Genesis 1:20

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Then God said, 'Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.'

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  • Gen 2:19 : 19 Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground every beast of the field and every bird of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them. Whatever the man called each living creature, that became its name.
  • Ps 104:24-25 : 24 How many are Your works, LORD! In wisdom You made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. 25 There is the vast and spacious sea, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both large and small.
  • Ps 148:10 : 10 wild animals and all livestock, creatures that crawl and flying birds,
  • Gen 8:17 : 17 Bring out every living thing that is with you—all creatures, including birds, livestock, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth—so they can multiply on the earth, be fruitful, and increase in number.
  • Gen 1:7 : 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.
  • Gen 1:14 : 14 Then God said, 'Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days, and years,
  • Gen 1:22 : 22 God blessed them and said, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.'
  • Gen 1:30 : 30 And to all the beasts of the earth, all the birds in the sky, and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.' And it was so.

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  • Gen 1:21-28
    8 verses
    88%

    21So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teem, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

    22God blessed them and said, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.'

    23And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

    24Then God said, 'Let the earth bring forth living beings according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind.' And it was so.

    25God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

    26Then God said, 'Let us make mankind in our image, after our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and all the creatures that move along the ground.'

    27So God created mankind in his own image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

    28God blessed them and said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and every living creature that moves on the ground.'

  • Gen 1:5-12
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    80%

    5God called the light 'day,' and the darkness he called 'night.' And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

    6Then God said, 'Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.'

    7So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.

    8God called the vault 'sky.' And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

    9Then God said, 'Let the waters under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.' And it was so.

    10God called the dry ground 'land,' and the gathered waters he called 'seas.' And God saw that it was good.

    11Then God said, 'Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their kinds, on the earth.' And it was so.

    12The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

  • Gen 1:14-15
    2 verses
    76%

    14Then God said, 'Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days, and years,

    15and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.' And it was so.

  • Ps 8:8
    76%

    8sheep and cattle, all of them, and even the beasts of the field,

  • Deut 4:17-18
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    17Or in the form of any animal on the earth, or any bird that flies in the sky,

    18Or any creature that moves along the ground, or any fish in the waters below the earth.

  • Gen 2:19
    76%

    19Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground every beast of the field and every bird of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them. Whatever the man called each living creature, that became its name.

  • Ps 148:10
    75%

    10wild animals and all livestock, creatures that crawl and flying birds,

  • Gen 8:17
    75%

    17Bring out every living thing that is with you—all creatures, including birds, livestock, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth—so they can multiply on the earth, be fruitful, and increase in number.

  • Gen 1:17-19
    3 verses
    75%

    17God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth,

    18to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.

    19And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

  • Gen 6:20
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    20From the birds according to their kinds, and from the animals according to their kinds, and from every creeping thing of the ground according to its kind, two of every kind will come to you to keep them alive.

  • Gen 1:30
    74%

    30And to all the beasts of the earth, all the birds in the sky, and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.' And it was so.

  • Ezek 1:22-25
    4 verses
    73%

    22Over the heads of the living creatures there was something like an expanse, gleaming like awe-inspiring crystal, spread out above their heads.

    23Under the expanse, their wings were spread out straight, one toward another, and each creature had two wings covering its body on one side and two wings covering its body on the other side.

    24When they moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of mighty waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the noise of an army. When they stood still, they let down their wings.

    25A voice came from above the expanse over their heads as they stood still with their wings lowered.

  • Gen 7:14
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    14They, and every wild animal according to its kind, all the livestock according to their kinds, every crawling thing that crawls on the ground according to its kind, and every bird according to its kind—all winged creatures—came.

  • Gen 1:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

    2Now the earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

    3Then God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light.

  • Gen 8:19
    73%

    19Every living thing, every creeping thing, every bird, and everything that moves on the earth went out of the ark, family by family.

  • Lev 11:46
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    46These are the laws regarding animals, birds, every living creature that moves in the water, and every creature that moves along the ground.

  • Gen 9:1-2
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    72%

    1God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, 'Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth.'

    2The fear and dread of you will be upon every animal of the earth, every bird of the sky, every creature that moves on the ground, and all the fish of the sea; they are given into your hands.

  • Ps 104:25
    72%

    25There is the vast and spacious sea, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both large and small.

  • Gen 7:3
    72%

    3Also take seven pairs of the birds of the sky, male and female, to keep their offspring alive on the face of all the earth.

  • Gen 9:10
    72%

    10and with every living creature that is with you—the birds, the livestock, and all the creatures of the earth—that came out of the ark with you, every living thing on the earth.

  • Acts 10:12
    71%

    12In it were all kinds of four-footed animals, reptiles, and birds of the air.

  • Ps 104:12
    70%

    12The birds of the sky nest nearby; they sing among the branches.

  • Gen 7:8
    70%

    8From the clean animals, from the animals that are not clean, from the birds, and from everything that crawls on the ground,

  • 1 Cor 15:39
    70%

    39Not all flesh is the same: humans have one kind of flesh, animals have another, birds have another, and fish have another.