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Genesis 1:1-2:25

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Genesis The Creation of the World 1 1 In the a beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was b without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, c “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. 6 And God said, d “Let there be an expanse 1 in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” 7 And God made 1 the expanse and e separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were f above the expanse. And it was so. 8 And God called the expanse Heaven. 1 And there was evening and there was morning, the second day. 9 And God said, g “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry land Earth, 1 and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. 11 And God said, h “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants 1 yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. 12 The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening and there was morning, the third day. 14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for i signs and for j seasons, 1 and for days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. 16 And God k made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. 17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 to l rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day. 20 And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds 1 fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” 21 So m God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, n “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23 And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day. 24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. 25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 26 Then God said, o “Let us make man 1 in our image, p after our likeness. And q let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; r male and female he created them. 28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, s “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” 29 And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. t You shall have them for food. 30 And u to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. 31 v And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. The Seventh Day, God Rests 2 1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and w all the host of them. 2 And x on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. 3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation. The Creation of Man and Woman 4 y These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens. 5 When no z bush of the field 1 was yet in the land 2 and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man a to work the ground, 6 and a mist 1 was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground— 7 then the Lord God formed the man of b dust from the ground and c breathed into his d nostrils the breath of life, and e the man became a living creature. 8 And the Lord God planted a f garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. g The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, h and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 10 A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. 11 The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of i Havilah, where there is gold. 12 And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. 13 The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush. 14 And the name of the third river is the j Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. 15 The Lord God took the man k and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil l you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat 1 of it you m shall surely die.” 18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; n I will make him a helper fit for 1 him.” 19 o Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed 1 every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and p brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. 20 The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam 1 there was not found a helper fit for him. 21 So the Lord God caused a q deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. 22 And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made 1 into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said, “This at last is r bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was s taken out of Man.” 1 24 t Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.

Genesis 1:1-2:25

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Genesis 1 1 בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ ׃ 2 וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל ־ פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל ־ פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם ׃ 3 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִ֣י א֑וֹר וַֽיְהִי ־ אֽוֹר ׃ 4 וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת ־ הָא֖וֹר כִּי ־ ט֑וֹב וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֥ין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ ׃ 5 וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לָאוֹר֙ י֔וֹם וְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ קָ֣רָא לָ֑יְלָה וַֽיְהִי ־ עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי ־ בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם אֶחָֽד ׃ פ 6 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים יְהִ֥י רָקִ֖יעַ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַמָּ֑יִם וִיהִ֣י מַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין מַ֖יִם לָמָֽיִם ׃ 7 וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִים֮ אֶת ־ הָרָקִיעַ֒ וַיַּבְדֵּ֗ל בֵּ֤ין הַמַּ֙יִם֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ מִתַּ֣חַת לָרָקִ֔יעַ וּבֵ֣ין הַמַּ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵעַ֣ל לָרָקִ֑יעַ וַֽיְהִי ־ כֵֽן ׃ 8 וַיִּקְרָ֧א אֱלֹהִ֛ים לָֽרָקִ֖יעַ שָׁמָ֑יִם וַֽיְהִי ־ עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי ־ בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם שֵׁנִֽי ׃ פ 9 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים יִקָּו֨וּ הַמַּ֜יִם מִתַּ֤חַת הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ אֶל ־ מָק֣וֹם אֶחָ֔ד וְתֵרָאֶ֖ה הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וַֽיְהִי ־ כֵֽן ׃ 10 וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙ אֶ֔רֶץ וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה הַמַּ֖יִם קָרָ֣א יַמִּ֑ים וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי ־ טֽוֹב ׃ 11 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים תַּֽדְשֵׁ֤א הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ דֶּ֔שֶׁא עֵ֚שֶׂב מַזְרִ֣יעַ זֶ֔רַע עֵ֣ץ פְּרִ֞י עֹ֤שֶׂה פְּרִי֙ לְמִינ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר זַרְעוֹ ־ ב֖וֹ עַל ־ הָאָ֑רֶץ וַֽיְהִי ־ כֵֽן ׃ 12 וַתּוֹצֵ֨א הָאָ֜רֶץ דֶּ֠שֶׁא עֵ֣שֶׂב מַזְרִ֤יעַ זֶ֙רַע֙ לְמִינֵ֔הוּ וְעֵ֧ץ עֹֽשֶׂה ־ פְּרִ֛י 1 אֲשֶׁ֥ר זַרְעוֹ ־ ב֖וֹ לְמִינֵ֑הוּ וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי ־ טֽוֹב ׃ 13 וַֽיְהִי ־ עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי ־ בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם שְׁלִישִֽׁי ׃ פ 14 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים יְהִ֤י מְאֹרֹת֙ בִּרְקִ֣יעַ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם לְהַבְדִּ֕יל בֵּ֥ין הַיּ֖וֹם וּבֵ֣ין הַלָּ֑יְלָה וְהָי֤וּ לְאֹתֹת֙ וּלְמ֣וֹעֲדִ֔ים וּלְיָמִ֖ים וְשָׁנִֽים ׃ 15 וְהָי֤וּ לִמְאוֹרֹת֙ בִּרְקִ֣יעַ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם לְהָאִ֖יר עַל ־ הָאָ֑רֶץ וַֽיְהִי ־ כֵֽן ׃ 16 וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת ־ שְׁנֵ֥י הַמְּאֹרֹ֖ת הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים אֶת ־ הַמָּא֤וֹר הַגָּדֹל֙ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַיּ֔וֹם וְאֶת ־ הַמָּא֤וֹר הַקָּטֹן֙ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַלַּ֔יְלָה וְאֵ֖ת הַכּוֹכָבִֽים ׃ 17 וַיִּתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֛ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בִּרְקִ֣יעַ הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם לְהָאִ֖יר עַל ־ הָאָֽרֶץ ׃ 18 וְלִמְשֹׁל֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה וּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֣ין הַחֹ֑שֶׁךְ וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי ־ טֽוֹב ׃ 19 וַֽיְהִי ־ עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי ־ בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם רְבִיעִֽי ׃ פ 20 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים יִשְׁרְצ֣וּ הַמַּ֔יִם שֶׁ֖רֶץ נֶ֣פֶשׁ חַיָּ֑ה וְעוֹף֙ יְעוֹפֵ֣ף עַל ־ הָאָ֔רֶץ עַל ־ פְּנֵ֖י רְקִ֥יעַ הַשָּׁמָֽיִם ׃ 21 וַיִּבְרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת ־ הַתַּנִּינִ֖ם הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים וְאֵ֣ת כָּל ־ נֶ֣פֶשׁ הַֽחַיָּ֣ה ׀ הָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂת אֲשֶׁר֩ שָׁרְצ֨וּ הַמַּ֜יִם לְמִֽינֵהֶ֗ם וְאֵ֨ת כָּל ־ ע֤וֹף כָּנָף֙ לְמִינֵ֔הוּ וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי ־ טֽוֹב ׃ 22 וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ אֹתָ֛ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר פְּר֣וּ וּרְב֗וּ וּמִלְא֤וּ אֶת ־ הַמַּ֙יִם֙ בַּיַּמִּ֔ים וְהָע֖וֹף יִ֥רֶב בָּאָֽרֶץ ׃ 23 וַֽיְהִי ־ עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי ־ בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם חֲמִישִֽׁי ׃ פ 24 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים תּוֹצֵ֨א הָאָ֜רֶץ נֶ֤פֶשׁ חַיָּה֙ לְמִינָ֔הּ בְּהֵמָ֥ה וָרֶ֛מֶשׂ וְחַֽיְתוֹ ־ אֶ֖רֶץ לְמִינָ֑הּ וַֽיְהִי ־ כֵֽן ׃ 25 וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִים֩ אֶת ־ חַיַּ֨ת הָאָ֜רֶץ לְמִינָ֗הּ וְאֶת ־ הַבְּהֵמָה֙ לְמִינָ֔הּ וְאֵ֛ת כָּל ־ רֶ֥מֶשׂ הָֽאֲדָמָ֖ה לְמִינֵ֑הוּ וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי ־ טֽוֹב ׃ 26 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים נַֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה אָדָ֛ם בְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּ כִּדְמוּתֵ֑נוּ וְיִרְדּוּ֩ בִדְגַ֨ת הַיָּ֜ם וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וּבַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּבְכָל ־ הָאָ֔רֶץ וּבְכָל ־ הָרֶ֖מֶשׂ הָֽרֹמֵ֥שׂ עַל ־ הָאָֽרֶץ ׃ 27 וַיִּבְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ אֶת ־ הָֽאָדָם֙ בְּצַלְמ֔וֹ בְּצֶ֥לֶם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּרָ֣א אֹת֑וֹ זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בָּרָ֥א אֹתָֽם ׃ 28 וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹתָם֮ אֱלֹהִים֒ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לָהֶ֜ם אֱלֹהִ֗ים פְּר֥וּ וּרְב֛וּ וּמִלְא֥וּ אֶת ־ הָאָ֖רֶץ וְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָ וּרְד֞וּ בִּדְגַ֤ת הַיָּם֙ וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּבְכָל ־ חַיָּ֖ה הָֽרֹמֶ֥שֶׂת עַל ־ הָאָֽרֶץ ׃ 29 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים הִנֵּה֩ נָתַ֨תִּי לָכֶ֜ם אֶת ־ כָּל ־ עֵ֣שֶׂב ׀ זֹרֵ֣עַ זֶ֗רַע אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל ־ פְּנֵ֣י כָל ־ הָאָ֔רֶץ וְאֶת ־ כָּל ־ הָעֵ֛ץ אֲשֶׁר ־ בּ֥וֹ פְרִי ־ עֵ֖ץ זֹרֵ֣עַ זָ֑רַע לָכֶ֥ם יִֽהְיֶ֖ה לְאָכְלָֽה ׃ 30 וּֽלְכָל ־ חַיַּ֣ת הָ֠אָרֶץ וּלְכָל ־ ע֨וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם וּלְכֹ֣ל ׀ רוֹמֵ֣שׂ עַל ־ הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁר ־ בּוֹ֙ נֶ֣פֶשׁ חַיָּ֔ה אֶת ־ כָּל ־ יֶ֥רֶק עֵ֖שֶׂב לְאָכְלָ֑ה וַֽיְהִי ־ כֵֽן ׃ 31 וַיַּ֤רְא אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת ־ כָּל ־ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וְהִנֵּה ־ ט֖וֹב מְאֹ֑ד וַֽיְהִי ־ עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי ־ בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם הַשִּׁשִּֽׁי ׃ פ 2 1 וַיְכֻלּ֛וּ הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם וְהָאָ֖רֶץ וְכָל ־ צְבָאָֽם ׃ 2 וַיְכַ֤ל אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה וַיִּשְׁבֹּת֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י מִכָּל ־ מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה ׃ 3 וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת ־ י֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י וַיְקַדֵּ֖שׁ אֹת֑וֹ כִּ֣י ב֤וֹ שָׁבַת֙ מִכָּל ־ מְלַאכְתּ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁר ־ בָּרָ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים לַעֲשֽׂוֹת ׃ פ 4 אֵ֣לֶּה תוֹלְד֧וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם וְהָאָ֖רֶץ בְּהִבָּֽרְאָ֑ם בְּי֗וֹם עֲשׂ֛וֹת יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶ֥רֶץ וְשָׁמָֽיִם ׃ 5 וְכֹ֣ל ׀ שִׂ֣יחַ הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה טֶ֚רֶם יִֽהְיֶ֣ה בָאָ֔רֶץ וְכָל ־ עֵ֥שֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה טֶ֣רֶם יִצְמָ֑ח כִּי֩ לֹ֨א הִמְטִ֜יר יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ עַל ־ הָאָ֔רֶץ וְאָדָ֣ם אַ֔יִן לַֽעֲבֹ֖ד אֶת ־ הָֽאֲדָמָֽה ׃ 6 וְאֵ֖ד יַֽעֲלֶ֣ה מִן ־ הָאָ֑רֶץ וְהִשְׁקָ֖ה אֶֽת ־ כָּל ־ פְּנֵֽי ־ הָֽאֲדָמָֽה ׃ 7 וַיִּיצֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת ־ הָֽאָדָ֗ם עָפָר֙ מִן ־ הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וַיִּפַּ֥ח בְּאַפָּ֖יו נִשְׁמַ֣ת חַיִּ֑ים וַֽיְהִ֥י הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּֽה ׃ 8 וַיִּטַּ֞ע יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהִ֛ים גַּן ־ בְעֵ֖דֶן מִקֶּ֑דֶם וַיָּ֣שֶׂם שָׁ֔ם אֶת ־ הָֽאָדָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָצָֽר ׃ 9 וַיַּצְמַ֞ח יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ מִן ־ הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה כָּל ־ עֵ֛ץ נֶחְמָ֥ד לְמַרְאֶ֖ה וְט֣וֹב לְמַאֲכָ֑ל וְעֵ֤ץ הַֽחַיִּים֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַגָּ֔ן וְעֵ֕ץ הַדַּ֖עַת ט֥וֹב וָרָֽע ׃ 10 וְנָהָרּ֙ 1 יֹצֵ֣א מֵעֵ֔דֶן לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת אֶת ־ הַגָּ֑ן וּמִשָּׁם֙ יִפָּרֵ֔ד וְהָיָ֖ה לְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה רָאשִֽׁים ׃ 11 שֵׁ֥ם הָֽאֶחָ֖ד פִּישׁ֑וֹן ה֣וּא הַסֹּבֵ֗ב אֵ֚ת כָּל ־ אֶ֣רֶץ הַֽחֲוִילָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר ־ שָׁ֖ם הַזָּהָֽב ׃ 12 וּֽזֲהַ֛ב הָאָ֥רֶץ הַהִ֖וא ט֑וֹב שָׁ֥ם הַבְּדֹ֖לַח וְאֶ֥בֶן הַשֹּֽׁהַם ׃ 13 וְשֵֽׁם ־ הַנָּהָ֥ר הַשֵּׁנִ֖י גִּיח֑וֹן ה֣וּא הַסּוֹבֵ֔ב אֵ֖ת כָּל ־ אֶ֥רֶץ כּֽוּשׁ ׃ 14 וְשֵׁ֨ם הַנָּהָ֤ר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ חִדֶּ֔קֶל ה֥וּא הַֽהֹלֵ֖ךְ קִדְמַ֣ת אַשּׁ֑וּר וְהַנָּהָ֥ר הָֽרְבִיעִ֖י ה֥וּא פְרָֽת ׃ 15 וַיִּקַּ֛ח יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת ־ הָֽאָדָ֑ם וַיַּנִּחֵ֣הוּ בְגַן ־ עֵ֔דֶן לְעָבְדָ֖הּ וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ ׃ 16 וַיְצַו֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים עַל ־ הָֽאָדָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר מִכֹּ֥ל עֵֽץ ־ הַגָּ֖ן אָכֹ֥ל תֹּאכֵֽל ׃ 17 וּמֵעֵ֗ץ הַדַּ֙עַת֙ ט֣וֹב וָרָ֔ע לֹ֥א תֹאכַ֖ל מִמֶּ֑נּוּ כִּ֗י בְּי֛וֹם אֲכָלְךָ֥ מִמֶּ֖נּוּ מ֥וֹת תָּמֽוּת ׃ 18 וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים לֹא ־ ט֛וֹב הֱי֥וֹת הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְבַדּ֑וֹ אֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ ־ לּ֥וֹ 1 עֵ֖זֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ ׃ 19 וַיִּצֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים מִן ־ הָֽאֲדָמָ֗ה כָּל ־ חַיַּ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל ־ ע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיָּבֵא֙ אֶל ־ הָ֣אָדָ֔ם לִרְא֖וֹת מַה ־ יִּקְרָא ־ ל֑וֹ וְכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִקְרָא ־ ל֧וֹ הָֽאָדָ֛ם נֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּ֖ה ה֥וּא שְׁמֽוֹ ׃ 20 וַיִּקְרָ֨א הָֽאָדָ֜ם שֵׁמ֗וֹת לְכָל ־ הַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּלְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּלְכֹ֖ל חַיַּ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּלְאָדָ֕ם לֹֽא ־ מָצָ֥א עֵ֖זֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ ׃ 21 וַיַּפֵּל֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֧ים ׀ תַּרְדֵּמָ֛ה עַל ־ הָאָדָ֖ם וַיִּישָׁ֑ן וַיִּקַּ֗ח אַחַת֙ מִצַּלְעֹתָ֔יו וַיִּסְגֹּ֥ר בָּשָׂ֖ר תַּחְתֶּֽנָּה ׃ 22 וַיִּבֶן֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֧ים ׀ אֶֽת ־ הַצֵּלָ֛ע אֲשֶׁר ־ לָקַ֥ח מִן ־ הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיְבִאֶ֖הָ אֶל ־ הָֽאָדָֽם ׃ 23 וַיֹּאמֶר֮ הָֽאָדָם֒ זֹ֣את הַפַּ֗עַם עֶ֚צֶם מֵֽעֲצָמַ֔י וּבָשָׂ֖ר מִבְּשָׂרִ֑י לְזֹאת֙ יִקָּרֵ֣א אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּ֥י מֵאִ֖ישׁ לֻֽקֳחָה ־ זֹּֽאת ׃ 24 עַל ־ כֵּן֙ יַֽעֲזָב ־ אִ֔ישׁ אֶת ־ אָבִ֖יו וְאֶת ־ אִמּ֑וֹ וְדָבַ֣ק בְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וְהָי֖וּ לְבָשָׂ֥ר אֶחָֽד ׃ 25 וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ שְׁנֵיהֶם֙ עֲרוּמִּ֔ים הָֽאָדָ֖ם וְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וְלֹ֖א יִתְבֹּשָֽׁשׁוּ ׃

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In the beginning, God created a very good world Introduction Genesis as a whole. Land, blessing, seed. These first three weeks. v1-2, and the related big questions, today. Then, the 6 days and in particular, humanity's creation next week. And on the third week, a focus on God's rest. Why we believe in tackling this book in depth. Dangers of neglecting it out of (basically) cowardice. The glory of God contained in Genesis. Are we supposed to take this seriously? How does Genesis treat itself? One coherent whole. The 'toledot' are the repeated seams. How does the rest of the Bible, and Jesus, treat Genesis? When, and how did this happen? The unique nature of asking questions about the very beginning of everything. Physics vs metaphysics. Science vs scientism. How does this relate to evolution? 'Evidence'. Logic. Darwin's own falsifiability. Matter vs information. What about the age of the earth? Hebrew narrative, and hebrew plural 'days'. Metaphysics vs physics again. Is God a deceiver? By his word, ex nihilo (cf other creation myths) Creation is very good An overview of the days. Literary structure here? Yes. Matter matters; created stuff is not 'less spiritual'. Not gnosticism, or its Christian forms [various different examples, shown in attitudes to, e.g., leisure - food, sport, music, art, sex, mental illness]. But creation as the stage/platform for the demonstration of God's glory. Spirituality plays out through the material world. Not one versus the other. Jesus shows us how to embrace the goodness of creation. God, in the flesh of Jesus of Nazareth, supremely shows his glory. Creation is the foundation of redemption. God makes something new and embraces it as his own. In later Bible, redemption talked of in creation terms. Genesis is the beginning and foundation of everything that follows, fulfilled in Jesus. Temple theme/Eden; humanity in the presence of God Separation of waters, creation of a place of blessing, and adding a blessed people. 'Exodus' Covenant and Kingdom Son or image of God Sabbath Marriage Work The people of God/city of God/family of God The cross/resurrection can only truly be understood in terms of creation, since it is a new creation. On the cross, the good creation is un-created; darkness, the breaking of flesh. On the first day, in the garden, God made a man live, and live in his very own presence. Wrap-up Next week... In the beginning, God created a very good world Land, blessing, seed

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