Hebrew Priestly Tradition

[Clair B]

Hebrew, Priestly tradition 550-400 BCE (Genesis 1) -- closely related to the Sumerian and Babylonian myths

• Yaweh's ruah (breath or wind, how "spirit" was defined at the time) moves over the primordial waters
  
• Day and night are created (before the sun)
• A firmament is created to separate the waters, and earth is created
• Vegetation is created, followed by the sun, Moon and stars.
• The 1st three creations are motionless, the 2nd three have motion (compare to the Canaanite egg Mot)
  
• Other life is created, followed by man & woman, who are told to multiply.
  
• They are given dominion over the earth (rather than being slaves to the gods as in other traditions)
• References to gods (plural)