("image of God"): A theological term, applied uniquely to humans, which denotes the symbolical relation between God and humanity. The term has its roots in Genesis 1:27, wherein "God created man ...

This has been emphasized from the very beginning of time. On the sixth day of Creation, Genesis 1:26,27 says, “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness . . . So God created ...