Genesis 1

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Genesis 1 is the opening chapter of the Bible that narrates the six-day creation of the world by God, forming the foundational Judeo-Christian account of cosmic origins.

All labels observed (6)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible chapter ⓘ
Old Testament text ⓘ
creation narrative ⓘ
canonicalStatus canonical in Christianity ⓘ
canonical in Judaism ⓘ
chronology first creation account in Genesis ⓘ
describes appearance of dry land ⓘ
creation of birds ⓘ
creation of heavens and earth ⓘ
creation of humankind ⓘ
creation of land animals ⓘ
creation of light ⓘ
creation of sea creatures ⓘ
creation of sky ⓘ
creation of sun, moon, and stars ⓘ
creation of vegetation ⓘ
gathering of waters ⓘ
institution of the seventh-day rest ⓘ
separation of light from darkness ⓘ
separation of waters above and below ⓘ
doctrineBasisFor doctrine of creation ex nihilo ⓘ
doctrine of humanity in the image of God ⓘ
follows none ⓘ
genre theological narrative ⓘ
influenced Judeo-Christian cosmology ⓘ
Western art ⓘ
Western literature ⓘ
Western theology ⓘ
language Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
linked to: Hebrew
literaryFeature evening-morning day formula ⓘ
repeated phrase "And God said" ⓘ
repeated phrase "And God saw that it was good" ⓘ
locatedIn Pentateuch ⓘ
linked to: Five Books of Moses

Torah ⓘ
mentions blessing of fruitfulness ⓘ
dominion over creation ⓘ
image of God ⓘ
openingWords In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth ⓘ
partOf Book of Genesis ⓘ
Christian Old Testament ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh
precedes Genesis 2 ⓘ
presentsGodAs creator ⓘ
sovereign ⓘ
transcendent ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
scriptureIn Christian liturgy ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ
setting primordial cosmos ⓘ
structure six days of creation followed by a day of rest ⓘ
theme creation of the world ⓘ
goodness of creation ⓘ
order from chaos ⓘ
sovereignty of God ⓘ
verseCount 31 ⓘ

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Hexaemeron → scripturalBasis → Genesis 1 ⓘ
Firmament → mentionedIn → Genesis creation narrative ⓘ
linked to: Genesis 1
Genesis 2 → follows → Genesis 1 ⓘ
Separation of Light from Darkness → religiousTextSource → Genesis 1:3–4 ⓘ
linked to: Genesis 1
Crescite et Multiplicamini → scriptureAllusion → Genesis 1:28 ⓘ
subject linked to: "Crescite et Multiplicamini"
linked to: Genesis 1
Exameron → focusesOnText → Genesis 1 ⓘ
Hexaemeron (Ambrose) → basedOn → Genesis creation narrative ⓘ
subject linked to: Hexaemeron
linked to: Genesis 1
Heptaplus → interprets → Genesis 1 ⓘ
Homily I → biblicalPassageDiscussed → Genesis 1:1 ⓘ
linked to: Genesis 1
Homily III → scripturalFocus → Genesis creation narrative ⓘ
linked to: Genesis 1
Tapestry of the Creation → depicts → Book of Genesis creation narrative ⓘ
linked to: Genesis 1
In the Beginning: B.C. 4004 (In the Garden of Eden) → basedOn → Book of Genesis creation narrative ⓘ
linked to: Genesis 1