Creation

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth while the earth was without form and void, with darkness over the face of the deep (Genesis 1:1-2). The Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. God commanded light to exist, separated it from the darkness, and called the light Day and the darkness Night. On the second day, God created an expanse in the midst of the waters to separate the waters from the waters, calling the expanse Heaven. The text does not say the specific dimensions of this expanse.

On the third day, God gathered the waters under the heavens into one place so that dry land appeared, which he called Earth. He commanded the earth to sprout vegetation, including plants yielding seed and fruit trees bearing fruit. On the fourth day, God made two great lights to rule over the day and the night and to serve for signs and seasons. He also made the stars (Genesis 1:16). On the fifth day, God created living creatures in the waters and birds to fly above the earth, blessing them to be fruitful and multiply.

On the sixth day, God created livestock, creeping things, and beasts of the earth. He then created man in his own image, both male and female, and gave them dominion over the fish, birds, livestock, and all the earth (Genesis 1:26-27). God saw everything that he had made and declared it very good. The text does not say how long the process of creation took in terms of modern years. By the seventh day, God finished his work and rested, blessing and holiness being attributed to the seventh day because he rested from all his work (Genesis 2:2-3).