Creation of the world
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Creation of the world is the biblical account in Genesis describing how God brought the universe, Earth, and all living things into existence.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Biblical creation narrative | 2 |
| Creation of the World | 1 |
| Creation of the world canonical | 1 |
| Genesis creation narrative | 1 |
| Genesis creation narratives | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical event
ⓘ
narrative in the Book of Genesis ⓘ theological concept ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
foundational narrative in Christianity
ⓘ
foundational narrative in Judaism ⓘ |
| centralDeity | God ⓘ |
| cosmologyType | creation ex nihilo (in many theological interpretations) ⓘ |
| describedIn | Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| hasPart |
creation of birds
ⓘ
creation of dry land ⓘ creation of humankind ⓘ creation of land animals ⓘ creation of light ⓘ creation of sea creatures ⓘ creation of seas ⓘ creation of sun, moon, and stars ⓘ creation of the heavens and the earth ⓘ creation of the sky ⓘ creation of vegetation ⓘ institution of the Sabbath ⓘ separation of light from darkness ⓘ separation of waters above from waters below ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine sovereignty
ⓘ
goodness of creation ⓘ humanity in the image of God ⓘ order from chaos ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian theology of creation
ⓘ
Jewish theology of creation ⓘ Western philosophical discussions of creation ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
literal historical account (in some traditions)
ⓘ
symbolic or allegorical narrative (in other traditions) ⓘ |
| keyPhrase | In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth ⓘ |
| languageOfEarliestText |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| literaryGenre |
religious narrative
ⓘ
theological cosmogony ⓘ |
| narratedInChapter |
Genesis 1
ⓘ
Genesis 2 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian biblical canon
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| relatedConcept |
Sabbath observance
ⓘ
doctrine of creation ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Islam (with variations)
Judaism ⓘ |
| sourceTextDivision |
Priestly account (Genesis 1:1–2:4a, in many scholarly views)
ⓘ
Yahwist account (Genesis 2:4b–25, in many scholarly views) ⓘ |
| timeStructure |
seventh day of rest
ⓘ
six days of creation ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Genesis creation narrative
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Creation of the World
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Genesis creation narratives
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Biblical creation narrative
this entity surface form:
Biblical creation narrative