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The concept of "created" in the Bible is foundational to understanding the nature of God, the universe, and humanity. The term is primarily associated with God's sovereign act of bringing the universe and all life into existence. The Hebrew word for "create" is "bara," which is used exclusively in the context of divine activity, emphasizing that creation is an act of God alone.

Creation in Genesis

The Bible begins with the account of creation in Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." This opening statement establishes God as the ultimate source of all that exists. The creation narrative unfolds over six days, with God speaking the world into existence. Each act of creation is marked by the phrase "And God said," highlighting the power and authority of God's word.

On the sixth day, God created humanity, the pinnacle of His creation. Genesis 1:27 states, "So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." This verse underscores the unique status of human beings, made in the image of God, and sets the stage for humanity's role in stewardship over creation.

Creation and the Nature of God

The act of creation reveals several attributes of God. It demonstrates His omnipotence, as He creates ex nihilo, or "out of nothing." Psalm 33:6 affirms this, "By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of His mouth all their host." Creation also reflects God's wisdom and order, as seen in the intricate design and harmony of the natural world.

Furthermore, creation is an expression of God's goodness. After each day of creation, God observes His work and declares it "good" (Genesis 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25). The culmination of creation is described in Genesis 1:31, "God saw all that He had made, and it was very good." This pronouncement affirms the inherent goodness of the created order.

Creation and Humanity

Humanity's creation in the image of God carries profound implications. It establishes the inherent dignity and worth of every person and forms the basis for ethical behavior and relationships. Genesis 2:7 provides further insight into the creation of humanity: "Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being." This intimate act of creation highlights the personal relationship between God and humanity.

The mandate given to humanity in Genesis 1:28, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground," establishes humanity's role as stewards of creation. This stewardship involves responsible management and care for the environment and all living creatures.

Creation and Redemption

The theme of creation is intricately linked to the biblical narrative of redemption. The fall of humanity introduced sin and brokenness into the world, marring the original goodness of creation. However, the promise of redemption through Jesus Christ offers hope for the restoration of creation. Colossians 1:16-17 speaks of Christ's role in creation and redemption: "For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together."

The ultimate renewal of creation is anticipated in the eschatological vision of a new heaven and a new earth, as described in Revelation 21:1, "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more." This future hope underscores the continuity between God's original creation and His redemptive purposes.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(imp. & p. p.) of Create.

Greek

2938. ktisma -- a creature
... a creature. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: ktisma Phonetic Spelling:
(ktis'-mah) Short Definition: a created thing, creature Definition: a ...
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5364. philanthropos -- humanely, kindly
... friendly; describing the kindness shown by (literally) "a (5384 ) of (444 )." That
is, treating others with courteous respect because each is created in the ...
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4160. poieo -- to make, do
... carried (1), carries (1), carry (1), cause (3), causes (2), causing (1), commit
(2), commits (2), committed (4), composed (1), consider (1), created things (1 ...
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444. anthropos -- a man, human, mankind
... 444 () relates to genders (male and female) as both are created in the image of
God -- each vested with individual personhood and destiny (cf. Gal 3:28). ...
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5363. philanthropia -- love for mankind, kindness
... a "friend (benefactor) of humanity"; a person who warmly loves others, treating
them with the respect (benevolence) that befits each one being created in the ...
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4111. plasso -- to form
... Word Origin a prim. verb Definition to form NASB Word Usage created (1), molder
(1). form. A primary verb; to mould, ie Shape or fabricate -- form. ...
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644. aposkiasma -- a shadow
... copy of an object. 644 (from 575 , "from" and , "cast shade") -- properly,
a created by turning. Typically shadows change according ...
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3539. noeo -- to perceive, think
... This follows from each of us being created in the divine image -- hence,
possessing the by the Lord to exercise moral reasoning. ...
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2937. ktisis -- creation (the act or the product)
... Word Origin from ktizo Definition creation (the act or the product) NASB Word Usage
created thing (1), creation (14), creature (3), institution (1). ...
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4893. suneidesis -- consciousness, spec. conscience
... from 4862 , "together " and 1492 "to know, see") -- properly, joint-knowing, ie
which joins moral and spiritual consciousness as part of being created in the ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1256. Berayah -- "Yah has created," a Benjamite
... 1255, 1256. Berayah. 1257 . "Yah has created," a Benjamite. Transliteration:
Berayah Phonetic Spelling: (ber-aw-yaw') Short Definition: Beraiah. ...
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511. Elqanah -- "God has created," or "God has taken possession ...
... 510, 511. Elqanah. 512 . "God has created," or "God has taken possession,"
the name of several Israelites. Transliteration: Elqanah ...
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1278. beriah -- a creation, thing created
... 1277, 1278. beriah. 1279 . a creation, thing created. Transliteration: beriah
Phonetic Spelling: (ber-ee-aw') Short Definition: thing. ...
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1254a. bara -- to shape, create
... 1254, 1254a. bara. 1254b . to shape, create. Transliteration: bara Short
Definition: created. Word Origin a prim. root Definition ...
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Library

Whether to be Created Belongs to Composite and Subsisting Things?
... THE MODE OF EMANATION OF THINGS FROM THE FIRST PRINCIPLE (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether
to be created belongs to composite and subsisting things? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether to be created belongs.htm

Whether the Angels were Created in Grace?
... OF THE PERFECTION OF THE ANGELS IN THE ORDER OF GRACE AND OF GLORY (NINE ARTICLES)
Whether the angels were created in grace? Objection ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the angels were created 4.htm

Whether Man was Created in Paradise?
... OF MAN'S ABODE, WHICH IS PARADISE (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether man was created in paradise?
Objection 1: It would seem that man was created in paradise. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether man was created in.htm

Whether Created Truth is Eternal?
... OF TRUTH (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether created truth is eternal? Objection 1: It seems
that created truth is eternal. ... Therefore created truth is eternal. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether created truth is eternal.htm

Whether the Empyrean Heaven was Created at the Same Time as ...
... ON THE ORDER OF CREATION TOWARDS DISTINCTION (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether the empyrean
heaven was created at the same time as formless matter? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the empyrean heaven was.htm

Whether the Angels were Created in the Empyrean Heaven?
... OF THE PRODUCTION OF THE ANGELS IN THE ORDER OF NATURAL BEING (FOUR ARTICLES)
Whether the angels were created in the empyrean heaven? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the angels were created 2.htm

Created in Christ Jesus for Good Works
... IX Created in Christ Jesus for Good Works. By grace have ye been saved through
faith; not of works, lest any man should glory. For ...
//christianbookshelf.org/murray/working for god/ix created in christ jesus.htm

Whether the First Man was Created in Grace?
... OF THINGS PERTAINING TO THE FIRST MAN'S WILL"-NAMELY, GRACE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS
(FOUR ARTICLES) Whether the first man was created in grace? ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the first man was.htm

And when the First Created, Father Adam, had Heard This...
... Part II."Christ's Descent into Hell. Latin. First Version. Chapter 3 (19).
And when the first created, father Adam, had heard this? ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of nicodemus /chapter 3 19 and when.htm

Was the New Testament Created Consciously? and How did the ...
... THE ORIGIN OF THE NEW TESTAMENT 5. Was the New Testament created consciously?
and how did the Churches arrive at one common New Testament? ...
/.../harnack/the origin of the new testament/ 5 was the new.htm

Thesaurus

Created (55 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Create. Multi-Version Concordance
Created (55 Occurrences). Matthew 19:4 He answered, "Haven ...
/c/created.htm - 23k

Create (15 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Created; composed; begotten. 2. (vt) To
bring into being; to form out of nothing; to cause to exist. ...
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Female (95 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Genesis 1:27 God created man in his
own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them. ...
/f/female.htm - 38k

Universe (19 Occurrences)
... (n.) All created things viewed as constituting one system or whole; the whole body
of things, or of phenomena; the mundus of the Latins; the world; creation. ...
/u/universe.htm - 12k

Creator (19 Occurrences)
... with the causal category under which He called the world into being, but must run
on to the teleological category, wherein He is assumed to have created with a ...
/c/creator.htm - 15k

Male (303 Occurrences)
... (WEB WEY BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Genesis 1:27 God created man in his own image.
In God's image he created him; male and female he created them. ...
/m/male.htm - 43k

Anthropology
... up in the words of Paul, "of the earth, earthy" (1 Corinthians 15:47), as compared
and contrasted with the statement in Genesis 1:27: "God created man in his ...
/a/anthropology.htm - 38k

Family (438 Occurrences)
... life. "And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created
he him; male and female created he them" (Genesis 1:27). ...
/f/family.htm - 87k

Eve (5 Occurrences)
... the name given, as the Scripture writer says, Genesis 3:20 (Zoe), from her unique
function as "the mother of all living"): The first created woman; created...
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Psychology
... and Kabbalah. "All souls were, according to the Talmud, created and kept
in secret from the first moment of creation. As creatures ...
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Resources

Was Jesus created? | GotQuestions.org

When was hell created? | GotQuestions.org

Who created God? Who made God? Where did God come from? | GotQuestions.org

Created: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Created (55 Occurrences)

Matthew 19:4
He answered, "Haven't you read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female,
(See NAS)

Mark 13:19
For in those days there will be oppression, such as there has not been the like from the beginning of the creation which God created until now, and never will be.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Romans 1:25
For they had bartered the reality of God for what is unreal, and had offered divine honours and religious service to created things, rather than to the Creator--He who is for ever blessed. Amen.
(WEY DBY NIV)

Romans 8:39
nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(WEB WEY YLT NAS)

Romans 11:36
For the universe owes its origin to Him, was created by Him, and has its aim and purpose in Him. To Him be the glory throughout the Ages! Amen.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 11:9
for neither was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ephesians 2:10
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ephesians 3:9
and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ;
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Ephesians 4:24
and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Colossians 1:16
For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Colossians 3:10
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
(KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS)

1 Timothy 2:13
For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
(See NAS)

1 Timothy 4:3
forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Timothy 4:4
For everything that God has created is good, and nothing is to be cast aside, if only it is received with thanksgiving.
(WEY NAS RSV NIV)

Hebrews 1:2
has at the end of these days spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds.
(See RSV)

Hebrews 4:13
And no created thing is able to escape its scrutiny; but everything lies bare and completely exposed before the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.
(WEY YLT)

Hebrews 11:3
By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.
(See RSV)

Hebrews 12:27
Here the words "Yet again, once for all" denote the removal of the things which can be shaken--created things--in order that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.
(WEY NAS NIV)

James 1:18
In accordance with His will He made us His children through the Message of the truth, so that we might, in a sense, be the Firstfruits of the things which He has created.
(WEY NIV)

2 Peter 2:12
But these men, like brute beasts, created (with their natural instincts)
(WEY)

Revelation 4:11
"Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed, and were created!"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Revelation 5:13
I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, "To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen! "
(WEB WEY ASV NAS)

Revelation 10:6
and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things that are in it, the earth and the things that are in it, and the sea and the things that are in it, that there will no longer be delay,
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 1:21
God created the large sea creatures, and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 1:27
God created man in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 2:3
God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work which he had created and made.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Genesis 2:4
This is the history of the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Yahweh God made the earth and the heavens.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 5:1
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God's likeness.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 5:2
He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name "Adam," in the day when they were created.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 6:7
Yahweh said, "I will destroy man whom I have created from the surface of the ground; man, along with animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 4:32
For ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and from the one end of the sky to the other, whether there has been any such thing as this great thing is, or has been heard like it?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 32:6
Do you thus requite Yahweh, foolish people and unwise? Isn't he your father who has bought you? He has made you, and established you.
(See RSV)

Psalms 89:12
The north and the south, you have created them. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 89:47
Remember how short my time is! For what vanity have you created all the children of men!
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 102:18
This will be written for the generation to come. A people which will be created will praise Yah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Psalms 104:30
You send forth your Spirit: they are created. You renew the face of the ground.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 148:5
Let them praise the name of Yahweh, For he commanded, and they were created.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 8:22
The Lord made me as the start of his way, the first of his works in the past.
(See RSV)

Isaiah 40:26
Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their army by number. He calls them all by name. by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power, Not one is lacking.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 41:20
that they may see, know, consider, and understand together, that the hand of Yahweh has done this, and the Holy One of Israel has created it.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 42:5
Thus says God Yahweh, he who created the heavens and stretched them out, he who spread out the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk in it.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 43:1
But now thus says Yahweh who created you, Jacob, and he who formed you, Israel: "Don't be afraid, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name. You are mine.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 43:7
everyone who is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, yes, whom I have made.'"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 45:8
Distil, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up with it. I, Yahweh, have created it.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 45:12
I have made the earth, and created man on it. I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens; and I have commanded all their army.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 45:18
For thus says Yahweh who created the heavens, the God who formed the earth and made it, who established it and didn't create it a waste, who formed it to be inhabited: "I am Yahweh; and there is no other.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 48:7
They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day you didn't hear them; lest you should say,'Behold, I knew them.'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 54:16
"Behold, I have created the smith who blows the fire of coals, and brings forth a weapon for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 57:16
For I will not give punishment for ever, or be angry without end: for from me breath goes out; and I it was who made the souls.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 31:22
How long will you go here and there, you backsliding daughter? for Yahweh has created a new thing in the earth: a woman shall encompass a man.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Ezekiel 21:30
Cause it to return into its sheath. In the place where you were created, in the land of your birth, will I judge you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 28:13
You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Gold work of tambourines and of pipes was in you. In the day that you were created they were prepared.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 28:15
You were perfect in your ways from the day that you were created, until unrighteousness was found in you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Malachi 2:10
Don't we all have one father? Hasn't one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers?
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

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