1
At the beginning of the chronological record, the work recounts the ordered making of the heavens, the earth, the waters, the lights, living creatures, and Adam.
2
The heavenly hosts are arranged in ranks and appointed to service before El Elyon.
3
Creation is not presented as a struggle among competing elohim, but as an ordered work proceeding from the command of the One Creator.
4
The chronology of the world begins from Adam and becomes the frame by which the later generations are measured.