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[Here begins the second overall literary unit with the first use of the toledot formula, see Gen. 5:1; 6:9; 10:1; 11:10, 27; 25:12, 19; 36:1, 9; 37:2 and the introduction to the book. This new unit is literarily strongly linked to the creation story in several ways: The three main words that conclude the creation story – create (Hebr. bara), God (Elohim) and complete (Hebr. asah) – reappear immediately in the first sentence, but in a different order (cf. Gen. 2:3 and Gen. 2:4). The opening sentence of both accounts has seven words (cf. Gen. 1:1 and Gen. 2:4). As in the first sentence of the creation account, “heavens and earth” appear, but now in a different order and without the definite article. Both stories begin with the same alliteration (two words beginning with the same letter, in this case b): bereshit bara and behibaram bejom, respectively. The word day is a central concept in the creation story, it also appears in the first sentence as bejom, which literally means “that day”. In this context, bejom has the meaning “when” in English. The only word that does not appear in the creation story is God's personal name JHVH. Here in the Eden story, it is specified that the God referred to is indeed JHVH and no other. Both stories' introductions have many similarities. First, there is a statement regarding time “in the beginning” (Gen. 1:1) and “at the creation of them” (verse 4b), i.e., during the ongoing process. Then the situation is described in somewhat negative terms: “but the earth was formless and empty” (Gen. 1:2a) and “but there was no vegetation yet and it had not rained” (verse 5). Finally, there is a positive conclusion: “the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters” (Gen. 1:2b) and “a mist rose from the earth and watered the ground” (verse 6). This first toledot unit consists of two main parts that have the same theme: the story of Eden (chapters 2-3) and the story of Cain and Abel (chapter 4). Here we are given the background to how the world might look today if God is both almighty and good. Humans chose not to follow God's good instructions but instead chose the path of disobedience with the consequences that sin always brings: damaged or destroyed relationships with God, other people, and nature. But in all this, God's undeserved grace shines through, and the promise of a savior shines brightly in the darkness. The story of Eden is not a second creation story, even though the creation of man is now described in much more detail than in the overall creation story. The author's return in time to something that precedes what has already been described also occurs in the continued story of Noah's sons (Gen. 10:1–11:9), which first describes how humanity spread across the earth, after which Gen. 11 states that all people still lived in the same area. The story of the Tower of Babel in chapter 11 gives the reason for the situation described in chapter 10.]
This is the continuation of the story (the narrative – Hebr. toledot) of the heavens and the earth. At the creation (Hebr. bara) of them – when the Lord God (Yahweh Elohim) completed (was doing, setting up, organizing – Hebr. asah) the earth and the heavens,
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