He then instructed them to have children, saying: “Be fruitful and become many and fill the earth and subdue it, and have in subjection the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the heavens and every living creature that is moving upon the earth. ” ​ — Genesis 1: 26 - 28; 2: 8, 9, 15.
Seejärel andis ta neile juhise saada lapsi, öeldes: „Olge viljakad ja teid saagu palju, täitke maa ja alistage see enestele; ja valitsege kalade üle meres, lindude üle taeva all ja kõigi loomade üle, kes maa peal liiguvad! ”.