"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters." The two key concepts that the rest of the chapter answers is "Without form" and "void". On Days 1, 2, 3, God forms the creation and on the corresponding days of 4, 5, 6 He fills the void with creatures. This is the structure of the rest of the first creation account until we crown the week with the Sabbath Day of rest.
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