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The History of Creation
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
The Beginning
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning — the first day.
And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.”
Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.
And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning — the second day.
Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.
And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so.
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so.
Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so.
And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
So the evening and the morning were the third day.
And there was evening, and there was morning — the third day.
Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;
And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,
and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so.
and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.
God made two great lights — the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.
God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth,
God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth,
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
And there was evening, and there was morning — the fourth day.
And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.”
So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.”
So the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
And there was evening, and there was morning — the fifth day.
Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind”; and it was so.
And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so.
And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
And God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food.
Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground — everything that has the breath of life in it — I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.