+----+------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Genesis, | Brief announcement of chief events in the history: | | | ch. i. | | |----+-------------+----------------------------------------------------| | | | I. God the Creator of the Substance and Form | | | Vers. 1, 2. | of the Universe. | | | EXORDIUM. | II. Terrestrial Chaos. | | | | III. Darkness on the face of the Deep. | | | | IV. Vivification of the Waters. | |----+-------------+----------------+----------------+------------------| |DAYS| | GEOLOGY | GEOLOGICAL AGES| | |----+-------------+----------------+----------------+--------------+---| |I. | Vers. 3-5. | Igneous Vapor | Age of |} | | | | Creation of | condensing. | FIRE. |} | | | | LIGHT. | | |} | | |----+-------------+----------------+----------------|} | | | | Vers. 6-8. | Gathering of | |} ABIOTIC. | | | | Creation of | Clouds. | Age of |} | | |II. | FIRMAMENT |Descent of Rain.| RAIN. |} | | | | or EXPANSE. | Earliest | |} | A | | | | Sediments. | |} | Z | |----+-------------+----------------+----------------+--------------| O | | | Vers. 9-13. | Uplift | |} | I | | | Creation of | of Continents. | Age of |} | C | |III.| DRY LAND and| Appearance | LAND and |} | . | | | of PLANTS. | of Marine | PLANT-MAKING. |} | | | | | Vegetation. | |} | | |----+-------------+----------------+----------------|} PROTOPHYTIC.| | | | Vers. 14-18.| Dispersion | |} | | | | Creation (or| of Clouds. | |} | | | | appointment)| Appearance | Age of |} | | | | of | of Sun, | |} | | |IV. | LUMINARIES: | Moon, and | PLANT-GROWTH. |} | | | | sun, moon, | Stars. | |} | | | | and stars. | | |} | | |----+-------------+----------------+----------------+--------------+---| | | | Appearance of | Age of | | | | Vers. 20-23.| Marine Animals | MOLLUSKS, | PALÆOZOIC. | |V. | Creation of | (mollusks, | FISHES, | | | | AQUATIC | fishes, etc.), |................|..................|