• שׁרץ shārats — “crawl, teem, swarm, abound.” An intransitive verb, however, it admits an objective noun of its own or a …

EXCURSUS B: ON THE NAMES ELOHIM AND JEHOVAH-ELOHIM.

Throughout the first account of creation (Genesis 1:1 to Ge…

There was no life in the sea or on the land until all was ready for it. God would not make a creature to be unhappy. There must be suitable food to…

Let the waters bring forth... the moving creature. On the fifth day the birds and fishes are created. The blessing of God is added, so tha…

And God said, let the waters bring forth abundantly, &c.] The waters gathered together in one place, the waters of the oc…

God commanded the fish and fowl to be produced. This command he himself executed. Insects, which are more numerous than the birds and beasts, and a…