Holy Scripture assigns no date for the epoch of the Creation. The books of Moses were designed for a people who believed implicity in God, and they open with the simple statement that God created the heavens and the earth "in the beginning." God's creation took place over six successive stages or periods, beginning with lowest and closing with the highest forms of being, with Man being created last. Please click on these artistic interpretations of God's Creation to see more details about saving a free image or about purchasing the images of God's Creation at a higher resolution.