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| − | The '''creation story''' is the [[Bible|biblical]] account of the creation of the [[world]] by God, contained in the early chapters of the book of [[Genesis]].
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| − | == The days ==
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| − | According to the first chapter of [[Genesis]] (including the first few verses of the second chapter), God (in the form of the plural ''Elohim'') created the world in six days ([[Hebrew]] ''yom''), before resting on the seventh.
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| − | Created on each day were:
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| − | # Heavens, [[Earth]], and [[light]] | + | |
| − | # [[Sky]] and [[sea]]
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| − | # Dry land and [[plant]]s
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| − | # [[Sun]], [[moon]], and [[star]]s
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| − | # [[Fish]] and [[bird]]s
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| − | # Land [[animal]]s and [[homo sapiens|man]]
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| − | == The account in chapter 2 ==
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| − | In contrast to the chronological arrangement of chapter 1 (up to verse 4 of chapter 2), chapter 2 describes in greater detail the creation of man and the [[Garden of Eden]].
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| − | Some believe that in chapter two, creation appears to take only one day (''yom'', cf verse 4), with man apparently being created before the plants have grown, and ''before'' the animals are created since, according to the text, God, having created man, specifically says that he is creating them so that the man should not be alone.
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| − | Most of the world's academic Bible scholars explain this apparent [[Alleged Bible contradictions|contradiction]] by suggesting that the two chapters in fact originated as two quite separate accounts (see [[Genesis]]). Fundamentalist Conservative commentators, however, typically insist that chapter two is not intended as a chronological account, and some argue that the word 'formed' in verse 19 can legitimately be read as 'had formed' (as used in the NIV translation).
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| − | ==Sources==
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| − | * Cruden, A., ''Complete Concordance to the Old and New Testaments'' (Lutterworth, 1930)
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| − | * ''The Holy Bible'' (King James Version)
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| − | * ''The New English Bible'' (Oxford & Cambridge University Presses, 1970)
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| − | * ''The New Jerusalem Bible'' (Darton, Longman & Todd, 1990)
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| − | * Peake, A.S., ''Commentary on the Bible'' (Nelson, 1962)
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| − | * Young, R., ''Analytical Concordance to the Holy Bible'' (Lutterworth, 1939)
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| − | [[Category:Creationism]]
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| − | == References ==
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