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Day by day, God created the universe and everything in it (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.

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Where does the word sabbath day come from?

The phrase "sabbath day"comes from the Bible. Sabbath means "to rest" and the sabbath day was instituted by God during creation week when He created the seventh day and made it a holy day for rest. God also included the sabbath day into the ten commandments.


What did God do in the third creation story?

The Torah states that it was written in its entirety by one author, Moses (Deuteronomy 31:24), to whom it was dictated by God (Exodus 24:12), including earlier events.The Torah has one creation-narrative, which takes the form of a summary (Genesis ch.1) followed by an in-depth recap (Rashi commentary, Genesis 2:8).Other mentions of Creation (Psalms, Isaiah, Job) are poetic, not meant to supplant or alter the details in Genesis.When we see a newspaper whose opening headline is paraphrased in the detailed story, we don't ascribe the repetition to different writers.But this kind of literary device, which the Torah employs to enrich its text, has been used by Bible-critics in an attempt to reassign and divide up its authorship.The Jewish sages, based on ancient tradition, identified many of the literary devices used by the Torah, which include:- recapping earlier brief passages to elucidate,- employing different names of God to signify His various attributes,- using apparent changes or redundancies to allude to additional unstated details,- speaking in the vernacular that was current during each era,and many more. While Judaism has always seen the Torah as an intricate tapestry that nonetheless had one Divine source, some modern authors such as Wellhausen (the father of modern Biblical-criticism, 1844-1918) have suggested artificially attributing the narrative to several unknown authors, despite the Torah's explicit statement as to its provenance (Exodus 24:12, Deuteronomy 31:24). This need not concern believers, since his claims have been debunked one by one, as archaeology and other disciplines have demonstrated the integrity of the Torah. No fragments have ever been found that would support his Documentary Hypothesis, which remains nothing more than an arbitrary claim:Refuting the JEPD Documentary HypothesisThe creation-narrative in Genesis (a Christian author)The authorship of the Hebrew BibleA summary of the Creation-narrative is that, day by day, God created the universe and everything in it (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 against Evolution?Can you show that God exists?Seeing God's wisdom


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 is the order of the genesis creation story?

The order of Creation is as follows: Day 1: Light and darkness; day and night Day 2: Sky Day 3: Land and seas[ vegetation, seed-bearing plants, and trees Day 4: Sun, moon, and stars Day 5: Great creatures of the sea, every moving thing, including birds Day 6: Livestock, creatures that move along the ground, wild animals, and man Day 7: God blessed this day, made it holy, and called it day of rest Taken from Genesis 1:3-29 and 2:1-3.


What happened on the 3rd day of the creation?

On the third day, God created land and caused it to rise up out of the water. This event is associated with the lowest, pre-fossil layers in Earth's geological history.

Related Questions

What day did God create the lion?

Lions were created on day 6 of the creation week.


Did God create angles before mankind and if so what day?

God created angels when he created heaven. He did this on Day 1 of the creation.


What did God create on the seventh day according to the Bible?

According to the Bible, on the seventh day, God rested from all his work of creation.


What is the fivefold pattern the biblical write used to describe the creation story?

The biblical writer used a fivefold pattern in the creation story to structure the narrative according to the days of creation. Each day describes a specific aspect of the creation process, culminating in the creation of humans on the sixth day and God resting on the seventh day.


Did God create the world in seven days according to the Islamic creation story?

AnswerThe Quran does not contain a creation account in the same way as the Christian Old Testament does. However, it refers to the Old Testament creation stories, and Islam accepts the Judaic explanation of creation in seven days.


How the world began according to the story of creation in Genisis?

the story of genisis , is a part of the bible that talks about the creation of our world , "GOD" apparently made the world in 7 days the 7th day he rested :)


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.


What was created on the first day according to the creation story?

According to the creation story, on the first day, light was created.


What are the differences between the catholic creation story and the Islamic creation story?

The Catholic creation story, based on the Book of Genesis, depicts God creating the world in six days and resting on the seventh day. In contrast, the Islamic creation story, outlined in the Quran, emphasizes that Allah created the universe in six days as well but doesn't specify that He rested on the seventh day. Additionally, there are differing details in terms of the creation of Adam and Eve and their roles in each tradition's story.


In the creation story why is it said that God rested on the seventh day?

In the Christian perception of God, he should never need to rest, thus making the seventh day an anachronism. However, the Jews wanted to know why they were required to hold the seventh day to be a day of rest. One version of the Ten Commandments says that God commanded the Israelites to respect the sabbath day because that was the day on which God rested.


What is the origin of Shabbat?

Shabbat in Hebrew meaning "to cease" refers to the seventh day of Creation. According to the Old Testament, God completed the Creation in six day and rested in the seventh day. We take this day to pray in respect to God's work. It is commonly spelled as "Sabbath."


What did god do on the 2 day of creation?

God made the dome to divide water from the Sky.