A Comparison Of The Creation Story In Genesis

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Every culture has a unique story about the origins of the world, from the Native Americans to the ancient Chinese. The biblical account of the origins of creation is written in Genesis. According to this account, God creates the world and what lies within it in six days through simple commands. The creation story in the Qur’an is similar to the biblical account, but contains certain differences. The creation story of the Hopi Native Americans, “The Four Creations,” illustrates an entirely different story with multiple beings in charge of creation. The Kings James Bible illustrates a creation story with many parallels to the one in the Qur’an, but is a contrast to “The Four Creations” story of the Hopi.
The creation story in the Qur’an is spread across various chapters and verses. The basic story of creating the Earth and the celestial bodies in the universe lie within both the Bible and the Qur’an. “He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term” (The Qur’an, 39:5). The verse states that God created the universe and allotted a fixed time for sunlight and darkness. In a similar manner, Genesis states God created both domains and referred to the times of light and darkness as day and night.
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At the time, each creation was perfect in every way. “And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good” (The King James Bible, Gen. 1:31). The humans are later sent to Earth after disobeying. In a similar manner, the Hopi legend explains the increase and spread of humans throughout the Earth. The people, however, begin to divide and forgot their creator (“The Four Creations”). The remaining followers were sent underground while the Earth was cleansed with fire and a “second world” was

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