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Also known as: Our Local Universe, The Universe of Michael, Michael’s CreationKey papers: Paper 32 (The Evolution of Local Universes), Paper 33 (Administration of the Local Universe), Paper 57 (The Origin of Urantia)

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What Is Nebadon?

Nebadon is the local universe in which Earth (called “Urantia” in the Urantia Book) resides. It was created by a Paradise Creator Son known as Michael of Nebadon, who later incarnated on Urantia as Jesus of Nazareth during his seventh and final bestowal mission. Nebadon is a relatively young local universe within the superuniverse of Orvonton, currently containing approximately 3,840,101 inhabited worlds out of a planned total of roughly 10 million. Nebadon is not merely an astronomical region — it is a purposefully organized administrative and spiritual domain, governed by its Creator Son and the local universe Mother Spirit (the Divine Minister) from the capital sphere of Salvington.

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Creation and Origin

The creation of Nebadon began when Michael of Nebadon, a Paradise Creator Son, and his consort Creative Spirit were commissioned by the Paradise Trinity to organize a new local universe domain within the superuniverse of Orvonton. The first act of physical creation was the organization of the headquarters world of Salvington and its surrounding architectural satellites. From Salvington, the physical organization of Nebadon proceeded outward — nebulae were organized, suns ignited, planets formed, and the conditions for life were gradually established across thousands of local systems. This process has been ongoing for billions of years and continues today, as Nebadon is still a young and growing universe.

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Administration and Government

Nebadon is governed by a sophisticated hierarchy of celestial administrators:
  • Michael of Nebadon (Creator Son) — The sovereign ruler who earned full sovereignty through his seven bestowal experiences
  • The Divine Minister (Creative Spirit) — Michael’s co-ruler, the local universe Mother Spirit
  • Gabriel of Salvington — The chief executive, the Bright and Morning Star
  • The Constellation Fathers (Most Highs) — Rulers of the 100 constellations
  • System Sovereigns — Administrators of the 10,000 local systems
The capital world of Salvington is an enormous architectural sphere — not a naturally evolved planet but a purposefully constructed world designed to serve as the administrative, educational, and spiritual center of the entire local universe.

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Nebadon’s Place in the Cosmos

Nebadon is one of approximately 100,000 local universes within the superuniverse of Orvonton. It belongs to the minor sector of Ensa and the major sector of Splandon. While Nebadon is relatively young compared to some local universes, it has a rich and eventful history, including the notable Lucifer Rebellion that affected 37 of its local systems. Earth (Urantia) holds a special place in Nebadon as the world where Michael of Nebadon completed his seventh bestowal incarnation as Jesus of Nazareth — an event that earned him unrestricted sovereignty over his entire creation.

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Selected Quotes

“Urantia belongs to a local universe whose sovereign is the God-man of Nebadon, Jesus of Nazareth and Michael of Salvington.” — Paper 32:0.3
“A LOCAL universe is the handiwork of a Creator Son of the Paradise order of Michael. It comprises one hundred constellations, each embracing one hundred systems of inhabited worlds.” — Paper 32:0.1
“The first completed act of physical creation in Nebadon consisted in the organization of the headquarters world, the architectural sphere of Salvington, with its satellites.” — Paper 32:2.3
“The organization of planetary abodes is still progressing in Nebadon, for this universe is, indeed, a young cluster in the starry and planetary realms of Orvonton.” — Paper 32:2.9

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Try the API

Search for paragraphs about Nebadon: 
curl -X POST https://api.urantia.dev/search \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"q": "Nebadon local universe", "type": "and", "limit": 10}'
Read Paper 32 (The Evolution of Local Universes): 
curl https://api.urantia.dev/papers/32
No. The Urantia Book indicates that Nebadon is a relatively small portion of the superuniverse of Orvonton, whose physical center roughly corresponds to the Milky Way. Nebadon is described as a local universe — an administrative and spiritual domain — rather than a galaxy in the astronomical sense. It contains approximately 10 million planned inhabited worlds, which is a fraction of Orvonton’s total.
According to the Urantia Book, Nebadon contains 3,840,101 inhabited planets at the time of the text’s writing, out of a planned total of approximately 10 million. The organization of new planetary abodes is still in progress, as Nebadon is described as a young universe within Orvonton.
Michael of Nebadon chose Earth (Urantia) as the world for his seventh and final bestowal — his incarnation as a mortal of the realm. Each Creator Son must complete seven bestowals in the likeness of different orders of his created beings to earn full sovereignty over his local universe. Jesus of Nazareth was Michael’s mortal bestowal, and upon its completion, he became the undisputed sovereign of Nebadon.