Does Be fruitful, and multiply mean have children?

There’s a famous line from the Bible: “Be fruitful and multiply.” That gives you a pretty good sense of the word: fruitful activity multiplies or adds to what’s already there, producing more of something. A couple is fruitful if they have children: the more children, the more fruitful.

What does God mean when he says Be fruitful, and multiply?

Genesis Chapter 1 verse 28 states: “Be fruitful and multiply.” To be fruitful signifies to transmute and sublimate the sexual energy in order to grow spiritually. The word multiply refers to the procreation of the human species.

Did God tell Adam to Be fruitful, and multiply?

According to the Priestly (P) history of the 5th or 6th century bce (Genesis 1:1–2:4), God on the sixth day of Creation created all the living creatures and, “in his own image,” man both “male and female.” God then blessed the couple, told them to be “fruitful and multiply,” and gave them dominion over all other living …

Where does it say Be fruitful, and multiply?

Genesis 1:22 – And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.

What the Bible says about procreation?

Although followers of God have been instructed to “be fruitful and multiply,” sex isn’t meant solely for procreation. It’s meant to be a joyful, intimate experience between partners. Genesis 2:24 reads, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”

When did God create man?

Genesis 1:27: “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”

What is the most important gift that was given to us by God?

So, instead of abandoning us or retaliating against us, he offers us a gift, the best gift that has ever been given: his Son, crucified and raised to life again. And he promises he will reign over us in an eternal kingdom that is far better than any of us could ever ask for or imagine.