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The God of the Bible is represented by the plural word Elohim, implying the Three-in-One God, i.e. the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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The God of the Bible's creation account in the book of Genesis is represented in the original Hebrew by the plural word ''Elohim'' ('gods', or 'spirits'). This does not, however, have anything to do with the Christian idea of the Three-in-One God, i.e. the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, since the concept was unknown at the time.
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In the six-day Creation account of Genesis 1, man is created on the same day as the land animals, Day 6, i.e. after the sea creatures and birds on Day 5. Genesis 2 does not contradict this account, but instead gives a more in-depth view of the creation of the first man and woman, Adam and Eve.
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Genesis 1:1 to 2:1 (the chapter- and verse-divisions are of purely medieval origin) describes how this God created light and darkness, heaven and earth, the seas and plants, the sun, moon and stars, the fishes and birds, the animals and 'then' man over the course of six 'days' (Hebrew ''yom''), before resting on the seventh. This account is contradicted in chapter 2, however, where the creation takes only one 'day' (still Hebrew ''yom'') and man is created ''after'' the animals.
  
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Genesis 1:1 to 2:1 shows how this God created light and darkness, heaven and earth, the seas and plants, the sun, moon and stars, the fishes and birds, the animals and finally man over the course of six 'days' (Hebrew ''yom''), before resting on the seventh. This six day Creation account then immediately leads into a more detailed account of exactly how God created [[men]] and [[women]] and gave men dominion over the natural world. [[The Fall]] immediately follows The Creation.
 
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
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* ''The New English Bible'' (Oxford & Cambridge University Presses, 1970)
 
* ''The New English Bible'' (Oxford & Cambridge University Presses, 1970)
 
* ''The New Jerusalem Bible'' (Darton, Longman & Todd, 1990)
 
* ''The New Jerusalem Bible'' (Darton, Longman & Todd, 1990)
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* Peake, A.S., ''Commentary on the Bible'' (Nelson, 1962)
 
* Young, R., ''Analytical Concordance to the Holy Bible'' (Lutterworth, 1939)
 
* Young, R., ''Analytical Concordance to the Holy Bible'' (Lutterworth, 1939)
  
 
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Revision as of 10:25, March 12, 2007

The God of the Bible's creation account in the book of Genesis is represented in the original Hebrew by the plural word Elohim ('gods', or 'spirits'). This does not, however, have anything to do with the Christian idea of the Three-in-One God, i.e. the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, since the concept was unknown at the time.

Genesis 1:1 to 2:1 (the chapter- and verse-divisions are of purely medieval origin) describes how this God created light and darkness, heaven and earth, the seas and plants, the sun, moon and stars, the fishes and birds, the animals and 'then' man over the course of six 'days' (Hebrew yom), before resting on the seventh. This account is contradicted in chapter 2, however, where the creation takes only one 'day' (still Hebrew yom) and man is created after the animals.


Sources

  • Cruden, A., Complete Concordance to the Old and New Testaments (Lutterworth, 1930)
  • The Holy Bible (King James Version)
  • The New English Bible (Oxford & Cambridge University Presses, 1970)
  • The New Jerusalem Bible (Darton, Longman & Todd, 1990)
  • Peake, A.S., Commentary on the Bible (Nelson, 1962)
  • Young, R., Analytical Concordance to the Holy Bible (Lutterworth, 1939)
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