Scriptural References:
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture has been taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE, © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
Other Scripture Taken from:
The Interlinear Bible: Hebrew-Greek-English, © 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 2nd ed. 1986 by Jay P. Green, Sr. (Lafayette, IN: Sovereign Grace Publishers).
The Literal Translation of the Holy Bible, copyright © 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985 by P. Green, Sr. This work was contained in the side column of Green’s work referenced above.
King James Version (Authorized Version) noted as KJV.
Genesis 2:4 Closes Out the Story of God’s First Creation of Mankind
Hebrew syntax points to two creations of mankind. For
many years the Jewish community and the Christian church have
believed that the account of the creation of Adam and Eve given in
Genesis 2 is a detailed description of a more general creation of
mankind told in the first chapter of Genesis. This section will discuss
some syntactical reasons why we should interpret the creation
account of Adam and Eve to be a creation of another race of
people, which was in addition to the creation of the
pre-Adamites as recorded in Genesis 1. My comments will center on Genesis
2:5f.
A Tiny Prefix Makes a Large Difference in Meaning