blessed them, and said, "Have many children, so that your descendants will live all over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals.

So he took some soil from the ground and formed all the animals and all the birds. Then he brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and that is how they all got their names.

When Jacob and his sons started to leave, great fear fell on the people of the nearby towns, and they did not pursue them.

"I will give you peace in your land, and you can sleep without being afraid of anyone. I will get rid of the dangerous animals in the land, and there will be no more war there.

I will send dangerous animals among you, and they will kill your children, destroy your livestock, and leave so few of you that your roads will be deserted.

You will laugh at violence and hunger and not be afraid of wild animals.

The fields you plow will be free of rocks; wild animals will never attack you.

what are human beings, that you think of them; mere mortals, that you care for them?

You appointed them rulers over everything you made; you placed them over all creation:

the birds and the fish and the creatures in the seas.

You made the night, and in the darkness all the wild animals come out.

When the sun rises, they go back and lie down in their dens.

I will make a covenant with them that guarantees their security. I will get rid of all the dangerous animals in the land, so that my sheep can live safely in the fields and sleep in the forests.

At that time I will make a covenant with all the wild animals and birds, so that they will not harm my people. I will also remove all weapons of war from the land, all swords and bows, and will let my people live in peace and safety.

We humans are able to tame and have tamed all other creatures---wild animals and birds, reptiles and fish.