According to God’s purpose as declared in the Bible, humans were to “have in subjection the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the heavens and the domestic animals and all the earth and every moving animal that is moving upon the earth. ” ​ — Genesis 1: 26.
Menurut maksud - tujuan Allah sebagaimana dinyatakan dalam Alkitab, manusia harus ” menundukkan ikan - ikan di laut dan makhluk - makhluk terbang di langit dan binatang - binatang peliharaan dan seluruh bumi dan segala binatang merayap yang merayap di bumi ”. ​ — Kejadian 1: 26.