God brought all the beasts to Adam Either by the ministry of angels, or by a special instinct, that he might name them, and so might give a proof of his knowledge, the names he gave them being perfectly descriptive of their inmost nature.
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Genesis 2:19
19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adamg to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.