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Question of the week: <\/strong> What type of animals would not be nephesh<\/i> species?<\/p>\n

My answer:<\/strong> Nephesh<\/i> is a Hebrew word typically translated as \u201csoulish animals.\u201d Genesis 1 declares that God both makes and creates nephesh<\/i> animals on creation day 5. The make verb (asa<\/i>) implies that there is something about these animals (their physical bodies) that is not brand new. The create verb (bara<\/i>) implies that there is something (the soulishness) about these animals that is<\/em> brand new.<\/p>\n

Nephesh<\/i> <\/em>refers to animals God has endowed with mind, will, and emotions, and the capacity to emotionally bond with one another and with human beings. Nephesh<\/em> animals form emotionally bonded family units where the parents engage in sacrificial behavior to care for their offspring. Humans can tame nephesh<\/em> animals to serve and please people. They cannot do so with non-nephesh<\/em> animals. All birds and mammals are part of the nephesh<\/em>. A very few reptilian species\u2014for example, crocodiles and alligators\u2014are part of the nephesh<\/em>. All other animals are not. As both Genesis and Job state, some nephesh<\/em> creatures (for example, goats and sheep) are easy tame where other nephesh<\/em> creatures (for example, hippopotami and crocodiles) are difficult to tame.<\/p>\n

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I took the first four photos of nephesh<\/em> animals in the mountains of British Columbia. The fifth I took in Tasmania.<\/p>\n

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