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Before we begin, be sure to get your Bible -- if you haven’t done so already.
It is very important to look up and read each verse of scripture given in an-
swer to the questions. And why not write out these scriptures, just as the
kings of ancient Israel were instructed to write out YEHOVAH God’s
laws? (Deuteronomy 17:18-20.) This will help you understand and re-
member the vital truths you will be studying. Now let’s begin this important
subject.

LESSON 4

The Two Creation Accounts

1. What does Genesis 1 tell us of the creation of man? Genesis 1:26.

COMMENT: The Hebrew word for "man" here is adam without the arti-
cle. Without the definite article “the” it is the collective noun with the
meaning “mankind,” as it would be in English. This is borne out by the
use of the plural personal pronoun “them” referring to man in verses 26, 27

and 28. It seems apparent, then, that YEHOVAH God created male and
female at the same time in chapter 1 of Genesis.

2. What did YEHOVAH God say after the creation account in Genesis 1?
Genesis 1:31.

COMMENT: YEHOVAH God was pleased with the completion of this crea-
tion and was ready to take the Sabbath rest.

3. Now we move on to Genesis 2 which tells of the creation of only one
man, AFTER YEHOVAH God’s seventh day rest. Genesis 2:1-7.

COMMENT: Verse 5 states that “there was not a man to till the ground.”

Does this suggest that mankind of Genesis 1 were hunter-gatherers?

4. What does the Hebrew of verse 7 indicate?

COMMENT: Here "man" is Hebrew ‘eth-ha’adham (with article and particle
= “this same man Adam”). Notice what Appendix 14 to
Bullinger’s Companion Bible says:

“I. 'Adam, without the article, denotes man or mankind in general (Gene-
sis 1:26; 2:5; 5:1, followed by plural pronoun). With the article, it denotes
the man, Adam, though rendered ‘man’ in Genesis 1:27; 2:7 (twice)
8,15,16,19 (margin), 22 (twice); 3:12,22,24; 5:1; 6:1 (rendered ‘men’),
2,3,4. After this, the Hebrew 'Adam = man or men, is used of the descend-

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