?” Quora, Sept 4, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Whats-

Smith, Bob, “What is Göbekli Tepe?” Quora, June 8, 2021, online at

Smith, Bob, “What is pharaoh in Egyptian?” Quora, Dec 7, 2021, online at

Smith, Bob, “What is famous in Israel?” Quora, Feb 2, 2020, online at

Smith, Bob, “Was Zipporah Jewish?”Quora, Feb 5, 2020, online at

Smith, Bob, “Is this the ancient Hebrew? https://gttmh.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/5/3/

Smith, Bob, “What is the Hebrew pronunciation/transliteration of ‫טרּומפֶּ לְ ּדֹור‬

Smith, Bob, “Can a non-Mormon go to BYU?” Quora, June 3, 2019, online at

Smith, Bob, “Who/what is a Lamassu?” Quora, July 14, 2020, online at

Smith, Bob, “Who is prophet?” Quora, May 3, 2021, online at https://www.quora.com/Who-is-

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