| First Day | Light (so there was light and darkness) |
| Second Day | Sky and water (waters separated) |
| Third Day | Land and seas (waters gathered); vegetation |
| Fourth Day | Sun, moon, and stars (to govern the day and the night and to mark seasons, days, and years) |
| Fifth Day | Fish and birds (to fill the waters and the sky) |
| Sixth Day | Animals (to fill the earth) Man and woman (to care for the earth and to commune with God) |
| Seventh Day | God rested and declared all he had made to be very good |