Ecclesiastes 3:18-21

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¹⁸ I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. ¹⁹ For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity. ²⁰ All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. ²¹ Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

"breath" and "spirit" in this passage are both ruach. (See Nephesh, Neshamah and Ruach.)

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See The punishment of Adam
This passage was referenced here (2.4.5) in our response to the AACE discussion questions.

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