and is sovereign, so humankind is created in God’s image and given dominion over fish, cattle, the earth, and creepers (1:26). God created the universe by calling things into existence—“Let there be light and there was light.” This calling into existence had the effect of creating it and assigning its function in the world. So the image (man) is given dominion over these things by naming the animals (2:19). Man, by naming animals and woman, assigns them a function in the world. Adam did not say,
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