1) God created the heavens, earth, plants, animals, and the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, over the course of six days. 2) God placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden but told them not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 3) The story recounts how God created everything and rested on the seventh day, and how Adam and Eve lived happily in the garden obeying God until they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit.