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scurry along the ground—everything that
has life.” And that is what happened.
31 Then God looked over all he had
made, and he saw that it was very good!
And evening passed and morning
came, marking the sixth day.
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So the creation of the heavens and
the earth and everything in them was
completed. 2 On the seventh day God
had finished his work of creation, so
he rested* from all his work. 3 And God
blessed the seventh day and declared it
holy, because it was the day when he
rested from all his work of creation.
This is the account of the creation of the
heavens and the earth.
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The Man and Woman in Eden
When the LORD God made the earth and
the heavens, 5 neither wild plants nor grains
were growing on the earth. For the LORD God
had not yet sent rain to water the earth, and
there were no people to cultivate the soil.
6 Instead, springs* came up from the ground
and watered all the land. 7 Then the LORD God
formed the man from the dust of the ground.
He breathed the breath of life into the man’s
nostrils, and the man became a living person.
8 Then the LORD God planted a garden in
Eden in the east, and there he placed the man
he had made. 9 The LORD God made all sorts
of trees grow up from the ground—trees that
were beautiful and that produced delicious
fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed
the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil.
10 A river flowed from the land of Eden,
2:2 Or ceased; also in 2:3.
man’s side.
2:6 Or mist.
watering the garden and then dividing into
four branches. 11 The first branch, called the
Pishon, flowed around the entire land of Havilah, where gold is found. 12 The gold of that
land is exceptionally pure; aromatic resin
and onyx stone are also found there. 13 The
second branch, called the Gihon, flowed
around the entire land of Cush. 14 The third
branch, called the Tigris, flowed east of the
land of Asshur. The fourth branch is called
the Euphrates.
15 The LORD God placed the man in the Garden
of Eden to tend and watch over it. 16 But the
LORD God warned him, “You may freely eat
the fruit of every tree in the garden—17 except
the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If
you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.”
18 Then the LORD God said, “It is not good
for the man to be alone. I will make a helper
who is just right for him.” 19 So the LORD God
formed from the ground all the wild animals
and all the birds of the sky. He brought them
to the man* to see what he would call them,
and the man chose a name for each one. 20 He
gave names to all the livestock, all the birds
of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still
there was no helper just right for him.
21 So the LORD God caused the man to fall
into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the
LORD God took out one of the man’s ribs* and
closed up the opening. 22 Then the LORD God
made a woman from the rib, and he brought
her to the man.
23 “At last!” the man exclaimed.
“This one is bone from my bone,
and flesh from my flesh!
She will be called ‘woman,’
because she was taken from ‘man.’”
2:19 Or Adam, and so throughout the chapter.
2:21 Or took a part of the
2:2-3 This is the first mention of Sabbath rest—one day of rest in seven. By his example, God encourages
us to designate a portion of our lives to rest and spiritual rejuvenation. Without proper rest, it is very difficult
to deal with the other matters in our lives and maintain the balance necessary to preserve spiritual gains.
2:4 Here a new Hebrew name for God is introduced:
