Genesis 1:24–25: Land Animals Before Humans
Genesis 1:24–25 presents God as the maker of every land creature and calls the work good, but it names no species and gives no timeline. The passage answers the dinosaur question by not addressing it directly.
Genesis 2:24: The Bible's Definition of Marriage
Genesis 2:24 gives marriage its shape before sin enters the story: leaving, joining, and becoming one flesh. Everything later in Scripture builds on that pattern.
1 Timothy 2:11–15: Learning, Teaching, Authority
1 Timothy 2:11–15 gives apostolic instruction for the gathered church about learning, teaching and authority, grounded in creation rather than custom. The passage shapes who teaches in the congregation without settling every question about women's service or standing before God.