Quick Sum Up

Time to sum up what we've learned so far with a fun pedantic list of words:

NOTE: This is not necessarily just a matter of genre. Yes, many of the words we will be quoting are words used in a repeated theme i.e. blessings from God to Adam, Noach and the Patriarchs. However, there are many other blessings to the patriarchs which do not exhibit the linguistic features below including but not limited to using the name YHWH.

Elohist (not E but P) Passages Using Similar Language In Genesis:

Genesis 1-2:4 First Creation Account

1. Peru U'Revu Be Fruitful and Multiply
2. Chayat Ha'aretz Animals of the Earth
3. Tzelem Elokim - Form of God
4. l-MIN-ehu - according to it's kind
5. The ground is generally called Eretz
6. L'ochla - to eat

Genesis 6:9-22 First Commandment to Noach

1. Kol Basar - All Flesh
2. Mashchit - Destroy
3. You, Your Children, Your Children's Wives
4. I Will Establish My Covenant
5. l-MIN-ehu - according to it's kind
6. L'ochla - to eat

Genesis 8:15-20 Noach Leaves the Ark

1. Peru U'Revu Be Fruitful and Multiply
2. You, Your Children, Your Children's Wives

Genesis 9:1-16 God Blesses Noach

1. Peru U'Revu Be Fruitful and Multiply
2. Chayat Ha'aretz Animals of the Earth
3. Tzelem Elokim - Form of God
4. I Will Establish My Covenant
5. Brit Olam -An eternal covenant
6. L'ochla - to eat
7. Kol Basar - All Flesh

Genesis 17 Avraham's Circumsision Pact

1. Use of the Peru U'revu verbs
2. El Shaddai
3. I Will Establish My Covenant
4. Brit Olam -An eternal covenant
5. A Father of a Multitude of Nations

Genesis 28:1-19 Yitzchak Sends Yaakov to Padan Aram (Quoting Above)

1. Use of the Peru U'Revu verbs
2. El Shaddai
3. I Will Establish My Covenant
4. A Father of a Multitude of Nations

Genesis 35:9-15 Yaakov's Blessing at Second Beit El

1. Peru U'Revu Be Fruitful and Multiply
2. El Shaddai
3. a Multitude of Nations

Genesis 48 Yaakov Blesses Yosef (Quoting Above)

1. Peru U'Revu Be Fruitful and Multiply
2. El Shaddai
3. a Multitude of Nations

Spoiler: This collection of verses sharing similar language and ideas is considered the P (Priestly) Source in the DH. We will hopefully soon see what it has to do with priests.