Creation according to Genesis refers to the description of the creation of the heavens and the earth by God, as described in Genesis the first book of the Bible. The text was originally written by the early Hebrews, if not earlier. The text spans Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of the book of Genesis. The Original Hebrew has been translated into a number of English translations, including the King James Version, the New Living Translation, the Revised Standard Version, and theNew American Standard, among others.
Genesis is canonical for both Christianity and Judaism, and thus is often taken as being of spiritual significance. For a discussion of the comparison between the first two chapters of Genesis and the theory of evolution, see Creation vs. evolution debate.
