words, a word count that is equal to five times seven.1 Seven, then, is clearly the number that in some way corresponds to God. Seven, as it turns out, is also the number that corresponds to God’s creative activity, the story of which appears sandwiched between the first sentence and the last paragraph. Seven times, God’s creative word (“Let there be light.… Let there be an expanse.… Let dry land appear.… Let the earth sprout vegetation.… Let there be lights.… Let the earth bring forth living creatures