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Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
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This chapter in the commentary 1 Nephi 7 — Daughters of Ishmael, the Bound Brother, and the First Female Intercession 1 Nephi 8 — The Tree, the Rod, and the Building — Two Geographies of the Soul 1 Nephi 15 — The Return to the Tent, the Olive Tree Explained, and Why the Heavens Seem Closed 1 Nephi 16 — The Liahona, the Broken Bow, and the Faith Mechanism of the Wilderness 1 Nephi 18 — The Ship, the Bound Prophet, and the Sea That Obeys the Compass 2 Nephi 1 — Lehi's Farewell, the Land of Promise, and 'Arise from the Dust' 2 Nephi 2 — Opposition in All Things, the Fall, and 'Men Are, That They Might Have Joy' 2 Nephi 5 — The Split, the Land of Nephi, and 'After the Manner of Happiness' 2 Nephi 9 — O the Wisdom of God — Jacob's Great Atonement Sermon 2 Nephi 27 — Isaiah 29 Expanded — The Sealed Book, the Learned Man, the Three Witnesses, the Marvelous Work 3 Nephi 15 — I Am the Law and the Light — The Fulfilled Law and the Other Sheep Alma 5 — Have Ye Received His Image in Your Countenances — Alma's Master Examination at Zarahemla, the Mighty Change of Heart, and the Song of Redeeming Love Alma 15 — Believest Thou in the Power of Christ unto Salvation — Zeezrom Healed, Amulek Forsakes All, and the Quiet Restoration at Sidom Alma 22 — I Will Give Away All My Sins to Know Thee — The Great King Converted, and the Geography Insert Alma 30 — Korihor — The Anatomy of Unbelief, and the Sign That Was Not Mercy Alma 40 — The Space Between — Alma on Death, Paradise, and the Resurrection Helaman 1 — The Unguarded City — A Throne Contested and a Capital Nearly Lost Helaman 12 — Less Than the Dust — Mormon's Meditation on the Nothingness of Man Jacob 2 — Tender Feelings Wounded — Jacob's Temple Sermon on Pride, Riches, and the David-Solomon Sin Jacob 6 — Cleave Unto God — Jacob's Allegorical Exhortation and the Pleasing Bar of the Great Jehovah Moroni 2 — In My Name Shall Ye Give It — The Words of Christ on the Gift of the Holy Ghost Mosiah 2 — Benjamin's Tower Sermon — The Humble King, Service as Worship, the Unprofitable Servant, and the Wo of the Open Rebel Mosiah 6 — The Names Recorded — Priests Appointed, Mosiah Anointed, Benjamin Departed, and Three Years of Peace Mosiah 13 — Abinadi's Face Shines — The Decalogue Finished, the Law as Schoolmaster, and the God Himself Who Shall Come Down Mosiah 24 — Burdens Made Light — Amulon's Authority, the Forbidden Prayer, the Voice of the Lord in Their Affliction, the Deep Sleep upon the Lamanites, and the Valley Named Alma Doctrine and Covenants 38 — If Ye Are Not One Ye Are Not Mine Doctrine and Covenants 42 — The Law of the Church Doctrine and Covenants 49 — Marriage Is Ordained of God Doctrine and Covenants 59 — A Glad Heart and a Cheerful Countenance 1 Kings 17 — The Word That Shuts Heaven — Elijah Appears, the Ravens of Cherith, the Widow's Last Meal, and the Soul That Came Back 2 Chronicles 15 — The God Who Is Found — Azariah's Word to Asa, the Covenant to Seek with the Whole Heart, and the Courage to Reform One's Own House 2 Kings 5 — Wash, and Be Clean — the Captive Girl's Witness, the Great Man's Rage at a Simple Cure, the Convert's Load of Earth, and the Leprosy That Changed Owners 2 Kings 18 — Nehushtan — the King Who Broke a Holy Relic, the Kingdom That Fell Next Door, and the Voice at the Wall Asking, On Whom Dost Thou Trust? Esther 5 — The Extended Sceptre — Esther Approaches the Throne, the Wisdom of the Second Banquet, and the Gallows Pride Builds for Itself Esther 7 — The Pit He Dug Himself — Esther Names Her People, the Enemy Is Unmasked, and the Fifty-Cubit Gallows Finds Its Owner Esther 9 — The Day That Was Turned — The Great Reversal, the Hand Held Back from the Spoil, and the Feast That Remembers a God Who Is Never Named Ezra 1 — The Word Fulfilled — Cyrus's Decree, the Stirred Spirit, the Freewill Return, and the Vessels Come Home Genesis 1 — The Beginning That Explains Everything — God Creates the Heaven and the Earth, the Spirit Broods on the Deep, the Divine Council Says Let Us, and Man Is Made in the Image of God Genesis 3 — The Choice That Opened the World — the Serpent's Question, the Fruit and the Opened Eyes, the Promise of the Seed, and the Coats of Skins Genesis 5 — The Book of the Generations of Adam — the Likeness Handed Down, the Drumbeat of the Dying, the One Who Walked and Was Not, and the Son Named for Comfort Job 1 — The Wager in Heaven — Job of Uz, the Accuser in the Council, and the Man Who Worshipped in the Ruins Job 12 — No Doubt Ye Are the People — Job Answers His Friends, Points to the Beasts, and Sings the Terrible Wisdom of God Nehemiah 2 — The Prayer Between the Question and the Answer — Nehemiah's Sad Face, the Arrow Prayer, the Good Hand of God, and the Night Ride to the Ruined Wall Nehemiah 4 — The Trowel and the Sword — Mockery, Conspiracy, and the Wall That Rose Anyway Psalms 1 — The Two Ways — The Blessed Man, the Tree by the Water, the Chaff on the Wind, and the Doorway into the Psalter Psalms 8 — What Is Man — The Excellent Name, the Work of Thy Fingers, and the Crown Set on a Little Lower Than the Gods Psalms 21 — The King Shall Joy in Thy Strength — The Thanksgiving After the Battle, the Crown of Pure Gold, and Length of Days For Ever Psalms 30 — Joy Cometh in the Morning — The Psalm of the Drawn-Up Soul, the God Whose Anger Is a Moment, and the Mourning Turned to Dancing Psalms 33 — The Word That Made the Heavens — A New Song for the Creator, the Lord of the Nations, and the Eye That Watches Over Those Who Hope Psalms 46 — A Very Present Help — The River That Gladdens the City, and the Command to Be Still Abraham 3 — Kolob and the Council — the Governing Stars, the Noble and Great Ones, and 'Here Am I, Send Me' Abraham 4 — The Gods Organized — the Council Creation, and 'Watched Until They Were Obeyed' Abraham 5 — The Seventh Day, the Spirit Put Into the Body, and Bone of My Bones Moses 1 — The Visions of Moses — Endless, the Only Begotten, the Confrontation with Satan, and the Work and the Glory Moses 3 — Spiritual Before Temporal — the Garden, the Rib, and the One-Flesh Covenant Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge via openbible.info (CC BY) and from this project’s own chapter essays. 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