According to the first chapter of Genesis (including the first few verses of the second chapter), God (in the form of the plural Elohim) created the world in six days (Hebrew yom), before resting on the seventh. Created on each day were: 1. * Heavens, Earth, and light 2. * Sky and sea 3. * Dry land and plants 4. * Sun, moon, and stars 5. * Fish and birds 6. * Land animals and man