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God Created the Animals [01-08]
On the sixth day of creation, God said, “Let there be all kinds of land animals!” And it happened just like God said. Some were farm animals, some crawled on the ground, and some were wild. And God saw that it was good.
创世的第六天，神说：:「地上要生出各种生物!」事就这样成了。有牲畜，地上的爬虫和野兽。神看了认为好。
Important Terms:
Translation Notes:
- the sixth day - The next event in a continuing, orderly progression of days and creative acts.
- God said - God's spoken word is the means by which the animals were created.
- all kinds - This indicates a great variety, but also order.
- land animals - Every kind of animal that lived on the land, as opposed to the birds, or animals that live in the seas.
- farm animals - The kinds of land animals that commonly live peacefully with people–-as in tame, or domesticated animals.
- crawled on the ground - This probably includes reptiles, and possibly the insects.
- wild - The kinds of animals that do not normally live peacefully with people, usually because they are afraid of people, or dangerous to them.
- it was good - This phrase is repeated throughout creation to show that every step went exactly according to God's wise plan and purpose.