Truth Of The Day

        Since the beginning of time upon this earth, land has been one component of human existence. Land ownership and its utilization were often a significant aspect of one's identity and social status. Certain belief systems operated the cultural norms of each day providing a framework in which to help guide the daily activities upon this land. For my Jones surname ancestors living before the "Black Death" (1348-1350) certain presuppositions were widely accepted. 

          Premise 1)   "In the beginning Elohim (sometimes El or Elah) created the heaven and the earth." Genesis 1:1   

Scofield, C.I., The Scofield Reference Bible, Oxford University Press, N.Y., 1909. (page 1 and foot note 1).

           Premise 2)   "And Jehovah Elohim took man, and put him into the garden to dress it and to keep it". Genesis 2:15. 

Same reference as above but (page 7, footnote 5).

            Premise 3)  "...for the wise say...though there be law between persons and each other on this earth, there is no law between angles and each other...save, the will of God."

Jenkins, D., The Law of Hywel Dda, Gomer Press, Llandysul, Dyfed, 1986. (page 71).

       So there you have it before the "Black Death", 1) creation, 2) placement of man in authority in the garden and, 3) the will of God as authority over all, the truth of the day.