a. This narrative, ascribed to the Priestly source, is less concrete and more theological than that which follows, 2:4b–25; it aims at a complete logical classification of beings whose creation is deliberately fitted into the framework of a week which closes with the Sabbath day of rest. These beings come into existence at God’s command, in ascending order of dignity: man, God’s image and creation’s king, comes last. The text makes use of the primitive science of its day. It would be a