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Genesis 1:1

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

World Messianic Bible British

In The King James Version

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

In Context

2The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:11for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.

2 Kings 19:15Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, “LORD, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.

2 Chronicles 2:11Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, “Because the LORD loves his people, he has made you king over them.”

Job 26:13By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.

Psalms 8:3When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained,

Psalms 33:6By the LORD’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth.

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