creation by divine speech

egyptian

• Legends of the Gods: The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translations LIST OF PLATES AND ILLUSTRATIONS ON OR FOLLOWING PAGE: / INTRODUCTION / THE LEGEND OF THE GOD NEB-ER-TCHER, AND THE HISTORY OF CREATION. / THE LEGEND OF THE DESTRUCTION OF MANKIND.; lines 552-638 confidence: high

  Ra tells Nut he will leave the world and ascend into heaven; he prepares a place, commands the Field of Peace into being, then commands reeds and brings the Field of Reeds into being, which the passage identifies as part of the Egyptian Elysian Fields.

  Ra's spoken commands bring the Field of Peace, the Field of Reeds, and the stars into being.

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• The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia / CONTENTS / PREFACE. / PART I. THE RELIGION OF ANCIENT EGYPT.; lines 431-521 confidence: high

  Amon-hotep IV attempted to replace the old state religion with monotheistic pantheism; hymns to the solar disk, the “visible symbol of the new God,” say, “thou created that which was not” and “We also have come into being through the word of thy mouth.”

  The quoted hymn addresses the God of the solar-disk cult as one who created what was not and says beings came into existence through the word of the divine mouth.

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islamic

• The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER I. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD / CHAPTER II. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 9551-9615 confidence: high

  The passage rejects the claim that God has begotten children, states that all in heaven and earth belongs to God, and says that when God decrees a thing he says “Be” and it is.

  Creation or coming-into-being is described through God's decree and spoken command, “Be.”

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• The Koran (Al-Qur'an) PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 17850-17975 confidence: high

  "He who hath created the Heavens and the Earth, in truth, and when He saith to a thing, 'Be,' it is."

  God creates the heavens and earth and when He says to a thing, 'Be,' it is.

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hindu

• The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3: Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 SECTION CCCLXII / SECTION CCCLXIII / SECTION CCCLXV / FOOTNOTES; lines 68681-68778 confidence: high

  The note says the Vedas are Speech or Words, that the Creator uttered words symbolizing ideas before creating, and that Brahman uttered words for creating Earth; it also states a close resemblance with Genesis.

  The passage explains that the Creator/Brahman utters words before creation and specifically mentions words used for creating Earth; it also compares this with Genesis.

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jewish christian

• Genesis Genesis / Chapter 1; lines 75-141 confidence: high

  God speaks light into being, sees it as good, divides light from darkness, names day and night, and the first day is marked by evening and morning.

  Multiple stages begin with God saying a command, followed by the stated result or creation event.

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