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Work was the gods' punishment

In Babylonian myth, defeated gods are forced to toil, and humans are created to relieve the gods of drudgery.

Genesis dignifies labor.

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A common ancient sentiment held that work was something gods imposed on inferiors. Genesis presents the Creator as a worker who delights in it.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 158–159

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