20 And God said, "Let the water teem with
living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse
of the sky." 21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every
living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their
kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind.
And God saw that it was good. 22 God blessed them and said, "Be
fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas,
and let the birds increase on the earth." 23 And there was evening, and
there was morning—the fifth day. 24 And God said, "Let the land produce
living creatures according to their kinds:
livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each
according to its kind." And it was so. 25 God made the wild animals
according to their kinds, the livestock according
to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground
according to their kinds. And God saw that
it was good. 26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness,
and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over
the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that
move along the ground."
27 So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the
fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."
(Genesis 1:20-28; NIV Bible)
Moses; c. 1400 B.C.
Last update:
4/16/08
