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God’s Spirit in Creation – Genesis E1

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Nefesaa, Living Soul, Living Creature.

In genesis one, verse 21, the creatures are all called nefesaa. Nefaaa here they translate it creatures with life. And then when it's applied to humans, they translate a living soul,. I think thatwas an unfortunate move, or they missed a chance to show in english. It kind of messes with your categori, is right? That because, again, what i'm trying to land on here is what makes humans special in the biblical narrative. The animals have nefesh, nafesh and rona, yes, y, spirit and soul, asl often translated. In the biblical narrative, god takes humans and says, you're my image

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