(27) And God created human beings in the divine image, in the image of God
God created human beings; male and female He created them.
(11) ... R’ Yehoshua barNechemyah in the name of R’ Chanina bar Yitshak and the rabbis in the name of R’ Lazar (Elazar), say: God created in human beings four attributes from the creatures above and four attributes from the creatures below.
Attributes from the creatures above – human beings stand like ministering angels, speak like ministering angels, have knowledge like ministering angels, and understand like ministering angels.
Attributes from the creatures below – human beings eat and drink like an animal, reproduces and have children, leave piles, and dies like an animal...
Said the Holy One: If I create a human being only with the attributes of angels, he would live forever, and never die. If I created a human being entirely with the attributes of animals, he would die and wouldn't merit the world to come. So what I will do is to create man with the natures of both...