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The Beginning. 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
- Genesis 1 KJV
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2...
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The History of Creation (). 1 In the () beginning () God...
- Genesis 1 KJV
The first chapter of Bereshit, or Genesis, written on an egg, in the Jerusalem museum "In the beginning" (bereshit in Biblical Hebrew) is the opening-phrase or incipit used in the Bible in Genesis 1:1. In John 1:1 of the New Testament, the word Archē is translated into English with the same phrase.
Read the first verse of Genesis chapter 1 in various Bible translations and commentaries. Learn about the meaning, context, and significance of the phrase "in the beginning" in the creation account.
This verse states that in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. It is the first verse of the Gospel of John, and it refers to the creation of the world and the identity of Jesus Christ as the Word of God.
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
May 18, 2008 · The opening statement of the Bible: Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth," is probably the most famous line ever written. But besides famous, it is also perhaps the most profound statement ever made.
