his nostrils, and Adam became a living being.”3 Although animals, cattle and birds came into being at the same moment that they received life, in Adam’s case God honored him in a variety of ways: first, because it is said that God “fashioned him with His hands and He breathed a soul into him”; He also gave him authority over Paradise and what is outside Paradise; and He wrapped him in glory* and gave him reason, thought and an awareness of the Majesty. 5. Having spoken of the honored way in which