1And so the creation of the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
2By the seventh day, God had completed creating his masterpiece, so on the seventh day, he rested from all his work.
3So God blessed the seventh day and made it sacred, because on it, he paused to rest from all his work of creation.
4This is the account of the heavens and the earth after they were created.
At the time Yahweh-God created earth and heaven,
5there was yet no vegetation, grains of the field, or shrubs sprouting on the earth, for there was no one to cultivate the land, and Yahweh-God had not yet sent rain.
6In those days a mist arose from the soil and watered the whole face of the ground.
7Yahweh-God scooped up a lump of soil, sculpted a man, and blew into his nostrils the breath of life. The man came alive—a living soul!
8Then Yahweh-God planted a lush garden paradise in the East, in the Land of Delight, and there he placed the man he had formed.
9Yahweh-God made all kinds of beautiful trees to grow there—fruitful trees to satisfy the taste. In the middle of the garden, he planted the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
10Flowing from the Land of Delight was a river to water the garden, and from there, it divided into four branches.
11The first river, Overflowing Increase, encircles the gold-laden land of Havilah.
12The gold of that land is pure, with many pearls and onyx found there.
13The second river, Gushing, flows through the entire land of Cush.
14The third river, Swift Flowing, flows east of Assyria. And the fourth is the river Fruitfulness.
15Yahweh-God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work and watch over it.
16And Yahweh-God commanded him, “You may freely eat of every fruit of the garden.
17But you must not eat of the Tree that gives the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will most certainly die.” Creation of Adam and Eve
18Then Yahweh-God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. Therefore, I will fashion a suitable partner to be his help and strength.”
19For Yahweh-God had formed from the soil every animal of the field and every bird of the air and brought them before the man to see what he would call them. So, whatever the man called the living creature, that was its name.
20He gave names to all the various cattle, birds, and wild animals, but Adam could not find a fitting companion that corresponded to him.
21So Yahweh-God caused Adam to fall into a deep trance, and while he slept, he took a portion of Adam’s side and closed its place with flesh.
22Then Yahweh-God used the portion of Adam’s side and skillfully crafted a woman and presented her to him.
23Then Adam said:
“At last! One like me!
Her bones were formed from my bones,
and her flesh from my flesh!
This one will be called ‘Woman,’
for she was taken from man.”
24For this reason, a man leaves his father and his mother to be unselfishly attached to his wife. They become one flesh as a new family!
25The man and his wife felt no shame, unaware that they were both naked.
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