'Humankind' in the Bible

And God said, "Let us make humankind in our image and according to our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of heaven, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every moving thing that moves upon the earth."

So God created humankind in his image, in the likeness of God he created him, male and female he created them.

Male and female he created them. And he blessed them. And he called their name "Humankind" when they were created.

And it happened [that], when humankind began to multiply on the face of the ground, daughters were born to them.

Then the sons of God saw the daughters of humankind, that they [were] beautiful. And they took for themselves wives from all that they chose.

And Yahweh said, "My Spirit shall not abide with humankind forever in that he [is] also flesh. And his days [shall be] one hundred and twenty years."

The Nephilim [were] upon the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God went into the daughters of humankind, and they bore children to them.

And Yahweh saw that the evil of humankind [was] great upon the earth, and every inclination of the thoughts of his heart [was] always only evil.

And Yahweh regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and {he was grieved in his heart}.

And Yahweh said, "I will destroy humankind whom I created from upon the face of the earth, from humankind, to animals, to creeping things, and to the birds of heaven, for I regret that I have made them."

And every living thing that moved on the earth perished--the birds, and the domesticated animals, and the wild animals, and everything that swarmed on the earth, and all humankind.

And he blotted out every living thing upon the surface of the ground, from humankind, to animals, to creeping things, and to the birds of heaven; they were blotted out from the earth. Only Noah and those who [were] with him in the ark remained.

And Yahweh smelled the soothing fragrance, and Yahweh said {to himself}, "{Never again will I curse} the ground for the sake of humankind, because the inclination of the heart of humankind [is] evil from his youth. {Nor will I ever again destroy} all life as I have done.

And {your lifeblood} I will require; from {every animal} I will require it. And from the hand of humankind, from the hand of [each] man to his brother I will require the life of humankind.

"[As for] the one shedding the blood of humankind, by humankind his blood shall be shed, for God made humankind in his own image.

Then Yahweh came down to see the city and the tower that {humankind} was building.

And Yahweh said to him, "Who gave a mouth to humankind, or who makes mute or deaf or sighted or blind? [Is it] not I, Yahweh?

because all [the] firstborn [are] mine; on the day of my killing all [the] firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated for myself all [the] firstborn in Israel, {both humankind and animal}; they will be mine. I am Yahweh."

"Speak to the {Israelites}: 'When a man or woman {commits} any of the sins of humankind by acting unfaithfully, [it is] a sin against Yahweh, and that person will be guilty;

For every firstborn among the {Israelites} [is] mine, both humankind and animal. On the day I destroyed every firstborn in the land of Egypt I consecrated them to me,

God [is] not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of humankind, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do [it]? And has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it

and the life of humankind, from the women who did not {have sexual intercourse with a man}, all the persons were thirty-two thousand.

"Yes, ask, please, about former days that {preceded you} from the day that God created humankind on the earth; [ask even] from [one] end of the heaven up to the [other] end of heaven {whether anything ever happened} like this great thing or {whether anything like it was ever heard}.

And he humbled you and let you go hungry, and [then] he fed you with that which you did not know nor did your ancestors know, in order to make you know that not by bread alone but by all [that] goes out of the mouth of Yahweh humankind shall live.

{When the Most High apportioned} [the] nations, at his dividing [up] of the sons of humankind, he fixed the boundaries of [the] peoples, according to the number of the children of Israel.

Then David the king said to all the assembly, "God has chosen Solomon my son alone, a young man and inexperienced, and the work [is] great, for the citadel [is] not for humankind, but for Yahweh God.

"But will God indeed dwell with humankind upon the earth? Look, the heavens and {the highest heavens} cannot contain you! Surely then this house that I have built [will not contain you!]

then may you yourself hear from the heavens, your dwelling place, and forgive and give to each according to all his ways, since you know the heart of the children of humankind,

And they spoke about the God of Jerusalem as about the gods of the peoples of the earth, the works of the hands of humankind.

all flesh would perish together, and humankind would return to dust.

what [is] a human being that you think of him? and a child of humankind that you care for him?

Yahweh [is] in his holy temple; Yahweh [is] in the heavens [on] his throne. His eyelids see; they test [the] children of humankind.

Save, O Yahweh, for [the] pious have ceased [to be]; for [the] faithful have vanished from [among the] children of humankind.

[The] wicked prowl about when vileness [is] exalted among [the] children of humankind.

Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who cares about God.

As for [the] works of humankind, by the word of your lips, I have kept [from] the ways of [the] violent.

You will destroy their {offspring} from [the] earth, and their {descendants} from among [the] children of humankind.

But I [am] a worm and not a man, scorned by humankind and despised by people.

How abundant [is] your goodness that you have stored up for [those who] fear you, that you perform for those who take refuge in you before [the] children of humankind.

From heaven Yahweh looks; he sees all the children of humankind.

How precious [is] your loyal love, O God, and the children of humankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

You are [the most] handsome of [the] sons of humankind; grace is poured out on your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

Humankind in [its] pomp, but does not understand, is like the beasts [that] perish.

God looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who seeks God.

Be gracious to me, O God, because humankind has trampled me; fighting all the day he oppresses me.

God I trust; I do not fear. What can [mere] humankind do to me?

My soul [is] among lions. I lie down [among those who] devour-- the children of humankind whose teeth [are] spears and arrows and whose tongues [are] sharp swords.

Do you really speak [what is] right [when] silent? [Do] you judge fairly the children of humankind?

Give us help against [the] adversary, for the help of humankind [is] futile.

Come and {consider} the works of God; [he is] awesome [in his] dealings with the children of humankind.

You have ascended on high; you have led away captives. You have received gifts [from] among humankind, and even [from the] rebellious, so that Yah God may dwell [there].

For the anger of humankind will praise you. You will put on [the] remnant of anger.

Humankind ate [the] bread of {angels}. He sent them food [enough] to be satisfied.

So he abandoned the dwelling place at Shiloh, [the] tent he had placed among humankind.

Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on [the] son of humankind [whom] you made strong for yourself.

Remember what my lifespan [is]. [Remember] for what vanity you have created all [the] children of humankind.

Will [the] one who instructs nations not rebuke, the one who teaches humankind knowledge?

Yahweh knows [the] thoughts of humankind, that {they [are] to no purpose}.

[who] causes grass to grow for the cattle and herbs for the service of humankind, to bring forth food from the earth,

Humankind goes out to its work, and to its labor until evening.

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love, and his wonderful deeds for [the] children of humankind,

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love and his wonderful deeds for [the] children of humankind,

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love, and his wonderful deeds for [the] children of humankind,

Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his loyal love and his wonderful deeds for [the] children of humankind,

Give us help against [the] enemy, for the help of humankind [is] futile.

The heavens [are] Yahweh's heavens, but the earth he has given to [the] children of humankind.

Redeem me from [the] oppression of humankind, that I may heed your precepts.

The idols of the nations [are] silver and gold, [the] work of the hands of humankind.

O Yahweh, what [is] humankind that you take knowledge of him, [or the] son of man that you take thought of him?

Humankind is like a breath, his days like a passing shadow.

to make known to the children of humankind his mighty deeds, and the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.

Do not place trust in princes, in a son of humankind with whom there is no deliverance.

And you shall find favor and good sense in the eyes of God and humankind.

"To you, O {people}, I call, and my cry is to the children of humankind.

rejoicing in the world of his earth, and my delight [was] with the children of humankind.

As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin, and against Yahweh his heart will rage.

[Away] from Yahweh are the steps of a strong man, and how will humankind understand his ways?

[It is] a snare to humankind to say rashly "[It is] holy," and after vows, to scrutinize.

The lamp of Yahweh [is] the spirit of humankind, he who searches every {innermost part}.

Devising folly [is] a sin, and an abomination to humankind [is] a scoffer.

if you say, "Look, we do not know this," does not he who weighs hearts perceive [it]? And he who keeps your soul, he knows and will repay humankind according to his deeds.

With [the] rising of the wicked, humankind will be hidden, and with their perishing, [the] righteous will multiply.

Certainly I [am more] stupid than a man, and the understanding of humankind [is] not for me.

[There is] a generation whose teeth [are] swords, and its jawbones, knives, [in order] to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from humankind.

Here is another misfortune that I have seen under the sun, and it [is] prevalent among humankind.

And humankind is bowed down, and man is brought low, and [the] eyes of [the] haughty are humiliated.

I will make humanity more rare than gold and humankind more than the gold of Ophir.

I said, "I shall not see Yah! Yah in the land of the living! I shall no more look at humankind among [the] inhabitants of [the] world.

And the glory of Yahweh shall be revealed, and all {humankind} together shall see [it], for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken."

A voice [is] saying, "Call!" And he said, "What shall I call?" All {humankind} [are] grass, and all his loyalty [is] like the flowers of the field.

I myself made [the] earth, and I created humankind upon it. I, my hands, stretched out [the] heavens, and I commanded all their host.

"I, I [am] he who comforts you; who [are] you that you are afraid of man? He dies! And of [the] son of humankind? He is {sacrificed} [as] grass!

Happy [is the] man [who] does this, and [the] son of humankind [who] keeps hold of it, who keeps [the] Sabbath {so as not to profane} it, and who keeps his hand from doing any evil."

Is [the] fast I choose like this, a day for humankind to humiliate {himself}? To bow his head like a reed, and {make} his bed [on] sackcloth and ashes; you call this a fast and a day of pleasure to Yahweh?

{Therefore} thus says the Lord Yahweh, "Look, my anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, on the humankind, and on the animal, and on the tree of the field, and on the fruit of the ground, and it will not be extinguished."

Thus says Yahweh, "Cursed [is] the person who trusts in humankind and makes flesh his {strength}, and turns aside his heart from Yahweh.

And I will strike the inhabitants of this city, both humankind and animal; by a great plague they will die.

"I have made the earth with humankind and animals that [are] on the face of the earth by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and I give it to whomever is right in my eyes.

"Look, [the] days [are] coming," {declares} Yahweh, "and I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah [with the] seed of humankind, and [with the] seed of animals.

great in counsel and great [in] deed, whose eyes [are] opened to all the ways of the children of humankind, to give to each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds,