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So God made the expanse and separated the waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.

Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.

Then God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them"; and it was so.

and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth"; and it was so.

So God made the two great lights, the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night, and also the stars.

Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth after their kind"; and it was so.

Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, so that they will have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."

and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to every thing that creeps on the earth which has life, I have given every green plant for food"; and it was so.

Then Yahweh God formed man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and so the man became a living being.

So Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.

Then the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, so she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.

And he said, "I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."

So He drove the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.

So it happened in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to Yahweh of the fruit of the ground.

but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.

So Yahweh said to him, "Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold." And Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, so that no one who found him would strike him.

So all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.

So all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died.

So all the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died.

So all the days of Kenan were 910 years, and he died.