So the heavens and the earth were completed, and all ^atheir hosts (inhabitants) . 2 And by ^athe seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and ^bHe rested (ceased) on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Heb 4:9, 10 3 So God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it as His own, that is, set it apart as holy from other days, because in it He rested from all His work which He had created and done. Ex 20:11

4 ^aThis is the history of the origin of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in ^bthe day that is, days of creation that the ¹LORD God made the earth and the heavens— 5 ^ano shrub or plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprouted, ^bfor the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to ¹cultivate the ground, 6 but a ¹mist (fog, dew, vapor) used to rise from the land and water the entire surface of the ground— 7 then the LORD God ¹formed that is, created the body of man from the ^2adust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the ^bman became a living being an individual complete in body and spirit. 1+@Cor 15:45-49 8 And the LORD God ¹planted a ^agarden (oasis) in the east, in Eden (delight, land of happiness) ; and He put the man whom He had formed (created) there. 9 And in that garden the LORD God caused to grow from the ground ^aevery tree that is desirable and pleasing to the sight and good (suitable, pleasant) for food; ^bthe tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the experiential knowledge (recognition) of the difference between good and evil. Rev 2:7; 22:14, 19

10 Now a ^ariver flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four branching rivers. 11 The first river is named Pishon; it flows around the entire land of ^aHavilah, where there is gold. 12 The gold of that land is good; bdellium (a fragrant, valuable resin) and the ¹onyx stone are found there. 13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the entire land of Cush in Mesopotamia. 14 The third river is named ^aHiddekel (Tigris) ; it flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the ^bEuphrates.

15 So the LORD God took the man He had made and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it. 16 And the LORD God ^acommanded the man, saying, “You may freely (unconditionally) eat the fruit from every tree of the garden; 17 but only from the tree of the knowledge (recognition) of good and evil you shall not eat, otherwise on the day that you eat from it, ^ayou shall most certainly ¹die because of your disobedience.”

18 Now the LORD God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; ^aI will make him a helper one who balances him—a counterpart who is ¹suitable and complementary for him.” 19 ^aSo the LORD God formed out of the ground every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and ^bbrought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. 20 And the man gave names to all the livestock, and to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field; but for Adam there was not found ^aa helper that was suitable (a companion) for him. 21 So the LORD God caused a ^adeep sleep to fall upon Adam; and while he slept, He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. 22 And ^athe rib which the LORD God had taken from the man He made (fashioned, formed) into a woman, and He brought her and presented her to the man. 23 Then Adam said,“^aThis is now bone of my bones,And flesh of my flesh;She shall be called Woman,Because she was taken out of Man.” 24 ^aFor this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. Matt 19:5; 1+@Cor 6:16; Eph 5:31-33 25 ^aAnd the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed or embarrassed.