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And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Here, as in several previous instances [Genesis 1:5]; [Genesis 2:4], [[Reference Genesis 2…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

EXCURSUS C: ON THE DURATION OF THE PARADISIACAL STATE OF INNOCENCE.

The Bereshit Rabba argues that Adam and Eve re…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And out of the ground the Lord God formed, etc. This is a more detailed explanation of the preceding sentence, for he says that, of all th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast
of the field, and every fowl of the air

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Power over the creatures was given to man, and as a proof of this he named them all. This also shows his insight into the works of God. But though …

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