What does Genesis Chapter 1 contain?

Answer 1

The book of Genesis contains the creation of the world, the flood, , Jacob and Joseph.. Also stories of Abraham and Isaac and even Jacob and Esau.

In total, the early traditions of the Hebrew people.

Answer 2

Genesis chapter 1 and the first three and a half verses of chapter 2 (to verse 2:4a) present the first biblical creation story, written during or after the Babylonian Exile by an anonymous source now known as the Priestly Source. It presents God as all-powerful, able to create the sun, moon, stars and all living things simply by speaking them into existence.

The remainder of chapter 2 (from 2:4b) presents the second biblical creation story, written some centuries earlier by an anonymous source now known as the Yahwist, or 'J Source'. It presents God's powers as more limited. God is unable to create living things out of nothing, but makes Adam and the other creatures out of dirt, then makes Eve out of Adam's rib.

For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation

Answer 3

They present the narrative of God's creation of the universe.

According to tradition, there is only one Genesis creation-narrative, with ch.2 serving as an expansion of the brevity of ch.1, not a separate set of events (Rashi commentary, Gen.2:8). In ch.1, God created the universe from nothing (Exodus 20:11, Isaiah 40:28; Maimonides' "Guide," 2:30; Targum and Nachmanides on Gen. 1:1; Rashi commentary, Gen.1:14), and in ch.2, God performed specific acts within the broader picture.While Judaism has always seen the Torah as an intricate tapestry that nonetheless had one Divine source, some modern authors have suggested artificially chopping up the narrative and attributing it to various authors, despite the Torah's explicit statement as to its provenance (Exodus 24:12, Deuteronomy 31:24).

http://www.apologeticspress.org/apcontent.aspx?category=6&article=1131(a Christian author)

http://www.whoreallywrotethebible.com/excerpts/chapter4-1.php

http://www.pearlmancta.com/BiblicalcriticswrongRShlomoCohen.htm

And see also the wider picture:

http://judaism.answers.com/hebrew/does-archaeology-support-the-hebrew-bible

Answer 4

The renewal (see Psalm 104:30) of the face of the earth and creation of both Sun and Moon in their respective orbits, physical and plant life, ending with the creation of Adam. All is from God's perspective.