Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Hebrew Masoretic
בראשית ברא אלהים את השמים ואת הארץ
Ancient Hebrew text preserved by Jewish scribes
Greek Septuagint
ΕΝ ἀρχῇ ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν.
Greek translation from ~250 BC
Biblical Insight
First verse of Scripture - establishes God as eternal Creator before all things
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Before All Things, God
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Genesis 1:1 is the foundation stone of all Scripture...
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The same hands that created the universe are reaching down to hold me
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Creation's origin - God existed before everything and spoke it all into being
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Epic, awe-inspiring, foundational
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