“God created man in his own image”

GENESIS 1:27

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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God creates both male and female in his own likeness. This verse is the first bible verse dealing with both man and woman together and foreshadows their union in the context of marriage. Jesus refers to and quotes this scripture in Matthew 19:5 and Mark 10:6 “God made them male and female”. This verse is part of the creation story.

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So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

— Genesis 1:27

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God אֱלֹהִ֤ים׀ Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative H430
created וַיִּבְרָ֨א (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes) H1254
man הָֽאָדָם֙ Ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) H120
in his image, בְּצַלְמ֔וֹ A phantom, i.e., (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol H6754
own (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
in the image בְּצֶ֥לֶם A phantom, i.e., (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol H6754

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