Other pointed out Tower Babel as war metaphor. Wondered if other metaphor in bible. Turn out, WHOLE THING is war metaphors. Each story is lesson in evil, like evil Aesop Fables (Esau's Fables?).
Starting with Garden Eden and snake temping Eve. Lesson: If want to get a man, go through his woman
Jacob offers his brother Esau red lentil soup when tired in exchange for birthrighrt – Lesson: Exploit people when in need and take things they undervalue
Jacob dresses in sheepskin - Lesson: Disguise and appear nice to trick people
Jacob mother advises him to leave and come back after while – Lesson: After people find out you cheated/stole from them, leave Dodge for while until they cool off
Joseph – Lesson – Don't shine too much and be outward successful
First book Genesis is general basic principles.
You know how Js “get kicked out of XXX countries” all time? Looked up many groups of people, German, French, British, Spanish. They ALMOST NEVER kicked out of a country. Once twice at most. Seem odd to me that specific play “kick them out” was done over and over. Don't believe this is accident, “getting kicked out” is a play from they playbook, that playbook is Book of EXODUS ( appropriate right). It's their retreat playbook when people start grabbing pitchforks.
Poor victimized J's just want to leave Egypt, Pharaoh won't let them, so God releases “Plagues” to change the mind and let them leave. See these as metaphors for different warfare Js can do collectively if leader don't “kick them out”. Frankly doubt if the “kick out”s are that real, they can just snake hide identity like usual.
Once they leave Egypt, are sections with songs, and very detailed description of architectures and garments to wear. I interpret these not as specific rules J's must follow themselves in most cases, but rather as example templates of how to form new cults. These element are replicated through J cults through world, fancy song, architecture, garments, lots of specifics, etc. I been examine various symbols through world, will prepare another post on J connections, they all feature these elements.
Torah = first 5 books = translates to “instruction”. Instruction in what? I don't think lengthy architecture, garment, and even ritual descriptions are primarily about the speficics as “instruction” on forming your own cults Js. Even many smaller social media influencer masons operate on same fundamentals. It social enslavement.
Anyway will probably write more on bible, but this is basic stuff wanted to get out,
Why are humans given dominion over the Earth in Genesis 1, but then they are put into the Garden to work and keep it in Genesis 2?
Because to have dominion over something necessarily requires responsibility over it.
Humans can do what they like with the Earth, but are responsible for however it turns out.