GENESIS—NOTE ON Genesis 1:28 Although the word “covenant” does not occur in the Bible until Genesis 6:18, many consider Genesis 1:28 along with Genesis 2:16 to be God’s covenant with Adam. See Hosea 6:7 and note. Adam receives this covenant on behalf of the rest of mankind. Thus, in the NT, Paul views Adam as a representative head of the human race (1 Corinthians 15:22).

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