What were the 7 steps of God creating the world?

Answer 1

A:According to Genesis 1:1-2:4a, God created the world in six days, when he:

1. Created light. As yet he did not create the sun and moon, but the ancients understood those to 'rule' the day and the night, not as the entire sources of the natural light we experience.
2. Created the firmament. The firmament was believed to be a solid hemisphere that separated the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth.
3. Gathered the pre-existing waters of the world together so that the land appeared. He also created all the plants on earth.
4. Created lights in the heavens for signs and for seasons; a light to rule the day and a light to rule the night.
5. Created every living creature in the seas, and the birds.
6. Created land animals, then mankind, both male and female.
7. The seventh step, on the seventh day, was for God to rest from his labours.

Answer 2

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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