Adam
Names the Animals
I’ve heard many critics
of the Bible claim Adam couldn’t have named all the animals during the
sixth day. A careful reading of the scripture, however shows Adam did NOT name
all the creatures God created but just specific groups of them. In Genesis 2:19-20
it describes Adam’s naming of the creatures; “And out of the ground
the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and
brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called
every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all
cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field...”
Note; he named the cattle, the birds, and the beasts of the field. This does
NOT include any insects or any of the creatures that swim in the sea. Here is
the description of the creation of living creatures on days five and six. Day five: “And God created
great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought
forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind...”
Day six: “And God made the
beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing
that creeps upon the earth after his kind…” He did not name the
sea creatures or the creeping things. It is also important to note he named
the animals by KIND, a dog kind only not all the different varieties of dogs.
(For example a pair of dogs would represent the dog kind including wolves, coyotes,
dingoes, etc. Not two Great Danes, two Poodles, two Daschund, two Timber Wolves,
two Chihuahua, two whatever...). The critics are wrong and the Bible maintains
its veracity. Adam could have named the creatures in a short time!!