GEN 1:25 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.
GEN 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
GEN 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
GEN 2:19 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.
2007-05-08 12:54:18 · 5 answers · asked by Jett 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There are many contradictions between the two separate versions of the creation story that made it into the bible.
thanks for pointing out another.
I thought even the Catholic church recognizes this as just a story, and not necessarily the way the universe was created.
2007-05-08 13:05:29 · answer #1 · answered by Morey000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Genesis 1:1 says “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth…” Later, in Genesis 2:4, it seems that a second, different story of Creation begins. However, close examination of the text will show that what is recorded in 1:1-2:3 is an introductory summary of the events of creation, and that what begins with verse 2:4 is a more detailed account of the Creation of mankind. There is nothing in the two Creation accounts that contradicts. Genesis 2:4-25 should be understood as a further explanation of what happened in Genesis 1:26-31. It is comparable to taking a magnifying glass to Genesis 1:26-31 to take a closer look at the Creation of mankind.
2007-05-08 23:00:25 · answer #2 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who knows,it's a Jewish account and hence unlikely to be true,plus there are two variants versions of genesis,quite different. Why does it matter?
2007-05-08 22:25:28 · answer #3 · answered by Galahad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'beast' life on earth is hundreds of millions of years old; homo sapiens is a relatively recent addition.
Old legends don't really factor in.
2007-05-08 20:00:56 · answer #4 · answered by eldad9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
man is a beast; and the most evil beast in this planet.
2007-05-08 19:59:37 · answer #5 · answered by FaceFullofFashion 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋