Genesis 2:19

So out of the ground the Lord God formed all the wild beasts and birds, and made them come to the human to see what he would call them. Whatever he called each living creature, that was its name.

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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.

In Context

18Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the human to be alone; I will make a helper suited to him.”

20So the human, Adam gave names to all cattle and all the wild birds and beasts. But there was no companion suitable for him.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:20Then God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly over the earth in the open dome of the sky.”

Genesis 1:25So God made all the different kinds of wild beasts, and the cattle, and everything that crawls upon the ground. God saw that it was good.

Genesis 2:22With the rib which he had taken from the human, the Lord built up a woman and brought her to the human.

Genesis 9:2Every wild beast and bird and everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea will fear and dread you; into your hand they are given.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:19-21

Adam's Dominion. ( b. c. 4004.) 18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 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. 20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet… Read the whole commentary →

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