God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.

And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so.

God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.

God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.

The Fall

Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.

Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is more than I can bear.

His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes.

Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.

Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years.”

So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.”

Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive.