There is a marked Biblical emphasis on the fact that man is fundamentally composed of mere dust: "We are the clay" (Isa. 64:8); "man is of the earth, earthy" (1 Cor. 15:47); man's "foundation is in the dust" (Job 4:19); "and man shall turn again unto dust" (Job 34:14,15).
Upo mkazo wa Biblia ulioonyeshwa juu ya ukweli kwamba mtu kwa ukubwa ametokana na mavumbi tu: "Sisi tu Udongo" (Isa. 64:8); "Mtu wa kwanza atoka katika nchi, ni wa udongo" (1Kor. 15:47); Mtu msingi wake ni katika mavumbi" (Ayu. 4:19); "mtu hurejea tena kuwa mavumbi" (Ayu. 34:14,15).