The creation of the luminaries The creation of the luminaries The creation of man The creation of man The gods rest and celebrate God rests and sanctifies the seventh day Parallels between Egyptian creation accounts and Genesis are less known, but they have recently come under greater scrutiny.16 The similarities between the two are worth noting. The ancient Egyptians believed that life originated from preexistent primordial waters (Nun), and this concept of a watery chaos is akin to the opening
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