Holy Scripture

Genesis 2:20

A church father on this verse
“They were not actually "fashioned," for the earth produced the animals, and the water the birds. [Gen. 1:20] By saying "fashioned" Scripture wishes to indicate that all animals, reptiles, cattle and birds came into being as a result of the combining of earth and water. It says "He brought them to Adam" in order to ind…”
Ephrem the Syrian, 4th c.

Source: Septuagint

Original

20And Adam gave names to all the cattle and to all the birds of the sky, and to all the wild beasts of the field, but for Adam there was not found a help like to himself.

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18And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone, let us make for him a help suitable to him.

19And God formed yet farther out of the earth all the wild beasts of the field, and all the birds of the sky, and he brought them to Adam, to see what he would call them, and whatever Adam called any living creature, that was the name of it.

— Genesis 2:20 —

21And God brought a trance upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and filled up the flesh instead thereof.

22And God formed the rib which he took from Adam into a woman, and brought her to Adam.

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