So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
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Genesis 1:25-29
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1:27 The first poetry of Genesis reflectively celebrates God’s climactic feat in creating humankind. • human beings: This term (Hebrew ha-’adam, “the man”) is often used to denote humanity collectively (see 6:1, 5-7; 9:5-6). Though traditionally translated “man,” gender is not at issue here; both male and female are included.
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And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
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