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Creation

Genesis 1–2

God speaks the cosmos into ordered, good existence in six days and rests on the seventh.

The Bible opens not with an argument for God but with God already there, creating by his word. The account is structured: days 1–3 form the realms (light, sky/sea, land), days 4–6 fill them (lights, birds/fish, animals and humanity). Humanity is the climax, made in God's image to rule as his representatives, and the seventh-day rest crowns the whole as a temple-cosmos where God dwells with what he has made.

Chapters in this section

  • Genesis 1

    God creates an ordered, good world in six days and rests on the seventh, making humanity in his image to rule it.

  • Genesis 2

    A close-up of day six: God forms the man, plants the garden of Eden, gives one command, and makes the woman.

In this section

Person / place AdamPerson / place The Garden of EdenConcept Elohim — GodConcept The Breath of God (Ruach)Concept The Deep (Tehom)Concept The Image of God (Imago Dei)Concept The Sabbath

Where this section connects

Gen 1 ·49Ps 104 ·24Gen 2 ·18Gen 3 ·15Job 38 ·14Gen 9 ·11Ps 148 ·10Job 26 ·10Ps 33 ·10Isa 45 ·8Acts 17 ·8Gen 8 ·8

Curated resources

Lay

  • ★ Start hereVideoOverview: Genesis 1–11BibleProject · 9 min · Free

    The single best free starting point for Genesis 1–11 — clear, visual, and faithful to the literary design.

Pastoral

  • CommentaryCommentary on Genesis 1Matthew Henry · Free

    The beloved devotional-pastoral classic, free and public domain — warm, quotable, verse by verse.