Reference

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
24

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

25

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

28

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Stewardship of Creation
Multi-Signal Classification
70% relevance

This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Dominion Over Creation
Keyword Match
90% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Stewardship of Creation

This verse emphasizes humanity's authority and dominion over creation, which could be interpreted as a right to control and utilize resources rather than a responsibility for careful management. The language "have dominion over" does not explicitly include the concepts of "tend and keep" or "care, responsibility, and accountable management."

Dominion Over Creation

This verse explicitly grants "dominion" and does not mention "stewardship" or "caring for" the earth, therefore it only addresses one side of the "Dominion vs Stewardship" theme, rather than the tension between them.