creation

  • 131CREATION AND COSMOGONY IN THE BIBLE — The Hebrew Bible commences with a majestic cosmological account of the genesis of the universe. According to Genesis 1:1–2:4a (the P account according to the documentary hypothesis), God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 132Creation myth — The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo illustrates the Genesis creation narrative A creation myth or creation story is a symbolic account of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it.[1] …

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