Genesis 1 + 2 Flashcards
“let there be light”
day 1
separated the light from darkness
day 1
Called the light “day” and the dark “night”.
day 1
God created a vault between the waters to separate water from water
day 2
Called the vault “sky”
day 2
Gathered the water under the sky to one place, and created dry ground.
day 3
called the dry ground ____ on day ___.
land; 3
called the gathered water ____ on day ____.
seas; 3
God commanded that the land produce vegetation
day 3
vegetation God created on day 3:
- Plants bearing seed according to their kinds
- Trees veering fruit with seed in it
created lights in the vault of the sky to separate day and night
day 4
what did the lights from day 4 do?
marked sacred times; days and years
God created 2 lights on day 4:
the greater light for the day and the lesser light for the night
other lights God created on day 4
stars
created sea creatures
day 5
created winged birds
day 5
what did God tell the sea creatures/birds?
God blessed them and told them to be fruitful and multiply.
God created living creatures for earth: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals.
day 6
Then God created mankind (in his own image) to rule over:
the fish, birds, livestock, and all wild animals.
what day did God create mankind?
day 6
what food did God give mankind on day 6?
Every seed-bearing plant and every tree that has fruit with seed in it
what did God do on the 7th day?
he rested
God blessed the __ day and made it ___.
7th; holy
how did God form man?
formed from dust and breathed into his nostrils
Where did God put man?
the garden he planted in the east, Eden.
what was in the middle of Eden?
the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
what were the 4 rivers that divided eden?
Pishon, Gihon, Tigris, and Euphrates
Pishon River winds through the entire land of _____, where there is _______.
Havilah; gold, aromatic resin, onyx
Gihon River winds through the entire land of ____.
Cush
Tigris River runs along the ___ side of ____.
east, Ashur
Why did God put man in the Garden?
to work it and care for it
God told Adam he could eat from any tree in the garden EXCEPT
the tree of knowledge of good and evil “for when you eat from it you will certainly die”.
God said that it was not good for man
to be alone
God brought all of the animals/birds to Adam to be ___, but no _____ was found.
named; suitable helper
God caused man to go into a ___ _____.
deep sleep
God took one of the man’s ___ and then closed the place with ___.
ribs; flesh
God made a woman from the ___ he took from the man.
rib
the ___ named her ____ since she was taken out of man.
man, woman
Adam and Eve were _____.
naked but felt no shame
a man leaves his parents and …
is united to his wife and they become one flesh
