Rainbows in mythology possesses an ox's head on its serpent body. According to Genesis, after Noah saved the animals from the Great Flood, a rainbow appeared. As the flood had killed all other living beings, the rainbow came to symbolise God's promise that he would never send another flood to destroy all of the earth and that never again would all living things be killed in the waters of a flood. For some native people the rainbow around the sun is considered to be a sign from God, marking a time of great change. “The Whirling Rainbow – Prophecy There will come a
Rape in the Hebrew Bible and Contemporary Controversies: The Need for Inclusive Bible Interpretation", discusses an anecdote about a student, who, when exposed to the passages in Deuteronomy, said that "This is the word of God. If it says slavery is okay, slavery is okay. If it says rape is okay, rape is okay." Elaborating on this, she states in response to these passages, "Clearly, these laws do not take into account the female's perspective. After a rape, [the victim] would undoubtedly see herself as the injured party and would probably find marriage to her rapist to be distasteful, to say the least. Arguably, there