King James Bible
"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."
God creates animals from the same material (ground/adamah) used to form Adam, establishing a kinship between humanity and creation. This divine act of forming emphasizes God's direct, artisanal involvement in creating each creature. God presents the animals to Adam like a father bringing gifts to a child, inviting human participation in the creative process. This moment reveals God's desire for collaborative relationship and marks humanity's first exercise of delegated authority. Adam's naming becomes permanent and authoritative, demonstrating that human language and decisions carry real weight in God's creation. In ancient Near Eastern thought, naming signified understanding and dominion, confirming humanity's unique role as God's image-bearer.