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An overview of "day 1" reveals the establishment of the "24-hour day" [one rotation of the earth from sunset to sunset]... distinguishable by the separation of "day" and "night."
"...God called the LIGHT Day, and the DARKNESS He called Night..." (Gen.1:5)
The "light" God created was the first "daylight" portion of the perpetual 24-hour day.
This established "time"... and the Divinely inspired "seven-day week"... the repeated seventh day of which God set aside for man to "remember creation," that could never have been remembered until the first day was made.
"...And the evening [darikness] and the morning [light] were the FIRST [24-hour] DAY." (same verse)
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoTo a large extent, the ancients did not understand that daylight actually comes from the sun. In the various Near Eastern religions, the sun was seen not as a source of light but as ruling the day, just as we see in Genesis 1:18 on day 4: "And to rule over the day and over the night ..." They did realise that you can not have days without daylight, so the light on the first day was just that: daylight.
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∙ 9y agoThe light of the first three days was not the sun or any star. Rather, it was light that God created before the sun, and which emanated from a point in space without any physical source; like what we might term a "white hole."See also:
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What is the evidence for a literal 6 day creation?
There is no evidence for a literal six-day creation, and considerable scientific evidence that there could not have been a six-day creation. Even the sequence of events in the six-day creation story in Genesis chapter 1 is scientifically wrong - such as the sun and stars being created after the earth already existed.For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation
What happened on the sixth day of creation?
God created the animals, and He created man.
The 6 day creation story?
The story has different interpretations depending on which bible is being used as well as who is doing the interpreting. The first five days of creation are much the same in most bibles. It has always been my understanding that there were 7 days of creation. It's on the 6th day when the story seems to take a bit of a twist. God says '..let us make man in our image..'. For some scholars, it is believed and taught that God is simply 'stating'' that He is going to be creating man in His image but did not actually do it on the 6th day. On the 7th day God rested. So now we have 5 consecutive days of creation, and two days when God did not work, the 6th and the 7th.. Immediately following God's day off, the story says that God prepared a garden and begins the forming of Adam. Clearly, it is another day and God is back at work again. Although it is actually the 8th consecutive day, it is widely accepted as being the 6th day of creation. This particular interpretation seems somewhat incomplete. The story of creation as I have known it, was that God did in fact create ' mankind ' on the 6th day, that is to say He populated the entire earth with people of all races. It also seems to make the timeline more accurate. Six consecutive days of creation, the 7th day of rest and the creation of Adam and Eve on the following day. This seems more sensible of an interpretation. A point of interest happened while Caine was argueing with God saying that he had no place to go and that "..they will surely kill me.." Who are " ..they?". Certainly, there were other people on the earth before Adam and Eve.
What was the creation of the world?
Day by day, God created the universe and its contents (Genesis ch.1).God created the universe out of nothing (Exodus 20:11, Isaiah 40:28; Rashi commentary to Genesis 1:14; Maimonides' "Guide," 2:30).Note that the Torah, in describing the Creation, deliberately employs brevity and ellipsis, just as it does in many other topics. See the Talmud, Hagigah 11b.On day 1: God created the universe in general, light, and this Earth. The light was not the same as that of the sun. Rather, it was light that God created before the sun, and which emanated from a point in space without any physical source; like what we might term a "white hole."On day 2: God created the separation between the Earth and the upper atmosphere.On day 3: God separated the continents from the oceans, and created plants.On day 4: God created the sun, moon, and stars.On day 5: God created birds and fish.On day 6: God created animals and people.On day 7: God ceased creating, thereby creating the concept of rest.See also:Is there evidence for Creation?Can you show that God exists?Seeing God's wisdom
What is the order of events of God's creation from the first to the seventh day?
Day by day, God created the universe and its contents (Genesis ch.1).God created the universe out of nothing (Exodus 20:11, Isaiah 40:28; Rashi commentary to Genesis 1:14; Maimonides' "Guide," 2:30).Note that the Torah, in describing the Creation, deliberately employs brevity and ellipsis, just as it does in many other topics. See the Talmud, Hagigah 11b.On day 1: God created the universe in general, light, and this Earth. The light was not the same as that of the sun. Rather, it was light that God created before the sun, and which emanated from a point in space without any physical source; like what we might term a "white hole."On day 2: God created the separation between the Earth and the upper atmosphere.On day 3: God separated the continents from the oceans, and created plants.On day 4: God created the sun, moon, and stars.On day 5: God created birds and fish.On day 6: God created animals and people.On day 7: God ceased creating, thereby creating the concept of rest.See also:Is there evidence for Creation?Can you show that God exists?Seeing God's wisdom
What did god created on the first day of creation?
He created light and darkness. Read Genesis chapter 1.
When was The Day of Creation created?
The Day of Creation was created in 1987.
According to the creation epic how did the present order of the universe come into being?
That really depends on which creation epic you are referring to. There are many. In the Babylonian story, Marduk defeated Tiamat and created the world using her carcass. Judaism and Christianity have a different story. According to the standard Christian Bible, this is how the present order of the universe came into being. Our world and the heavens we can see were created in three days of the original six days of creation. On the first day, light was created and day and night came into being. On the second day, our skies were created. After the third day's creation of seas, land, and vegetation, came the fourth day's creation of the sun, stars, and moon, to help us mark time. Sea creatures and birds were created on the fifth day and on the six day, land animals and man were created. At the end of the sixth day is the comment that this was how the heavens and earth were created.
What day god created the sun?
According to the Genesis account, God created the light of day on day 1, and created the sun on day 4. The ancients did not really understand that all the light of day came from this apparently small disc, but held that it was to rule the day (Genesis 1:16).For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation
What is the meaning of light in Genesis chapter 1?
The light of the first three days was not the sun or any star. Rather, it was light that God created before the sun, and which emanated from a point in space without any physical source; like what we might term a "white hole." On the fourth day, God created the sun.
When was The Last Day of Creation created?
The Last Day of Creation was created in 1981.
Is the creation real?
Yes, the Creation is real. God created the world in 6 days, then on the 7th day He rested. First, light, then land and water, and people and animals. He created you.
Why did God call the light day when there was no sun?
In the first creation story, God created the light of day on day 1, but only created the sun on the fourth day, with evenings in between to mark the end of each day.This is because the ancients did not fully realise that all our daylight comes from the sun, although they believed the sun rules the day (Genesis 1:18), more or less in the style of the sun god.For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation
What is the first story told in the bible?
The first story told in the Bible is the story of the creation of the world. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. God created evrything in six days, and on the seventh day, he rested.
When was Creation Seventh Day Adventist Church created?
Creation Seventh Day Adventist Church was created in 1988.
Were there 24-hour days before the creation of the sun and moon?
No, it was impossible to have 24-hour days before the creation of the sun and moon as it is exactly thanks to the sun and moon that we have day and night now.However, the Book of Genesis, at chapter 1, says that God created the light of day on the first day, the firmament that separated the waters above from the waters below, on the second day, separated the waters from the dry land and created grasses and plants on the third day, and only created the sun and moon on the fourth day. This is the origin of the belief that there must have been 24-hour days before the creation of the sun and moon.For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation
What is the evidence for a literal 6 day creation?
There is no evidence for a literal six-day creation, and considerable scientific evidence that there could not have been a six-day creation. Even the sequence of events in the six-day creation story in Genesis chapter 1 is scientifically wrong - such as the sun and stars being created after the earth already existed.For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation
