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The Story of Creation<\/span> <\/div><\/span>In the beginning God<\/span><\/span> <\/div>created the heavens<\/span><\/span> <\/div>and the earth.<\/span><\/span> <\/div><\/span>The earth was barren,<\/span><\/span> <\/div>with no form of life;<\/span><\/span> <\/div>it was under a roaring ocean<\/span><\/span> <\/div>covered with darkness.<\/span><\/span> <\/div>But the Spirit of God<\/span><\/span> <\/div>was moving over the water.<\/span><\/span> <\/div>The First Day<\/span> <\/div><\/span> God said, \u201cI command light to shine!\u201d And light started shining. <\/span><\/span><\/span>God looked at the light and saw that it was good. He separated light from darkness <\/span><\/span><\/span>and named the light \u201cDay\u201d and the darkness \u201cNight.\u201d Evening came, then morning\u2014that was the first day.<\/span><\/span> <\/div>The Second Day<\/span> <\/div><\/span> God said, \u201cI command a dome to separate the water above it from the water below it.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span>And that's what happened. God made the dome <\/span><\/span><\/span>and named it \u201cSky.\u201d Evening came, then morning\u2014that was the second day.<\/span><\/span> <\/div>The Third Day<\/span> <\/div><\/span>God said, \u201cI command the water under the sky to come together in one place, so there will be dry ground.\u201d And that's what happened. <\/span><\/span><\/span>God named the dry ground \u201cLand,\u201d and he named the water \u201cOcean.\u201d God looked at what he had done and saw that it was good.<\/span><\/span> <\/div><\/span>God said, \u201cI command the earth to produce all kinds of plants, including fruit trees and grain.\u201d And that's what happened. <\/span><\/span><\/span>The earth produced all kinds of vegetation. God looked at what he had done, and it was good. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Evening came, then morning\u2014that was the third day.<\/span><\/span> <\/div>The Fourth Day<\/span> <\/div><\/span>God said, \u201cI command lights to appear in the sky and to separate day from night and to show the time for seasons, special days, and years. <\/span><\/span><\/span>I command them to shine on the earth.\u201d And that's what happened. <\/span><\/span><\/span>God made two powerful lights, the brighter one to rule the day and the other<\/span><\/span> to rule the night. He also made the stars. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Then God put these lights in the sky to shine on the earth, <\/span><\/span><\/span>to rule day and night, and to separate light from darkness. God looked at what he had done, and it was good. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Evening came, then morning\u2014that was the fourth day.<\/span><\/span> <\/div>The Fifth Day<\/span> <\/div><\/span>God said, \u201cI command the ocean to be full of living creatures, and I command birds to fly above the earth.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span>So God made the giant sea monsters and all the living creatures that swim in the ocean. He also made every kind of bird. God looked at what he had done, and it was good. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Then he gave the living creatures his blessing\u2014he told the ocean creatures to increase and live everywhere in the ocean and the birds to increase everywhere on earth. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Evening came, then morning\u2014that was the fifth day.<\/span><\/span> <\/div>The Sixth Day<\/span> <\/div><\/span>God said, \u201cI command the earth to give life to all kinds of tame animals, wild animals, and reptiles.\u201d And that's what happened. <\/span><\/span><\/span>God made every one of them. Then he looked at what he had done, and it was good.<\/span><\/span> <\/div><\/span> God said, \u201cNow we will make humans, and they will be like us. We will let them rule the fish, the birds, and all other living creatures.\u201d<\/span><\/span> <\/div><\/span> <\/span><\/span> So God created humans to be like himself; he made men and women. <\/span><\/span><\/span>God gave them his blessing and said:<\/span><\/span> <\/div>Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.<\/span><\/span> <\/div><\/span>I have provided all kinds of fruit and grain for you to eat. <\/span><\/span><\/span>And I have given the green plants as food for everything else that breathes, including animals, both wild and tame, and birds. And so it was.<\/span><\/span> <\/div><\/span>God looked at what he had done. All of it was very good! Evening came, then morning\u2014that was the sixth day.<\/span><\/span> <\/div><\/div><\/div>