Genesis · Chapter 2 King James Version

Genesis 2:19

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The Scripture

(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

In Genesis chapter 2 the narrator describes God creating the heavens and the earth, then forming the earth and making it habitable, and then creating the sun, moon and stars to mark time. He then creates humanity, separating the male from the female, giving them to each other as partners, and establishing marriage as a covenant. The chapter emphasizes God’s sovereignty in creation and the purpose of humanity as stewards and partners.

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