Position in the storyCreation and Eden (Genesis 1–3)

Genesis 1: The days of creation

What happens

Genesis opens with an ordered account of creation across six days: light, sky, sea and dry land, the sun and moon, living creatures, and finally humankind, made male and female in God's image and blessed to be fruitful and to steward the earth. Each stage is pronounced good, and the sequence moves from a formless, empty world toward one that is filled and ordered.

What follows

The seventh day is set apart as rest before the narrative turns to a closer view of the man, the woman, and the garden.

People

  • God
  • Humankind

Places

  • The earth
  • The heavens

Themes

  • blessing
  • creation
  • image of God
  • order
  • stewardship

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