The Iroquois Creation: A Creation Story Of Earth's Creation
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Among various stories of creation in and of the world, two in particular are widely referenced. The Hebrew narrative of Earth’s creation was originally created by Jews and later espoused by Christians. It is found in chapters one through three of Genesis, the first book in the Bible. These chapters are made up of two ex nihilo creation stories which contain the same underlying explanation, but vary when it comes to the order of events and details. While there are a number of variations to this myth, the Iroquois creation myth is a popular emergence story among many northeastern Indians. One of the earliest versions of the Iroquois creation myth was recorded in 1816 by John Norton. Most recognize the Iroquois story as the world on the turtle’s back. While the Genesis and Iroquois creation stories share similarities when it comes to certain aspects, they also share distinct differences. Both stories from Genesis support the idea that there is an initial creator of the earth who completed the process of creation on his own in a…show more content… The youngest was Tawiskaron, or Flinty rock; The oldest was named Tehartonghyawago, or Holder of the Heaven. Tawiskaron had been the one to kill his mother during birth. Later on, the brothers came to a disagreement and fought; Tawiskaron fell at the hand of his brother. Later in their life, the brothers came to a disagreement and fought. Tawiskaron fell at the hand of his brother. These twins seem to have a similar good and evil similarity as the story of two other twins in the Bible. The first humans, Adam and Eve, conceived twins by the names Cain and Abel. Cain was the firstborn and tended to the land while Abel was a shepherd. Both sons made sacrifices for God, but He favored Abel’s greater than Cain’s sacrifice. Upon hearing this, Cain took the life of Abel out of