During the fifth "day" , the Creator proceeded to fill the oceans and the atmospheric heavens with a new form of life- "living souls"- distinct from vegetation.
" Let the waters swarm forth a swarm of living souls and let flying creatures fly over the earth upon the face of the expanse of the heavens.' And God proceeded to create the great sea monsters and every living soul that moves about, which the waters swarmed forth according to their kinds, and every winged flying creature according to its kind." (Genesis 1:20,21.)
Interestingly , biologists speak, among other things, of the plant kingdom and the animal kingdom, and they divide these into sub-classifications. The Hebrew word translated "soul" means "a breather". The Bible also says that "living souls" have blood. Therefore, we may conclude that creatures having both a respiratory system and a circulatory system- the breathing denizens of the seas and heavens- began to appear in the fifth creative period. (Genesis 9:3,4)
To be continued.....
Brien
" Let the waters swarm forth a swarm of living souls and let flying creatures fly over the earth upon the face of the expanse of the heavens.' And God proceeded to create the great sea monsters and every living soul that moves about, which the waters swarmed forth according to their kinds, and every winged flying creature according to its kind." (Genesis 1:20,21.)
Interestingly , biologists speak, among other things, of the plant kingdom and the animal kingdom, and they divide these into sub-classifications. The Hebrew word translated "soul" means "a breather". The Bible also says that "living souls" have blood. Therefore, we may conclude that creatures having both a respiratory system and a circulatory system- the breathing denizens of the seas and heavens- began to appear in the fifth creative period. (Genesis 9:3,4)
To be continued.....
Brien
