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In the beginning God created mankind. That is, He created mankind's ancestor Adam, tangible and fully formed, vital with life. Adam awoke with God's glory surrounding him. Then God created the first woman—Eve. He produced her from the rib of Adam. She is the ancestor too of all mankind. From God's breath and glory Adam and Eve arose. Oh what a glorious day, glorious day, when God created Adam. Oh what a glorious day, glorious day, when God created Eve. They were mankind's ancestors, his pure and precious treasure. They were man and woman, living beings with a spirit.
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God handmade Adam full of glory and life. A tangible perfection he was, a creature given a spirit, a creature given a breath, the representation of God's image. Eve was the second being with breath made by God, full of life and endowed with God's glory, formed from Adam with the same image of God, a living being with bones, flesh and a spirit. Oh what a glorious day, glorious day, when God created Adam. Oh what a glorious day, glorious day, when God created Eve. They were mankind's ancestors, his pure and precious treasure. They were man and woman, living beings with a spirit. They were man and woman, living beings with a spirit.
from "What a Real Man Means" in The Word Appears in the Flesh
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