Where is it in the Bible?
Genesis 1:1
1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
In other translations
- ESV
- 1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
- NLT
- 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- CSB
- 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- KJV
- 1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
The surrounding passage
Genesis 1:1–3, King James Version
1In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2And 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.
3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Context
The opening verse of the Bible, introducing the account of creation that runs through Genesis 2:3. It names God as the creator of everything before the text describes six days of creation and a seventh day of rest. Pairing the heavens with the earth is a Hebrew way of saying everything that exists.
About the book of Genesis
Creation, the fall, the flood, and the fathers of Israel.
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