Hexameron
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thumb|right|250px|Representation of the six days of creation.
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History of the genre
- Origins
- Late antiquity
- Medieval and early modern period
- The six days
- Meaning of "six days"
- Day one
- Day two
- Day three
- Day four
- Day five
- Day six
- List of Hexaemera
- Until the first century
- Fourth to seventh centuries
- Eighth century onwards
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|250px|Representation of the six days of creation.
The term Hexaemeron (Greek: Ἡ Ἑξαήμερος Δημιουργία Hē Hexaēmeros Dēmiourgia), literally "six days," is used in one of two senses. In one sense, it refers to the Genesis creation narrative spanning Genesis 1:1–2:3: corresponding to the creation of the light (day 1); the sky (day 2); the earth, seas, and vegetation (day 3); the sun and moon (day 4); animals of the air and sea (day 5); and land animals and humans (day 6). God then rests from his work on the seventh day of creation, the Sabbath.
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