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Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. The word dominion means “rule or power over.”. God has sovereign power over His creation and has delegated the authority to mankind to have dominion over the animals ( Genesis 1:26 ).
Jan 26, 2016 · In Gen 1:26 the author appears to be indicating that mankind was to have the authority to rule over the animals. No particular elaboration is provided in the immediate context to specify how that rule is to be carried out.
Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.’
Genesis 1:26. ESV Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”.
Jun 11, 2013 · A consequence we see in Genesis of being created in God’s image is that we are to “have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth” ( Gen. 1:26 ).
Sep 22, 2017 · Abstract. C. S. Lewis thought often about the meaning of humanity’s “dominion” over the earth and its animals (Genesis 1:26), and he insists it does not indicate a dispassionate, heavy-handed conquest of other creatures. Instead, he articulates a gentler vision of humanity’s role in Creation.
Topical Studies. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z. What the Bible says about Dominion over Animals. ( From Forerunner Commentary ) Genesis 1:26. To environmentalists, letting man have dominion over the animals and being told to subdue the earth means that God gives man free ...