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Genesis 2:7

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And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
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  1. Ecclesiastes 12:7Rank 1 from verse 7
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    7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

  2. Job 33:4Rank 2 from verse 7
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    4The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

  3. 1 Corinthians 15:45Rank 3 from verse 7
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    45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

  4. Isaiah 64:8Rank 4 from verse 7
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    8But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

  5. Acts 17:25Rank 5 from verse 7
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    25Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

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Genesis 2:7

COMBINED MEANING

formed

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Made, shaped, fashioned, created, arranged, or brought into the intended being, body, people, purpose, or condition.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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ground

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Sense 1: The soil, earth, land, floor, or supporting surface. Sense 2: Figuratively, a basis, support, or foundation. Sense 3: Crushed or reduced to small particles by grinding.

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breath

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Sense 1: Air drawn in or breathed out. Sense 2: The breath by which bodily life is sustained; by extension, bodily life.

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living

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Sense 1: Alive or having life. Sense 2: As a noun, one's means of support or possessions.

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soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

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6But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

7And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

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8¶ And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

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