I was having a conversation with a friend yesterday about Genesis 1. There is a lot of parallelism among the verses, so when there is a lack of parallelism, it makes me wonder why. When God is making the living creatures, He specifically blesses the creatures of the sea and the birds (v22) and man (v28) and commands them to be fruitful and multiply. He does not do this for the creatures of the land (24-25). Is there any particular reason why he does not bless the creatures of the earth also, or is it just one of those things that is hard to attach any particular meaning too?

Thanks,
John