כד וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹקִים, תּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה לְמִינָהּ, בְּהֵמָה וָרֶמֶשׂ וְחַיְתוֹ-אֶרֶץ, לְמִינָהּ; וַיְהִי-כֵן.
And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kind, cattle and creeping things and the beasts of the earth according to their kind," and it was so. [translation by Judaica Press]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
Does it change your perspective on these diverse creatures to know that G-d created them?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)