10 God named the dry ground “Land”, and he named the water “Sea”. God looked at what he had done and saw that it was good.
11 God said, “I command the earth to produce all kinds of plants, including fruit trees and grain.” And that's what happened.
12 The earth produced all kinds of vegetation. God looked at what he had done, and it was good.
13 Evening came and then morning—that was the third day.
14 God said, “I command lights to appear in the sky and to separate day from night and to show the time for seasons, special days, and years.
15 I command them to shine on the earth.” And that's what happened.
16 God made two powerful lights, the brighter one to rule the day and the other to rule the night. He also made the stars.