Creation of the world

E105712

biblical event narrative in the Book of Genesis theological concept

Creation of the world is the biblical account in Genesis describing how God brought the universe, Earth, and all living things into existence.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Biblical creation narrative	3
Creation of the world canonical	2
Creation of the World	1
Genesis creation narrative	1
Genesis creation narratives	1
God as Creator	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T890097 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Creation of the world
Context triple: [Book of Genesis, containsNarrative, Creation of the world]

A. The Origin of the World
The Origin of the World is an 1866 realist oil painting by Gustave Courbet that provocatively depicts a close-up view of a woman's genitals, challenging 19th-century artistic and social conventions.
B. Garden of Eden
The Garden of Eden is the biblical paradise where the first humans, Adam and Eve, lived in innocence before their expulsion.
C. Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days is a biblical title depicting God as the eternal, sovereign judge who exists from everlasting to everlasting.
D. Tzimtzum
Tzimtzum is a central Kabbalistic doctrine describing how the infinite divine presence is said to have contracted or concealed itself to allow for the existence of a finite, independent creation.
E. The Gospel of Creation
The Gospel of Creation is a key theological chapter in Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato si’ that reflects on the biblical and spiritual foundations of caring for the environment and all creation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Creation of the world
Target entity description: Creation of the world is the biblical account in Genesis describing how God brought the universe, Earth, and all living things into existence.

A. The Origin of the World
The Origin of the World is an 1866 realist oil painting by Gustave Courbet that provocatively depicts a close-up view of a woman's genitals, challenging 19th-century artistic and social conventions.
B. Garden of Eden
The Garden of Eden is the biblical paradise where the first humans, Adam and Eve, lived in innocence before their expulsion.
C. Ancient of Days
Ancient of Days is a biblical title depicting God as the eternal, sovereign judge who exists from everlasting to everlasting.
D. Tzimtzum
Tzimtzum is a central Kabbalistic doctrine describing how the infinite divine presence is said to have contracted or concealed itself to allow for the existence of a finite, independent creation.
E. The Gospel of Creation
The Gospel of Creation is a key theological chapter in Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato si’ that reflects on the biblical and spiritual foundations of caring for the environment and all creation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical event ⓘ narrative in the Book of Genesis ⓘ theological concept ⓘ
canonicalStatus	foundational narrative in Christianity ⓘ foundational narrative in Judaism ⓘ
centralDeity	God ⓘ
cosmologyType	creation ex nihilo (in many theological interpretations) ⓘ
describedIn	Book of Genesis ⓘ
hasPart	creation of birds ⓘ creation of dry land ⓘ creation of humankind ⓘ creation of land animals ⓘ creation of light ⓘ creation of sea creatures ⓘ creation of seas ⓘ creation of sun, moon, and stars ⓘ creation of the heavens and the earth ⓘ creation of the sky ⓘ creation of vegetation ⓘ institution of the Sabbath ⓘ separation of light from darkness ⓘ separation of waters above from waters below ⓘ
hasTheme	divine sovereignty ⓘ goodness of creation ⓘ humanity in the image of God ⓘ order from chaos ⓘ
influenced	Christian theology of creation ⓘ Jewish theology of creation ⓘ Western philosophical discussions of creation ⓘ
interpretedAs	literal historical account (in some traditions) ⓘ symbolic or allegorical narrative (in other traditions) ⓘ
keyPhrase	In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth ⓘ
languageOfEarliestText	Biblical Hebrew ⓘ linked to: Hebrew
literaryGenre	religious narrative ⓘ theological cosmogony ⓘ
narratedInChapter	Genesis 1 ⓘ Genesis 2 ⓘ
partOf	Christian Old Testament ⓘ linked to: Christian biblical canon Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh
relatedConcept	Sabbath observance ⓘ doctrine of creation ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Islam (with variations) ⓘ linked to: Islam Judaism ⓘ
sourceTextDivision	Priestly account (Genesis 1:1–2:4a, in many scholarly views) ⓘ Yahwist account (Genesis 2:4b–25, in many scholarly views) ⓘ
timeStructure	seventh day of rest ⓘ six days of creation ⓘ

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