Genesis 1:22
“And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And God blessed them,.... With a power to procreate their kind, and continue their species, as it is interpreted in the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 1:20-23
- VII. The Fifth Day 20. שׁרץ shārats, “crawl, teem, swarm, abound.” An intransitive verb, admitting, however, an…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Let fowl multiply in the earth - It is truly astonishing with what care, wisdom, and minute skill God has formed the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 1:20-23
Each day, hitherto, has produced very noble and excellent beings, which we can never sufficiently admire; but we do not…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
God blessed them With the creation of the living animals of the water and the air is introduced the mention of a new…
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