" In the view offered in Genesis, God does not operate within a society of gods, and people function in a different role. The role of people will be explored in chapter 9, but here what is important is that the order imposed through the creation narrative in Genesis 1 sees people, rather than the gods, as the keystone in the definition of order. The biblical text repeatedly offers the formula “it was good” to describe the successful setting of each piece in its ordered place. The functions described are designed for the benefit of humans. "

― , Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible