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26 Then 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 birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Passage themes

God takes counsel — Let us make
Like the Creator — in our image, after our likeness
Ruling over creatures — let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air

Notes and references

1:26 ch. 3:22; 11:7; Isa. 6:8
The Hebrew word for man (adam) is the generic term for mankind and becomes the proper name Adam
1:26 ch. 5:1; 9:6; 1 Cor. 11:7; Eph. 4:24; Col. 3:10; James 3:9
1:26 ch. 9:2; Ps. 8:6-8; James 3:7

Events in this chapter

1.1 — Création monde, homme et femme

Did you know?

Des milliers d'années en 50 chapitres La Genèse couvre plus de temps que tout le reste de la Bible réuni : de la création du monde jusqu'à l'installation en Égypte. Aucun autre livre biblique ne parcourt autant d'histoire en si peu de pages.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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