Creation as presented in Genesis chapters 1 and 2

Hi PegSorry I'm late to this discussion as I've been away and apologise if the following questions have already been raised. You interpret "God made the heavens and the earth" (verse 1) to mean he made the entire universe, and you claim that was done before the 6 days of work to get the earth inhabited.What exactly were the heavens? The sky? No, it couldn’t have been because he didn’t make the sky until the end of the 1st day (verse 8). The stars then? No, it couldn’t have been because he didn’t make the stars until the 3rd day (verse 16).He makes light - to separate day and night - twice. First on day 1 (verses 3-5), and then again on day 3 (verses 14-19) — that second time after he made the photosynthesising plants. Why twice? Does he have a short memory, or did the first light go out? And if he didn’t make the stars until the 3rd day, what was the source of the original light that he made to create days 1 and 2?

Thanks for the clarification, Peg. Thank God for the original Hebrew text. I've noticed that a lot of answers to Biblical anomolies seem to be wrapped up in original Hebrew or Greek texts. Is there any kind of campaign to get the Bible properly translated so that it all makes sense?Just one final question about Genesis. Who wrote it? I don't understand how anyone could have been around to witness and record the creation events.

Thanks, Peg.Although we're bound to remain on different sides on these topics, I do genuinely admire your straight, unflappable responses to my questions.