Genesis 2:7

Amplified Bible

then the Lord God formed [that is, created the body of] man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit]. [1 Cor 15:45-49]

Cross References

Genesis 1:27

So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them. [Col 3:9, 10; James 3:8, 9]

Genesis 2:6

but a mist (fog, dew, vapor) used to rise from the land and water the entire surface of the ground—

Genesis 3:19

“By the sweat of your face You will eat bread Until you return to the ground, For from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return.”

Genesis 3:23

therefore the Lord God sent Adam away from the Garden of Eden, to till and cultivate the ground from which he was taken.

Genesis 7:22

Everything on the dry land, all in whose nostrils was the breath and spirit of life, died.

Job 27:3

As long as my life is within me, And the breath of God is [still] in my nostrils,

Job 33:4

“The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life [which inspires me].

Job 33:6

“Behold, I belong to God like you; I too was formed out of the clay.

Job 4:19

‘How much more [will He blame and charge] those who dwell in houses (bodies) of clay, Whose foundations are in the dust, Who are crushed like a moth.

Psalm 100:3

Know and fully recognize with gratitude that the Lord Himself is God; It is He who has made us, not we ourselves [and we are His]. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. [Eph 2:10]

Psalm 103:14

For He knows our [mortal] frame; He remembers that we are [merely] dust.

Proverbs 20:27

The spirit (conscience) of man is the lamp of the Lord, Searching and examining all the innermost parts of his being. [1 Cor 2:11]

Ecclesiastes 12:7

then the dust [out of which God made man’s body] will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 3:7

A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; A time to keep silent and a time to speak. [Amos 5:13]

Isaiah 2:22

Stop regarding man, whose breath [of life] is in his nostrils [for so little time]; For why should he be esteemed?

Isaiah 64:8

¶Yet, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our Potter, And we all are the work of Your hand.

Lamentations 4:20

The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord [our king], Was captured in their snares, He of whom we had said, “Under his shadow We shall live among the nations.”

Ezekiel 37:5

Thus says the Lord God to these bones, ‘Behold, I will make breath enter you so that you may come to life.

Ezekiel 37:6

I will put sinews on you, make flesh grow back on you, cover you with skin, and I will put breath in you so that you may come alive; and you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”

Zechariah 12:1

The oracle (a burdensome message) of the word of the Lord concerning Israel. Thus declares the Lord who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him:

Numbers 16:22

But they fell on their faces [before the Lord], and said, “O God, God of the spirits of all flesh! When one man sins, will You be angry with the entire congregation?”

Numbers 27:16

“Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation

John 20:22

And when He said this, He breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. [Acts 1:8; 2:1-3]

Acts 17:25

nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, because it is He who gives to all [people] life and breath and all things. [Is 42:5]

Romans 9:20

On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers [arrogantly] back to God and dares to defy Him? Will the thing which is formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?” [Is 29:16; 45:9]

1 Corinthians 15:45

So it is written [in Scripture], “The first man, Adam, became a living soul (an individual);” the last Adam (Christ) became a life-giving spirit [restoring the dead to life]. [Gen 2:7]

1 Corinthians 15:47

The first man [Adam] is from the earth, earthy [made of dust]; the second Man [Christ, the Lord] is from heaven. [Gen 2:7]

2 Corinthians 4:7

But we have this precious treasure [the good news about salvation] in [unworthy] earthen vessels [of human frailty], so that the grandeur and surpassing greatness of the power will be [shown to be] from God [His sufficiency] and not from ourselves.

2 Corinthians 5:1

For we know that if the earthly tent [our physical body] which is our house is torn down [through death], we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

1 Timothy 2:13

For Adam was formed first [by God from the earth], then Eve; [Gen 2:7, 21, 22]

Hebrews 12:9

Moreover, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we submitted and respected them [for training us]; shall we not much more willingly submit to the Father of spirits, and live [by learning from His discipline]?