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Tehom

So, imagine you're at the beach, and you see the ocean. The ocean is really, really big, right? Well, tehom is kind of like the Hebrew word for the ocean or the deep sea.

But it's also used in the Bible to refer to this idea of chaos or disorder - like when everything is all mixed up and confusing. In the beginning of the Bible, it talks about how before God created the world, there was just this big, empty tehom, this chaos that covered everything.

So, tehom is kind of a word for the unknown and the scary. It's like when you're in the dark and you don't know what's around you - that feeling of being scared because you don't know what's there. But it's also a reminder that even in the midst of all that chaos and confusion, God is in control and can bring order to everything.
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