Genesis 2:7
Douay-Rheims
And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth: and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.
John Chrysostom
Thus when you hear that God "breathed into his face the breath of life," understand that just as he brought forth the bodiless powers, so also he was pleased that the body of man, created out of dust, should have a rational soul which could make use of the bodily members.
Source details
A.D. 407 · on Gen 2:7 (HOMILIES ON GENESIS 13.9)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.