Why is the creation of Adam mentioned before the plants and animals?
The first chapters of Genesis are full of hierarchically layered references. This is why this paradox is exactly of the same nature as the previous ones, that is it indicates a celestial creation, which came into existence before all terrestrial creations. Of course, the creation of Adam refers to that of man, but this is again only a secondary meaning because in the first place it refers to the angels. A hidden allusion, among others, to this interpretation is precisely the fact that Adam’s creation is mentioned before that of the plants and animals, which does not correspond to the chronology of biological evolution.
