Analysis of the Creation account of Genesis 1

Day What God said What was made What was named What was added or changed

1

Let there be light. Heaven and earth; earth was covered by the primeval waters, and in darkness. The earth was "without form, and void".
The first morning dawned with the appearance of the light, when the universe was formed, and as the light penetrated the primeval darkness.
All was declared good. Day, Night
Naming of "Day" and "Night".

2 Let there be a 'solid layer' in the midst of the waters. The earth's waters were divided; the 'raqia' was formed "in the midst of the waters". This was the formation of the rocky crust of the earth, which overlies the interior waters of the 'great deep'. Heaven The statement about God naming the 'raqia', redefining it as Heaven.
The declaration that all was good is missing in the Hebrew and KJV, but it occurs in the LXX.

3 Let the waters be gathered into one place, and let dry land appear.
Let the earth bring forth grass, herbs, and fruit trees. The newly formed rocky crust of the earth was raised from the waters of the sea, and water drained off the land. Continents and oceans formed, and vegetation developed.
All was declared good. Earth, Sea Naming of Earth and Sea.

4 Let there be lights to divide day and night, and to determine the seasons and years. Two lights were made, the sun and the moon.
All was declared good. Statements that the luminaries were "set in the firmament", and about their "ruling" of Day and Night, and the possible addition of the words "and the stars."

5 Let the waters bring forth moving creatures, and fowl that fly in the air.
Great whales and all other sorts of sea creatures; also birds. They were blessed; sea creatures were to be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters, and fowl were to multiply in the earth.
All was declared good. The reference to the fowl flying in the "open firmament of Heaven".

6 Let the earth bring forth living creatures; Let us make man in our image, and let them have dominion over the created things.

Beasts and cattle, and all creeping things. Man was created, male and female. They were given all fruit and green herbs for food. God blessed man and gave them dominion, and told them to multiply, and subdue the earth.
All was declared good.

7 On the 7th day God rested from all his work. Because of this, he sanctified the sabbath day, and blessed it.

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Day	What God said	What was made	What was named	What was added or changed
1	Let there be light.	Heaven and earth; earth was covered by the primeval waters, and in darkness. The earth was "without form, and void". The first morning dawned with the appearance of the light, when the universe was formed, and as the light penetrated the primeval darkness. All was declared good.	Day, Night	Naming of "Day" and "Night".
2	Let there be a 'solid layer' in the midst of the waters.	The earth's waters were divided; the 'raqia' was formed "in the midst of the waters". This was the formation of the rocky crust of the earth, which overlies the interior waters of the 'great deep'.	Heaven	The statement about God naming the 'raqia', redefining it as Heaven. The declaration that all was good is missing in the Hebrew and KJV, but it occurs in the LXX.
3	Let the waters be gathered into one place, and let dry land appear. Let the earth bring forth grass, herbs, and fruit trees.	The newly formed rocky crust of the earth was raised from the waters of the sea, and water drained off the land. Continents and oceans formed, and vegetation developed. All was declared good.	Earth, Sea	Naming of Earth and Sea.
4	Let there be lights to divide day and night, and to determine the seasons and years.	Two lights were made, the sun and the moon. All was declared good.		Statements that the luminaries were "set in the firmament", and about their "ruling" of Day and Night, and the possible addition of the words "and the stars."
5	Let the waters bring forth moving creatures, and fowl that fly in the air.	Great whales and all other sorts of sea creatures; also birds. They were blessed; sea creatures were to be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters, and fowl were to multiply in the earth. All was declared good.		The reference to the fowl flying in the "open firmament of Heaven".
6	Let the earth bring forth living creatures; Let us make man in our image, and let them have dominion over the created things.	Beasts and cattle, and all creeping things. Man was created, male and female. They were given all fruit and green herbs for food. God blessed man and gave them dominion, and told them to multiply, and subdue the earth. All was declared good.
7		On the 7th day God rested from all his work. Because of this, he sanctified the sabbath day, and blessed it.