This document compares the creation accounts of Genesis (KJV) and the Book of Moses and the Book of Abraham from the LDS Pearl of Great Price.

1. THE CREATION:
GENESIS, MOSES, AND ABRAHAM
GENESIS 1 MOSES 2 ABRAHAM 4
IN the beginning God created AND it came to pass that the AND then the Lord said: Let
the heaven and the earth. Lord spake unto Moses, saying: us go down. And they went
Behold, I reveal unto you down at the beginning, and
concerning this heaven, and they, that is the Gods,
this earth; write the words organized and formed the
which I speak. I am the heavens and the earth.
Beginning and the End, the
Almighty God; by mine Only
Begotten I created these things;
yea, in the beginning I created
the heaven, and the earth upon
which thou standest.
2 And the earth was without 2 And the earth was without 2 And the earth, after it was
form, and void; and darkness form, and void; and I caused formed, was empty and
was upon the face of the deep. darkness to come up upon the desolate, because they had not
And the Spirit of God moved face of the deep; and my Spirit formed anything but the earth;
upon the face of the waters. moved upon the face of the and darkness reigned upon the
water; for I am God. face of the deep, and the Spirit
of the Gods was brooding
upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be 3 And I, God, said: Let there be 3 And they (the Gods) said: Let
light: and there was light. light; and there was light. there be light; and there was
light.
4 And God saw the light, that it 4 And I, God, saw the light; 4 And they (the Gods)
was good: and God divided the and that light was good. And I, comprehended the light, for it
light from the darkness. God, divided the light from the was bright; and they divided the
darkness. light, or caused it to be divided,
from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, 5 And I, God, called the light 5 And the Gods called the light
and the darkness he called Day; and the darkness, I called Day, and the darkness they
Night. And the evening and Night; and this I did by the called Night. And it came to
the morning were the first day. word of my power, and it was pass that from the evening until
done as I spake; and the morning they called night; and
evening and the morning were from the morning until the
the first day. evening they called day; and this
was the first, or the beginning,
of that which they called day
and night.
6 ¶ And God said, Let there be 6 And again, I, God, said: Let 6 And the Gods also said: Let
a firmament in the midst of the there be a firmament in the there be an expanse in the
waters, and let it divide the midst of the water, and it was midst of the waters, and it shall
waters from the waters. so, even as I spake; and I said: divide the waters from the
Let it divide the waters from waters.
the waters; and it was done;
7 And God made the 7 And I, God, made the 7 And the Gods ordered the
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firmament, and divided the firmament and divided the expanse, so that it divided the
waters which were under the waters, yea, the great waters waters which were under the
firmament from the waters under the firmament from the expanse from the waters which
which were above the waters which were above the were above the expanse; and it
firmament: and it was so. firmament, and it was so even was so, even as they ordered.
as I spake.
8 And God called the 8 And I, God, called the 8 And the Gods called the
firmament Heaven. And the firmament Heaven; and the expanse, Heaven. And it came
evening and the morning were evening and the morning were to pass that it was from evening
the second day. the second day. until morning that they called
night; and it came to pass that it
was from morning until evening
that they called day; and this
was the second time that they
called night and day.
9 ¶ And God said, Let the 9 And I, God, said: Let the 9 And the Gods ordered,
waters under the heaven be waters under the heaven be saying: Let the waters under the
gathered together unto one gathered together unto one heaven be gathered together
place, and let the dry land place, and it was so; and I, God, unto one place, and let the
appear: and it was so. said: Let there be dry land; and earth come up dry; and it was
it was so. so as they ordered;
10 And God called the dry land 10 And I, God, called the dry 10 And the Gods pronounced
Earth; and the gathering land Earth; and the gathering the dry land, Earth; and the
together of the waters called he together of the waters, called I gathering together of the
Seas: and God saw that it was the Sea; and I, God, saw that all waters, pronounced they, Great
good. things which I had made were Waters; and the Gods saw that
good. they were obeyed.
11 And God said, Let the earth 11 And I, God, said: Let the 11 And the Gods said: Let us
bring forth grass, the herb earth bring forth grass, the herb prepare the earth to bring forth
yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding seed, the fruit tree grass; the herb yielding seed;
yielding fruit after his kind, yielding fruit, after his kind, and the fruit tree yielding fruit, after
whose seed is in itself, upon the the tree yielding fruit, whose his kind, whose seed in itself
earth: and it was so. seed should be in itself upon yieldeth its own likeness upon
the earth, and it was so even as the earth; and it was so, even as
I spake. they ordered.
12 And the earth brought forth 12 And the earth brought forth 12 And the Gods organized the
grass, and herb yielding seed grass, every herb yielding seed earth to bring forth grass from
after his kind, and the tree after his kind, and the tree its own seed, and the herb to
yielding fruit, whose seed was in yielding fruit, whose seed bring forth herb from its own
itself, after his kind: and God should be in itself, after his seed, yielding seed after his
saw that it was good. kind; and I, God, saw that all kind; and the earth to bring
things which I had made were forth the tree from its own
good; seed, yielding fruit, whose seed
could only bring forth the same
in itself, after his kind; and the
Gods saw that they were
obeyed.
13 And the evening and the 13 And the evening and the 13 And it came to pass that
morning were the third day. morning were the third day. they numbered the days; from
the evening until the morning
they called night; and it came to
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pass, from the morning until
the evening they called day; and
it was the third time.
14 ¶ And God said, Let there 14 And I, God, said: Let there 14 And the Gods organized the
be lights in the firmament of be lights in the firmament of lights in the expanse of the
the heaven to divide the day the heaven, to divide the day heaven, and caused them to
from the night; and let them be from the night, and let them be divide the day from the night;
for signs, and for seasons, and for signs, and for seasons, and and organized them to be for
for days, and years: for days, and for years; signs and for seasons, and for
days and for years;
15 And let them be for lights in 15 And let them be for lights in 15 And organized them to be
the firmament of the heaven to the firmament of the heaven to for lights in the expanse of the
give light upon the earth: and it give light upon the earth; and it heaven to give light upon the
was so. was so. earth; and it was so.
16 And God made two great 16 And I, God, made two great 16 And the Gods organized the
lights; the greater light to rule lights; the greater light to rule two great lights, the greater
the day, and the lesser light to the day, and the lesser light to light to rule the day, and the
rule the night: he made the stars rule the night, and the greater lesser light to rule the night;
also. light was the sun, and the lesser with the lesser light they set the
light was the moon; and the stars also;
stars also were made even
according to my word.
17 And God set them in the 17 And I, God, set them in the 17 And the Gods set them in
firmament of the heaven to firmament of the heaven to the expanse of the heavens, to
give light upon the earth, give light upon the earth, give light upon the earth, and to
rule over the day and over the
night, and to cause to divide the
light from the darkness.
18 And to rule over the day and 18 And the sun to rule over the 18 And the Gods watched
over the night, and to divide the day, and the moon to rule over those things which they had
light from the darkness: and the night, and to divide the light ordered until they obeyed.
God saw that it was good. from the darkness; and I, God,
saw that all things which I had
made were good;
19 And the evening and the 19 And the evening and the 19 And it came to pass that it
morning were the fourth day. morning were the fourth day. was from evening until morning
that it was night; and it came to
pass that it was from morning
until evening that it was day;
and it was the fourth time.
20 And God said, Let the 20 And I, God, said: Let the 20 And the Gods said: Let us
waters bring forth abundantly waters bring forth abundantly prepare the waters to bring
the moving creature that hath the moving creature that hath forth abundantly the moving
life, and fowl that may fly above life, and fowl which may fly creatures that have life; and the
the earth in the open firmament above the earth in the open fowl, that they may fly above
of heaven. firmament of heaven. the earth in the open expanse
of heaven.
21 And God created great 21 And I, God, created great 21 And the Gods prepared the
whales, and every living whales, and every living waters that they might bring
creature that moveth, which the creature that moveth, which the forth great whales, and every
waters brought forth waters brought forth living creature that moveth,
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abundantly, after their kind, and abundantly, after their kind, and which the waters were to bring
every winged fowl after his every winged fowl after his forth abundantly after their
kind: and God saw that it was kind; and I, God, saw that all kind; and every winged fowl
good. things which I had created were after their kind. And the Gods
good. saw that they would be obeyed,
and that their plan was good.
22 And God blessed them, 22 And I, God, blessed them, 22 And the Gods said: We will
saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, saying: Be fruitful, and multiply, bless them, and cause them to
and fill the waters in the seas, and fill the waters in the sea; be fruitful and multiply, and fill
and let fowl multiply in the and let fowl multiply in the the waters in the seas or great
earth. earth; waters; and cause the fowl to
multiply in the earth.
23 And the evening and the 23 And the evening and the 23 And it came to pass that it
morning were the fifth day. morning were the fifth day. was from evening until morning
that they called night; and it
came to pass that it was from
morning until evening that they
called day; and it was the fifth
time.
24 ¶ And God said, Let the 24 And I, God, said: Let the 24 And the Gods prepared the
earth bring forth the living earth bring forth the living earth to bring forth the living
creature after his kind, cattle, creature after his kind, cattle, creature after his kind, cattle
and creeping thing, and beast of and creeping things, and beasts and creeping things, and beasts
the earth after his kind: and it of the earth after their kind, and of the earth after their kind; and
was so. it was so; it was so, as they had said.
25 And God made the beast of 25 And I, God, made the beasts 25 And the Gods organized the
the earth after his kind, and of the earth after their kind, and earth to bring forth the beasts
cattle after their kind, and every cattle after their kind, and after their kind, and cattle after
thing that creepeth upon the everything which creepeth their kind, and every thing that
earth after his kind: and God upon the earth after his kind; creepeth upon the earth after its
saw that it was good. and I, God, saw that all these kind; and the Gods saw they
things were good. would obey.
26 ¶ And God said, Let us 26 And I, God, said unto mine 26 And the Gods took counsel
make man in our image, after Only Begotten, which was with among themselves and said: Let
our likeness: and let them have me from the beginning: Let us us go down and form man in
dominion over the fish of the make man in our image, after our image, after our likeness;
sea, and over the fowl of the our likeness; and it was so. and we will give them dominion
air, and over the cattle, and And I, God, said: Let them over the fish of the sea, and
over all the earth, and over have dominion over the fishes over the fowl of the air, and
every creeping thing that of the sea, and over the fowl of over the cattle, and over all the
creepeth upon the earth. the air, and over the cattle, and earth, and over every creeping
over all the earth, and over thing that creepeth upon the
every creeping thing that earth.
creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his 27 And I, God, created man in 27 So the Gods went down to
own image, in the image of God mine own image, in the image organize man in their own
created he him; male and of mine Only Begotten created image, in the image of the Gods
female created he them. I him; male and female created to form they him, male and
I them. female to form they them.
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28 And God blessed them, and 28 And I, God, blessed them, 28 And the Gods said: We will
God said unto them, Be and said unto them: Be fruitful, bless them. And the Gods said:
fruitful, and multiply, and and multiply, and replenish the We will cause them to be
replenish the earth, and subdue earth, and subdue it, and have fruitful and multiply, and
it: and have dominion over the dominion over the fish of the replenish the earth, and subdue
fish of the sea, and over the sea, and over the fowl of the it, and to have dominion over
fowl of the air, and over every air, and over every living thing the fish of the sea, and over the
living thing that moveth upon that moveth upon the earth. fowl of the air, and over every
the earth. living thing that moveth upon
the earth.
29 ¶ And God said, Behold, I 29 And I, God, said unto man: 29 And the Gods said: Behold,
have given you every herb Behold, I have given you every we will give them every herb
bearing seed, which is upon the herb bearing seed, which is bearing seed that shall come
face of all the earth, and every upon the face of all the earth, upon the face of all the earth,
tree, in the which is the fruit of and every tree in the which and every tree which shall have
a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be the fruit of a tree fruit upon it; yea, the fruit of
shall be for meat. yielding seed; to you it shall be the tree yielding seed to them
for meat. we will give it; it shall be for
their meat.
30 And to every beast of the 30 And to every beast of the 30 And to every beast of the
earth, and to every fowl of the earth, and to every fowl of the earth, and to every fowl of the
air, and to every thing that air, and to everything that air, and to every thing that
creepeth upon the earth, creepeth upon the earth, creepeth upon the earth,
wherein there is life, I have given wherein I grant life, there shall behold, we will give them life,
every green herb for meat: and be given every clean herb for and also we will give to them
it was so. meat; and it was so, even as I every green herb for meat, and
spake. all these things shall be thus
organized.
31 And God saw every thing 31 And I, God, saw everything 31 And the Gods said: We will
that he had made, and, behold, that I had made, and, behold, do everything that we have said,
it was very good. And the all things which I had made and organize them; and behold,
evening and the morning were were very good; and the they shall be very obedient.
the sixth day. evening and the morning were And it came to pass that it was
the sixth day. from evening until morning
they called night; and it came to
pass that it was from morning
until evening that they called
day; and they numbered the
sixth time.
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