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After God had made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all the creatures who are in heaven and earth and in the sea, He finally made human beings. He could have let them come into being with a word as He had the other things, but He set to work in another way. Just as a potter takes a clump of clay and forms a vessel out of it, God the Lord took a piece of earth and out of it made the body of the first human being and He gave life to this body through His breath. He made him in His image and Eve, who was to be with him as his helpmeet, was built from a rib taken from him. Thus first came to be the body that we have and it is a masterpiece of the wisdom, goodness and complete power of the Creator.
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of Bodily Care for Children
Translated by Pastor Roy Ledbetter
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