On the first day He makes darkness and light . On the third day He sets the boundaries of land and sea and calls forth trees and greenery from the earth. On the fourth day He fixes the position of the sun, moon and stars as timekeepers and illuminators of the earth. G-d ceases work on the seventh day, and sanctifies it as a day of rest . The serpent persuades Eve to violate the command, and she shares the forbidden fruit with her husband.
Man is banished from the Garden.
Eve gives birth to two sons, Cain and Abel. Cain quarrels with Abel and murders him, and becomes a rootless wanderer . As we read in Bereishit, the Torah begins with a description of creation. In the beginning G-d created the heaven and the earth. When the Torah demands that a Jew observe its commandments, the request is viewed as logical and acceptable.