Origins. What are our origins? Where do we come from? How did we get here? These questions are some of the most highly debated and controversial topics, to this day. Everyone has their own ideas and sources about how the human race started. In the Bible, Genesis 1-3 contains not one but, two stories of creation. These three chapters are still being recreated it in pop culture today. The only problem with these stories is there are several discrepancies between the two. The first question that needs to be raised is why are there two stories of creation? Why is woman created at the same time as man in one story, but man is created first in the next story? Why are there discrepancies? The easiest way to approach this is to summarize
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The greater light was for the day, and the smaller light was for the stars- these lights were to separate light from darkness. “Sea monsters” and birds were created on the fifth day, in which they were commanded to be fruitful and multiply. God then created all other land creatures, that are found on the land and God said it was good. That same day, God made humankind in his “image and likeness” creating both male and female. Humankind was given control over all the animals and plants in order to survive. On this sixth day God says “ It was very good”.
Genesis two begins with the seventh day of creation, in the first account. On the seventh day God took a break from all he did, and made the seventh day sacred. Then the second account of creation starts with God creating the heaven and earth. Next, a stream came out of the ground, providing water for the earth. That same day, God created man from dust and gave life by, “Breathing into his nostrils the breath of life”. God proceeds to plant a garden, called the Garden of Eden, and placed man in it to till and keep it. Out of the Garden of Eden, there is a river in order to water the
The greater light was for the day, and the smaller light was for the stars- these lights were to separate light from darkness. “Sea monsters” and birds were created on the fifth day, in which they were commanded to be fruitful and multiply. God then created all other land creatures, that are found on the land and God said it was good. That same day, God made humankind in his “image and likeness” creating both male and female. Humankind was given control over all the animals and plants in order to survive. On this sixth day God says “ It was very good”.
Genesis two begins with the seventh day of creation, in the first account. On the seventh day God took a break from all he did, and made the seventh day sacred. Then the second account of creation starts with God creating the heaven and earth. Next, a stream came out of the ground, providing water for the earth. That same day, God created man from dust and gave life by, “Breathing into his nostrils the breath of life”. God proceeds to plant a garden, called the Garden of Eden, and placed man in it to till and keep it. Out of the Garden of Eden, there is a river in order to water the