Yes. That is the case.
As most TE believe, this was a separate event from Genesis 1.
In Genesis 1, male and female are made in the image of Elohim.
In Genesis 2 a man is created from the dust of the earth, and then a women was made from the rib of Adam.
These were two different beings, howbeit they are both referred to as men. I believe the men and women of Gen 1 came into being via the same process as all land animals. They may have been the beings that we are finding in fossils and caves. They were the apex of evolution on the earth. It was then, in verse 26 of Gen 1 that Elohim "made" these "men and women" into their image. I interpret this to mean:
They did this, but they did not impart to these men the breathe of God. These men were not able to commune with God or have fellowship. The were evolved beings that could not commune with God. They did not have to fall as Adam and Eve did, as they did not possess a nature that could fall. They may not have even had spirits. Perhaps when Elohim made them into their image they imparted a human spirit to them. Not the same as Adam. So the men and women of Gen 1 are different from the man made in Genesis 2. God breathed life into the man He personally made from the dust in Gen 2, and that breathe was passed to the women He made from the man's rib. He named the man Adam, and Adam named the women Eve because she would pass this life of God to all her children.
"let us take the men and women the the earth had brought forth (in verse 24) and make them into our image. Let us make them cognizant and able to grow in intelligence. Let us cause then to evolve beyond their present state to a higher state where they will rule the earth."
Of course there are problems with this interpretation of the events. But that is true with every interpretation of the Genesis account. Virtually every group had a different view. Pick this apart if you like.. I like that because it causes me to pray and think how things may have occurred. There are some things He has chosen not to reveal to us. We may not know this side of heaven. No need to get dogmatic about it on my part.
Better than watching the history channel and TLC.
The problem I have with that is Gen 2 isn't a re-cap of day 6 which it is.
Also, what happened to all the evolved people from day 1? Are they still ruling over the fish, birds and other animals?
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