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Genesis 1:28 is part of the first biblical creation story (Genesis 1:1-2:4a) and is completely independent of the second creation story (Genesis 2:4b-20) that tells of the creation of Adam. In this verse, God tells man (both male and female) to be fruitful and multiply, to replenish the earth, but also subdue it, and to have dominion over all living creatures.
Leon R. Kass (The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis) says that we should recognise the independence of the two creation stories and adopt a critical principle of reading if we mean to understand each story on its own terms. We must scrupulously avoid reading into the second story any facts or notions taken from the first, and vice versa. Thus, in reading about the origin of Adam and the story of the Garden of Eden, we must not say or even think that man is here created in God's image or that man is to have dominion over the animals.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoGenesis ch.1 and 2 are the narrative of how God created the universe. In verse 1:28, God said "Be fruitful and multiply and fill up the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that swarms upon the earth."
Rashi commentary (2:8) explains that Genesis ch.1 and 2 form a single set of events, as chapter 2 expands the brief verses of ch.1 with further detail.
An attempt to split the text artificially has been perpetrated by people such as Wellhausen (the father of modern Biblical-criticism, 1844-1918) who suggested attributing the narrative to various authors, despite the Torah's explicit statement as to its provenance (Exodus 24:12, Deuteronomy 31:24). Wellhausen's claims have been debunked one by one, as Archaeology and other disciplines have demonstrated the integrity of the Torah. No fragments have ever been found that would support his Documentary Hypothesis, which remains nothing more than an arbitrary claim, whose falsehood has been pointed out:
http://www.apologeticspress.org/apcontent.aspx?category=6&article=1131(a Christian author)
http://www.whoreallywrotethebible.com/excerpts/chapter4-1.php
http://www.pearlmancta.com/BiblicalcriticswrongRShlomoCohen.htm
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Who is the first human to talk to God?
According to Genesis, Adam.
How old were Adam and Eve when they began a family?
The book of Genesis didn't give any information about Eve's age. It just indicated that God created her after, and from, Adam the first man. Neither did Genesis give any information about Adam's age when the couple had their first two children. But it did indicate that Adam was 130 years old when their third child, Seth, was born [5:3].
When God called Adam first time in the Bible?
I'll give three answers, depending on the meaning of your question:God first spoke to Adam in Genesis 2:16-17.God first called out to Adam in Genesis 3:9.God first referred to Adam by that name as follows: at first, "Adam" is used generically (Genesis 1:26,27; 2:7,8,18-25; 3:8,9,12), since in Hebrew "adam" means "man." It is first used as a personal name in Genesis 3:17, and again in 3:21, 4:25, and especially in 5:3-5. (5:1 could be interpreted either way.)
Who was the first person to see a penguins?
In Genesis, it tells that Adam named the penguin therefore, was the first to see them beside God. In Genesis, it tells that Adam named the penguin therefore, was the first to see them beside God.
Did Adam produce Eve?
No. GOD 'produced' Eve, as He created her from Adam's rib (Genesis 2:21+22).
What was Adam's excuse for his sin?
The answer is found in Genesis when God confronted Adam and Eve after their sin: Genesis 3:12 Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate." Adam said it was the woman's fault.
Did God ask Eve a question?
Yes. In Genesis 3, after Adam and Eve sinned, God asked Adam several questions, with the final result that Adam passed the buck off to Eve. In Genesis 3:13, God then asks Eve, "What is this you have done?" (NASB). As far as I know, this is the only question God asked specifically of Eve.
When was Adam and eve?
Adam and Eve weren't born. Genesis 2:7 The Lord formed the man from soil on the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. God put Adam into a deep sleep, took out some of his side, and put flesh there. (Genesis 2:21) That was how God created Adam and Eve.
What was God's first question?
Genesis 3:9 Then Yahweh Elohim (the Lord God) called to Adam and said to him, "Where are you?"
What did God use to make clothes for Adam and Eve?
According to Genesis God made Adam and Eve clothes out of coats of skins, presumably animal hides. Whether God created them out of nothing, or killed the animals to make them, is not revealed.
Who was created first in the book of Genesis male or female?
As it is written in the book of Genesis, the male, who God named Adam, was created first out of the dust of the ground. The female, who Adam named Eve, was formed out of a rib from Adam's side.
How many descendants did God promise Adam and Eve?
1) In Genesis ch.15, the Covenant Between the Parts, God promised the land of Canaan (Israel) to Abraham's descendants. 2) In Genesis ch.13, 17 and 22, God promised Abraham that he would have a multitude of descendants.3) In Genesis 18:19, God alluded that Abraham's teachings would never go lost from his descendants.See also:More about the CovenantMore about Abraham
