After forming Adam from the dust, God “breathed into his nostrils the breath of life” (Hebrew: nishmat chayyim), and Adam became a “living soul” or “living being.” This divine act imparts life and sets man apart from other creatures, highlighting the intimate involvement of God in giving Adam vitality and consciousness.
After forming Adam from the dust, God “breathed into his nostrils the breath of life” (Hebrew: nishmat chayyim), and Adam became a “living soul” or “living being.” This divine act imparts life and sets man apart from other creatures, highlighting the intimate involvement of God in giving Adam vitality and consciousness.
"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"
