In the context of the biblical phrase "God formed Adam from the dust of the ground" (Genesis 2:7), the term "dust" can be interpreted through a physics lens as referring to the fine particulate matter that constitutes the Earth's surface material—essentially, the basic physical components of the ground.
In the context of the biblical phrase "God formed Adam from the dust of the ground" (Genesis 2:7), the term "dust" can be interpreted through a physics lens as referring to the fine particulate matter that constitutes the Earth's surface material—essentially, the basic physical components of the ground.
"Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth"