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NASB | Genesis 1:26 ¶ Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:26 ¶ Then God said, "Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth." [Ps 104:30; Heb 1:2; 11:3] |
Bible Question: I have always wondered about the word Adam, which is #120 and#119 in Strongs Condordance. It says "to show blood in the face, flush or turn rosy. Does this mean that Adam was white? |
Bible Answer: Strongs definition of Adam, according to Strongs: 0120 Mda adam aw-dawm from 0119; TWOT-25a; n m AV-man 408, men 121, Adam 13, person(s) 8, common sort 07230 1, hypocrite 1; 552 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley Not being a Hebrew expert by any stretch, one must assume that the context defines whether it is used in reference to a city, man or the name of Adam... The "color" of Adam would be difficult to know for absolute certainty - except to say that genetically he would have to be "middle dark" in order to have the genetic makeup to allow the variation we see today. He would have to have the genes for "black", "white" and everything in between. Whichever one that was dominate in him would seem problematic to determine. |