In Bible, there are some stories about how the earth was made. In the chapter of Genesis, there are two accounts; one is six days of creation, and the other is one day of creation. These two are different.
In the first story, it took six days to create the earth and the heaven. The process was step by step and careful. God put lights on the first day, a dome on the second day, and so on. God had consideration for humankind and was thoughtful about what would happen next. In this account, every humankind was equal.
In the second story, on the other hand, it took only one day to create the earth and the heaven. God created a man, water, trees, and food in one day; therefore, God took action rapidly. It seemed that God knew everything and whought men are the most important humankind. God created women to support men.
Your concise post captures a lot of the differences between the two creation stories in Genesis. For me, I don't really see careful divine planning in the second account, though; I tend to see more a kind of ability to "wing it" or improvise.
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