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The Creation Story

Discover God’s wonderful creation.

Genesis 1–2:3About 1 minute
Let’s begin

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. God said, “Let there be light.”

What happened next

God made the sky, the land and the seas. Plants and trees grew on the earth.

What happened next

God made the sun, moon and stars. He filled the water with creatures and the sky with birds.

What happened next

God made land animals and people in his image. God saw that everything he had made was very good.

The end

On the seventh day, God rested. He blessed the seventh day and made it holy.

A children’s retelling of Genesis 1–2:3. You can read the Bible passage together too.

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Source: World English Bible Classic, a public domain translation. This page is a retelling, rather than a word-for-word Bible text.

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Something to make together

Keep the story going with a little colouring, cutting or creating.