The Two Stories of Creation

5. The day of rest God established after completing creation in Genesis 1.
8. A Hebrew word meaning “ground” or “earth” from which Adam was formed.
9. The word used in Genesis 2 to describe the role of Eve as Adam’s companion.
10. The responsibility God gave humans to care for and oversee creation.
11. The action Adam performed when he identified the animals in Genesis 2.
12. The first woman created by God and the companion of Adam.
13. The deep waters over which God’s Spirit moved before creation began.
15. The first thing God created according to Genesis 1.
17. One of the rivers flowing from the garden mentioned in Genesis 2.
19. A Hebrew word meaning “spirit,” “wind,” or “breath” that describes God’s presence moving over the waters.
22. The garden where God placed the first humans in the second creation story.
23. The material from the ground that God used to form Adam.
24. A word describing how humans are made to represent God on earth.
25. The first book of the Bible where the creation stories are found.

1. The sky or expanse that God separated from the waters on the second day of creation.
2. Dei A Latin phrase meaning “image of God,” describing how humans are created to reflect God’s nature.
3. The condition that existed before God created light.
4. A period of time used to organize the creation events in Genesis 1.
6. What God breathed into Adam, giving him life.
7. A river named in Genesis 2 that flowed from the garden.
8. Living creatures God created and brought to Adam to name.
14. The first human created by God in the second creation story.
16. A plant in the garden that included the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
18. The special place where God placed Adam and Eve.
20. The number of days in the Genesis 1 creation account.
21. The empty, shapeless condition of the earth before God began creating.