| jerusalem bible | (alternative genesis) |
|---|---|
|
God said 'Let the earth produce every kind of living creature, cattle, reptiles, and every kind of wild beast.' And it was so. |
The Shining Ones said, 'Let the land be a sanctuary for all living things - all domestic animals, reptiles, and every kind of wild beast'. And it was so. |
Despite
the biblical translation, the text does not include a word meaning
'produce'; instead, it uses 
= tose which meant 'escape'; presumably an escape for
the animals from their predators, and particularly, exploitation
by Man. For this reason, we have chosen the term 'sanctuary'
in the belief that the Shining Ones forbade any indiscriminate
killing by Man.
