rulers of the earth, representing the mighty name of God throughout the world. They are the recipients of blessing, which includes not only their status but also the ability to transmit the image of God by creating life. Thus, there is a deliberate anthropological climax in Genesis 1 with the creation of humanity as the ‘image’ and ‘likeness’ of God.11 In a deft literary move, with the use of these terms the writer makes the goal of creation anthropological and thus doxological, since to crown the