The story of Creation

*In the beginning when God created the universe, the earth was formless and desolate. The raging ocean that covered everything was engulfed in total darkness, and the power of God was moving over the water. Then God commanded , " Let there be light " - and light appeared. God was pleased with what he saw . Then he separated the light from the darkness, and named the light "Day" and the darkness " Night" Evening passed and morning came - that was the first day.

Then God commanded, "Let there be a dome to divide the water and to keep it in two separate places" - and it was done. So God made a dome, and it separated the water under it from the water above it. He named the dome "Sky". Evening passed and morning came- that was the second day.

Then God commanded, "Let the water below the sky come together in one place, so that the land will appear"- and it was done. He named the land "Earth," and the water which had come together he named"Sea." And God pleased with what he see. Then he commanded,"Let the earth produce all kind of plants, those that bear gain and those that bear fruit"- and it was done. So the earth produced all kind of plants, and God was pleased with what he see. Evening passed and morning came- that was third day.

Then God commanded,"Let lights appear in the sky to separate day from night and show the time when days years , and religious festivals begin; they shine in the sky to give light to the earth "- and it was done. So God made two larger lights, the sun to rule over the day and moon to rule over the night; he also made the stars. He placed the lights in the sky to shine on the earth , to rule over the day and night, and to separate light from darkness. And God pleased with what he see. Evening passed and morning came - that was the fourth day.

Then God commanded,"Let the water be filled with many kinds of living beings, and let the air be filled with birds." So God created the great sea - monsters, all kinds of birds. And God was pleased with what he see. He blessed them all and told the creatures that live in the water to reproduce, and fill the sea, and told the birds to increase in number. Evening passed and morning came- that was the fifth day.

Then God commanded, "Let the earth produce all kind of animals life: domestic and wild , large and small"- and it was done . So God made them all he was pleased with what he see. Then God said, " And now we will make human beings; they will be like us and resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds, and all animals, domestic and wild , large and small ." So God created human beings making them to be like himself. He created them male and female, blessed them , and said " Have many children, so that your descendants will live on over the earth and bring it under their control. I am putting you in charge of the fish, the birds, and all the wild animals . I have provided all kinds of fruit for you to eat; but for all the birds I have provided grass and leafy plants for food" - and it was done . God looked at everything he had made , he was very pleased. Evening passed and morning came- that was the sixth day.

And so the whole universe was completed. By the seventh day God finished what he had been doing and stopped working. He blessed the seventh day and set it apart as a special day , because by that day he had completed his creation and stopped working. And that is how the universe was created*.

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