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Genesis 1:1
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In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
- 1769 Oxford King James Bible "Authorized Version"
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Other Translations of Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the Heauen, and the Earth.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Genesis chapter 1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- American Standard Version (1901)
At the first God made the heaven and the earth.
- Basic English Bible
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- Darby Bible
In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.
- Douay Rheims Bible
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
- Webster's Bible
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
- World English Bible
In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth --
- Youngs Literal Bible
IN THE beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
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View Wesley's Notes for Genesis 1:1
1:1 Observe here. 1. The effect produced, The heaven and the earth - That is, the world, including the whole frame and furniture of the universe. But 'tis only the visible part of the creation that Moses designs to give an account of. Yet even in this there are secrets which cannot be fathomed, nor accounted for. But from what we see of heaven and earth, we may infer the eternal power and godhead of the great Creator. And let our make and place, as men, mind us of our duty, as Christians, which is always to keep heaven in our eye, and the earth under our feet. Observe 2. The author and cause of this great work, God. The Hebrew word is Elohim; which (1.) seems to mean The Covenant God, being derived from a word that signifies to swear. (2.) The plurality of persons in the Godhead, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. The plural name of God in Hebrew, which speaks of him as many, tho' he be but one, was to the Gentiles perhaps a favour of death unto death, hardening them in their idolatry; but it is to us a favour of life unto life, confirming our faith in the doctrine of the Trinity, which, tho' but darkly intimated in the Old Testament, is clearly revealed in the New. Observe 3. The manner how this work was effected; God created, that is, made it out of nothing. There was not any pre - existent matter out of which the world was produced. The fish and fowl were indeed produced out of the waters, and the beasts and man out of the earth; but that earth and those waters were made out of nothing. Observe 4. When this work was produced; In the beginning - That is, in the beginning of time. Time began with the production of those beings that are measured by time. Before the beginning of time there was none but that Infinite Being that inhabits eternity. Should we ask why God made the world no sooner, we should but darken counsel by words without knowledge; for how could there be sooner or later in eternity?
Felis's comment on 2010-01-07 08:03:26:
In the beginning God-implies that God existed before everything was,He was there and He is self existence in his nature. Created the heaven and the earth out of nothing that we now see with our very own eyes,all the living things under the heaven small and big did not exist but it was God who made everything in the beginning. Heaven and earth were the work of God himself it did not appear by accident,the beginning is the foundation of the creation.
Burt's comment on 2010-12-05 07:50:43:
Good work
When I am out side and hear and feel the wind!
I think of God blew breath into His creation(adam)
and man became a liveing soul. Made Heaven and earth. I am building a stone wall out of rock and I am in awe of the colors of Gods creation.
Edie's comment on 2011-01-15 20:47:59:
I don\'t know who anyone can believe anything else. This is so clear that even I, I can understand that God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are one and the same and as he created the heavens and the earth, he crated me, mmyself and I, as three in one. God is so good. How can i not belive when there is so much evidence for myself to see I can read the Bible
begining with Geness 1:1 which clarifies who God is.......THE TRIUNE GOD! GOD THE FATHER; GOD THE SON AND GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT. IN THE BEGINNING, HE WAS...GOD AND IS JESUS AND LIVES WITHIN ME AS THE HOLY SPIRIT. PRAISE THE LORD!
jeff's comment on 2011-01-17 06:06:54:
@Edie\'s what evidence? evolution has more evidence.
also your Geness 1:1 quote is completely difrent to \"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.\"
@jeff's comment on 2011-02-24 12:25:03:
and what evidence does evolution have? Lets see In the beginning God.... vs in the beginning big bang doesn\'t sound too good to me just saying It takes a lot more faith to believe that we came from a rock than we came from God
Bishop Woods's comment on 2011-05-29 10:38:53:
I Believe that this is were life started because darkness was a type of death and the spirit of god moved on the face of the water is he put life in the world when he breath on it.
reggie's comment on 2011-08-08 22:40:04:
Gen.1:1 is the most scientific scripture, with the most conclusive evidence, than any other, much less any other guesses by vain men, like Darwin. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. There is only 2 basic things , in this world all summed up, in this verse. There is only in this world \"SPACE\" and \"MATTER\"! \"HEAVEN\" and \"EARTH\" The heavens declare the glory of God.
Venus's comment on 2011-10-13 03:14:03:
If God created heaven and earth, where does God come from?
Candy's comment on 2011-11-04 07:07:18:
Isn\'t it amazing how one can look back at Creation and see the same example of God bringing \"Light\" into this world of darkness!
G.L.'s comment on 2011-12-24 02:59:17:
I believe this was millions of years ago and God created a beautiful earth as He said in Isaiah 45:18. At that time we were with Him as its spoken of in Proverbs 8:31 and again the whole family was mentioned in Job 38:7.
phyllis s's comment on 2012-04-25 11:49:34:
I believe the big bang theory is a very carnel minded way of thinking about life when god himself made such wonderful creation around us.
Jean's comment on 2012-05-01 18:39:17:
God, there is no question. The Bible is where I have problems and find it confusing in many ways. Really with Genesis 6, 1-7, God had sons in heaven?, who came down, to bare children with daughters of man, that became mighty men, that were of old men of renown? God knows man is evil, yet man is the writer of all the books? Trying to understand, when you have to fill in the empty space.
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