Motif
Creation of living beings from water
creation_of_living_beings_from_water
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) ENTITLED, THE TRUE BELIEVERS; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXIV. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 26589-26674 confidence: high
God shifts night and day, and creates every animal of water, with animals moving on the belly, two feet, or four feet.
God is said to have created every animal of water, and the note explains possible interpretations of water in this assertion.
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 23974-24086 confidence: high
God alternates day and night as teaching for people of insight and creates every animal from water, with some moving on the belly, some on two feet, and some on four feet.
God is said to have created every animal of water, with animals differentiated by modes of movement.
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