1. Created heaven & earth

   • earth: unformed and void
   • darkness on the face of the deep
   • spirit of G-d hovered over the face of the waters
   • no mention of creation of water
   • spirits (water), earth & darkness

2. Let there be light

   • divided light from darkness
   • so the first light contained light and darkness
   • what was the source of this light?
   • mentions day & night, evening and morning... but there was no sun or moon.

3. (Let) firmament (רקיע) ִin the midst of the water (which was not "created", but was just there)

• divided water from water
  • mystery of the water
  • water of the flood
  • water of the 4 rabbis
  • waters above and waters below
• evening and morning (no sun, no moon)
  • separation of water $\equiv$ creation of light

4. Let waters below gather

   • let the dry land emerge
   • let earth bear grass, herbs and seed, fruit trees and fruit and seed.
     • seed (life) cycle
     • 1st seeds then are the sun and the moon.

5. Let lights (signs) of the firmament of heavens

   • Not waters of heaven
   • water
     firmament - lights (sun, moon, stars)
     water - seeds
   • for seasons, days and years
   • for light upon earth
   • divide light from darkness
     • already did that, so what light is being referred to "in the beginning"?

6. Let waters swarm

   • Let fowl fly (open firmamanet of heaven)
   • created sea monsters - deep
   • creepeth in waters - middle
   • be fruitful and multiply - upper

7. Let earth bring forth

   • living creatures (נפשׁ חיה)
     • cattle, creepers, beast (x3)
     • G-d made beast, cattle, creepers (x3)

Let us make

• image
• descend
• fish of sea
• fowl of air
• cattle and earth
• creepers
• created man and in His image
  • male and female (like light) created them.
• blessed them
  • be fruitful and multiply
  • replenish the earth
  • subdue the earth
  • dominion over
    • fish $\rightarrow$ water
    • foul $\rightarrow$ air
    • creepers $\rightarrow$ earth
  • given all for food.