Which came first, humans or animals?

Question

Genesis 1:25-27
(Humans were created after the other animals.)

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let us make man in our image.... So God created man in his own image.


Genesis 2:18-19
(Humans were created before the other animals.)

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

I don't know if everyone's reading the same passage I am, but Genesis 2 CLEARLY says that God made animals later.

Answer 1

Good point

I think the two different versions of the creation story are is one of the best examples of inconsistency in the Bible.
Both of these stories can teach us something, both of them are presenting an idea of a god actively participating in and concerned with the world and its inhabitants, but neither of them should be taken literally.

I think God created through evolution, so I believe animals came first.

Answer 2

Animals came first. Genesis 2:18-19 tells that Adam should name the animals.

Answer 3

God created the animals first. He then created man. Genesis 2:18-19 is describing when God brought the animals before Adam so they could be named-it is not describing their creation as they were already created in chapter one.

Answer 4

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them.


If he brought them to Adam to be named after making them from the ground, what came first? Adam!

Answer 5

There are 3 earth ages (II Pet.3:5-7), same earth but different ages. We are now in the 2nd earth age. Between Gen.1:1 and Gen.1:2 is a vast amount of time, if time existed. Between these 2 verses is Satan’s rebellion (Rev.12:3-4) and “his tail” drew 1/3 of God’s children. Between these 2 verses also belongs all fossils and remains, such as Dinosaurs.

In Gen.1:2 we have the of the end of the 1st earth age and the beginning of the 2nd. For clarity Gen.1:2 needs to be divided (see below).

(A) Gen.1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.

(B) Gen.1:2 And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

In (A) Gen.1:2 the first occurrence of the word “was” has been corrupted and is “became”. It reads “And the earth became without form, and void”. The end of the 1st earth age.

In (B) Gen.1:2 we have the beginning of 2nd earth age, the one we live in now. Man did not exist in flesh till this earth age.

Between (A & B) Gen.1:2 is also a vast amount of time, if time existed. Between (A & B) Gen.1:2 is; a global flood (not Noah’s which was a local flood), the destruction of Atlantis, the breakup of Gondwana Land, and the Ice Age.

Time means nothing to our Father. He is very patient and loves His children. Instead of destroying Satan and 1/3 of His children, He destroyed that first earth age. Now in this 2nd earth age we all are born innocent in the flesh. Father came in the flesh Himself, Jesus Christ, and paid the price for all. Father defeated Satin, that is death, legally. So now His children have a decision, to choose life or to choose death. It’s your decision. Choose life!!

Answer 6

Humans are Animals.

Answer 7

Animals came first. Look at the fossil evidence. Humans are also animals. Try to remember that we came out of the trees about a million years ago.

Answer 8

Humans are animals

Answer 9

Animals, God was trying to see who would help Adam. All the animals were 'unfit' and Adam needed one 'like him.'

Answer 10

Humans ARE animals.