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Originally Posted by Isabella White
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In the absence of any information about pronouns (hi my name is Jer, I'm a communications influencer, my pronouns are zib and zob etc.) it should be pointed out that Adam's pronoun was not they/them and he wasn't gendernonspecific. Or both genders at the same time.
How do we know this? How do we know God didn't just meld into existence a small village of males and females? How do we know about the pronoun He used?
The answer is very simple. Just turn over the page where Creation Day Six is fleshed out a little.
Genesis 2
4a These are the generations of the heavens
4a and of the earth
4c when they were created
4d in the day that the LORD God made the earth
4e and the heavens
5a and every plant of the field
5b before it was in the earth
5c and every herb of the field
5d before it grew
5e for the LORD God had not caused it to rain
5g upon the earth
5h and there was not a man
5i to till the ground.
First God created a man, Adam. Plants existed from Creation Day Three before they grew and animals (from Creation Day Five) were similarly held in abeyance ready for their introduction to, and naming by, Adam once he'd been created. Eve was supplied to him later but we know that was on the sixth day too because God rested on the seventh day, having finished all His work. Hence we are certain that Adam's pronouns were not they/them and that God did not create him male and female. The plural pronoun is used because two humans were created, each in their own way, but both on Creation Day Six.
God always makes sure enough information is provided to avoid error and in turn to prevent heresy.