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In this profound account of creation, we witness the sovereign power of God, who brings forth all things from nothing by His word alone. Each act of creation is marked by the proclamation of goodness, culminating in the creation of humanity, made in God's image. This narrative illustrates not only the majesty and order woven into creation but also underscores the intimate relationship between the Creator and His creation, highlighting humanity's role as stewards in a divinely structured world. The phrase “very good” at the conclusion reflects the perfection of God’s creative work, laying the foundation for understanding His purpose and the inherent value of all creation within His divine plan.
Core Bible study
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Original language
בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃
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Genesis 1:26: God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Genesis 1:27: God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.
John 1:1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:2: The same was in the beginning with God.
John 1:3: All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.
Colossians 1:16: For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him.
Colossians 1:17: He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
Hebrews 11:3: By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.
Psalms 33:6: By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth.
Psalms 33:7: He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses.
Psalms 33:8: Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
Psalms 33:9: For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.
Isaiah 45:18: For thus says Yahweh who created the heavens, the God who formed the earth and made it, who established it and didn’t create it a waste, who formed it to be inhabited: “I am Yahweh; and there is no other.
Revelation 4:11: “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed, and were created!”
Acts 14:15: “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;
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Genesis 1:2
The 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.
Original language
וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃
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Job 26:7: He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing.
Psalms 104:5: He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.
Psalms 104:6: You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.
Isaiah 45:18: For thus says Yahweh who created the heavens, the God who formed the earth and made it, who established it and didn’t create it a waste, who formed it to be inhabited: “I am Yahweh; and there is no other.
Jeremiah 4:23: I saw the earth, and, behold, it was waste and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
Ezekiel 34:25: I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause evil animals to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell securely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.
Matthew 3:16: Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
Matthew 3:17: Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
John 1:1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:2: The same was in the beginning with God.
John 1:3: All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.
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Genesis 1:3
God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Original language
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִ֣י א֑וֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר׃
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Genesis 1:4: God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.
Psalms 104:2: He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
2 Corinthians 4:6: seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
John 1:5: The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.
John 8:12: Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world.He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
Ephesians 5:8: For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
Revelation 22:5: There will be no night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.
Commentary
The Hebrew phrase "יְהִ֣י א֑וֹר" (yehi or) indicates a divine command, showcasing God's authority as He speaks creation into existence. This reflects the Reformed understanding of God's sovereignty, emphasizing that light, as the first act of creation, symbolizes both physical illumination and spiritual truth. The phrase "וַיְהִי־אֽוֹר" (vayehi or), meaning "and there was light," signifies immediate obedience to God's command, highlighting His power and the responsive nature of creation to His word. This sets the stage for the theological assertion that God brings order and goodness out of chaos, a key theme throughout the creation account.
The Hebrew phrase "יְהִ֣י א֑וֹר" (yehi or) indicates a divine command, showcasing God's authority as He speaks creation into existence. This reflects the Reformed understanding of God's sovereignty, emphasizing that light, as the first act of creation, symbolizes both physical illumination and spiritual truth.
The phrase "וַיְהִי־אֽוֹר" (vayehi or), meaning "and there was light," signifies immediate obedience to God's command, highlighting His power and the responsive nature of creation to His word. This sets the stage for the theological assertion that God brings order and goodness out of chaos, a key theme throughout the creation account.
Genesis 1:4
God saw the light, and saw that it was good. God divided the light from the darkness.
Original language
וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָא֖וֹר כִּי־ט֑וֹב וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֥ין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
Cross references
Genesis 1:5: God called the light “day”, and the darkness he called “night”. There was evening and there was morning, the first day.
John 1:4: In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
John 1:5: The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.
1 Thessalonians 5:5: You are all children of light, and children of the day. We don’t belong to the night, nor to darkness,
Ephesians 5:8: For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
Ephesians 5:9: for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,
Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness. I make peace, and create calamity. I am Yahweh, who does all these things.
Revelation 22:5: There will be no night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.
Commentary
In Genesis 1:4, the phrase "God saw the light" (וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָא֖וֹר) indicates God's approval of His creation, affirming it as "good" (כִּי־ט֑וֹב). The term "good" implies a moral quality and purposeful order in creation, establishing light as a symbol of divine goodness in contrast to chaos. The act of God "dividing the light from the darkness" (וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֥ין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ) reflects the establishment of boundaries in creation, indicating God's sovereign authority to distinguish and govern over His created world. This separation not only serves as a physical distinction but also sets a theological precedent for the ongoing contrast throughout Scripture between light (representing truth, holiness, and life) and darkness (symbolizing sin, falsehood, and death).
In Genesis 1:4, the phrase "God saw the light" (וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֶת־הָא֖וֹר) indicates God's approval of His creation, affirming it as "good" (כִּי־ט֑וֹב). The term "good" implies a moral quality and purposeful order in creation, establishing light as a symbol of divine goodness in contrast to chaos.
The act of God "dividing the light from the darkness" (וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֥ין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ) reflects the establishment of boundaries in creation, indicating God's sovereign authority to distinguish and govern over His created world. This separation not only serves as a physical distinction but also sets a theological precedent for the ongoing contrast throughout Scripture between light (representing truth, holiness, and life) and darkness (symbolizing sin, falsehood, and death).
Genesis 1:5
God called the light “day”, and the darkness he called “night”. There was evening and there was morning, the first day.
Original language
וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לָאוֹר֙ י֔וֹם וְלַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ קָ֣רָא לָ֑יְלָה וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם אֶחָֽד׃
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John 1:5: The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it.
Isaiah 60:19: The sun shall be no more your light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light to you: but Yahweh will be to you an everlasting light, and your God your glory.
Isaiah 60:20: Your sun shall no more go down, neither shall your moon withdraw itself; for Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be ended.
1 Thessalonians 5:5: You are all children of light, and children of the day. We don’t belong to the night, nor to darkness,
Revelation 21:25: Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there),
Matthew 5:14: You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.
Ephesians 5:8: For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
Psalms 74:16: The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.
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Genesis 1:6
God said, “Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”
Original language
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים יְהִ֥י רָקִ֖יעַ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַמָּ֑יִם וִיהִ֣י מַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין מַ֖יִם לָמָֽיִם׃
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Genesis 1:7
God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so.
Original language
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִים֮ אֶת־הָרָקִיעַ֒ וַיַּבְדֵּ֗ל בֵּ֤ין הַמַּ֙יִם֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ מִתַּ֣חַת לָרָקִ֔יעַ וּבֵ֣ין הַמַּ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵעַ֣ל לָרָקִ֑יעַ וֽ͏ַיְהִי־כֵֽן׃
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Psalms 148:4: Praise him, you heavens of heavens, You waters that are above the heavens.
Job 38:8: “Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke out of the womb,
Job 38:9: when I made clouds its garment, and wrapped it in thick darkness,
Job 38:10: marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors,
Job 38:11: and said, ‘Here you may come, but no further. Here your proud waves shall be stayed?’
Isaiah 40:22: It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
Ezekiel 1:22: Over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like the awesome crystal to look on, stretched out over their heads above.
Ezekiel 1:23: Under the expanse were their wings straight, the one toward the other: each one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.
Ezekiel 1:24: When they went, I heard the noise of their wings like the noise of great waters, like the voice of the Almighty, a noise of tumult like the noise of an army: when they stood, they let down their wings.
Ezekiel 1:25: There was a voice above the expanse that was over their heads: when they stood, they let down their wings.
Ezekiel 1:26: Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone; and on the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above.
Matthew 3:16: Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
Revelation 4:6: Before the throne was something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal. In the midst of the throne, and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes before and behind.
Hebrews 11:3: By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.
Commentary
In Genesis 1:7, the Hebrew word for "expanse" is רָקִ֒יעַ (raqia), which signifies a structured atmosphere or firmament created by God to separate the chaotic primordial waters. This act of dividing the waters reflects God's intentional design and order in creation, affirming His sovereignty and power to bring structure out of chaos. The phrase "and it was so" underscores the certainty of God's creative command, emphasizing that His will is unchangeable and effectively executed. The separation of the waters also introduces a crucial theme of order in the creation narrative, which continues to develop through the subsequent days of creation.
In Genesis 1:7, the Hebrew word for "expanse" is רָקִ֒יעַ (raqia), which signifies a structured atmosphere or firmament created by God to separate the chaotic primordial waters. This act of dividing the waters reflects God's intentional design and order in creation, affirming His sovereignty and power to bring structure out of chaos.
The phrase "and it was so" underscores the certainty of God's creative command, emphasizing that His will is unchangeable and effectively executed. The separation of the waters also introduces a crucial theme of order in the creation narrative, which continues to develop through the subsequent days of creation.
Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse “sky”. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Original language
וַיִּקְרָ֧א אֱלֹהִ֛ים לָֽרָקִ֖יעַ שָׁמָ֑יִם וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם שֵׁנִֽי׃
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Genesis 1:9
God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so.
Original language
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים יִקָּו֨וּ הַמַּ֜יִם מִתַּ֤חַת הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ אֶל־מָק֣וֹם אֶחָ֔ד וְתֵרָאֶ֖ה הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃
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Genesis 1:10
God called the dry land “earth”, and the gathering together of the waters he called “seas”. God saw that it was good.
Original language
וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙ אֶ֔רֶץ וּלְמִקְוֵ֥ה הַמַּ֖יִם קָרָ֣א יַמִּ֑ים וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֽוֹב׃
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Genesis 1:11
God said, “Let the earth yield grass, herbs yielding seeds, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with their seeds in it, on the earth”; and it was so.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים תַּֽדְשֵׁ֤א הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ דֶּ֗שֶׁא עֵ֚שֶׂב מַזְרִ֣יעַ זֶ֔רַע עֵ֣ץ פְּרִ֞י עֹ֤שֶׂה פְּרִי֙ לְמִינ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר זַרְעוֹ־ב֖וֹ עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃
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Genesis 1:12
The earth yielded grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with their seeds in it, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.
Original language
וַתּוֹצֵ֨א הָאָ֜רֶץ דֶּ֠שֶׁא עֵ֣שֶׂב מַזְרִ֤יעַ זֶ֙רַע֙ לְמִינֵ֔הוּ וְעֵ֧ץ עֹֽשֶׂה־פְּרִ֛י אֲשֶׁ֥ר זַרְעוֹ־ב֖וֹ לְמִינֵ֑הוּ וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֽוֹב׃
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Genesis 1:13
There was evening and there was morning, a third day.
Original language
וֽ͏ַיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וֽ͏ַיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם שְׁלִישִֽׁי׃
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Genesis 1:14
God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים יְהִ֤י מְאֹרֹת֙ בִּרְקִ֣יעַ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם לְהַבְדִּ֕יל בֵּ֥ין הַיּ֖וֹם וּבֵ֣ין הַלָּ֑יְלָה וְהָי֤וּ לְאֹתֹת֙ וּלְמ֣וֹעֲדִ֔ים וּלְיָמִ֖ים וְשָׁנִֽים׃
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Genesis 1:15: and let them be for lights in the expanse of sky to give light on the earth”; and it was so.
Psalms 104:19: He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
Ecclesiastes 3:1: For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
Ecclesiastes 3:2: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
Isaiah 40:26: Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their army by number. He calls them all by name. by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power, Not one is lacking.
Jeremiah 31:35: Thus says Yahweh, who gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar; Yahweh of Armies is his name:
Jeremiah 31:36: If these ordinances depart from before me, says Yahweh, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me forever.
Matthew 2:2: “Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.”
Luke 21:25: There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth anxiety of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the waves;
Acts 14:17: Yet he didn’t leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
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Genesis 1:15
and let them be for lights in the expanse of sky to give light on the earth”; and it was so.
Original language
וְהָי֤וּ לִמְאוֹרֹת֙ בִּרְקִ֣יעַ הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם לְהָאִ֖יר עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וֽ͏ַיְהִי־כֵֽן׃
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Genesis 1:16
God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.
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וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת־שְׁנֵ֥י הַמְּאֹרֹ֖ת הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים אֶת־הַמָּא֤וֹר הַגָּדֹל֙ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַיּ֔וֹם וְאֶת־הַמָּא֤וֹר הַקָּטֹן֙ לְמֶמְשֶׁ֣לֶת הַלַּ֔יְלָה וְאֵ֖ת הַכּוֹכָבִֽים׃
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Genesis 1:17
God set them in the expanse of sky to give light to the earth,
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וַיִּתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֛ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בִּרְקִ֣יעַ הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם לְהָאִ֖יר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
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Genesis 1:14: God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;
Genesis 1:15: and let them be for lights in the expanse of sky to give light on the earth”; and it was so.
Psalms 104:19: He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
Isaiah 40:26: Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their army by number. He calls them all by name. by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power, Not one is lacking.
Jeremiah 31:35: Thus says Yahweh, who gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar; Yahweh of Armies is his name:
Psalms 136:7: To him who made the great lights; for his loving kindness endures forever:
Psalms 136:8: The sun to rule by day; for his loving kindness endures forever;
Psalms 136:9: The moon and stars to rule by night; for his loving kindness endures forever:
Job 38:7: when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Job 38:8: “Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke out of the womb,
Matthew 5:14: You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.
Matthew 5:15: Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.
Matthew 5:16: Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Revelation 21:23: The city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
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Genesis 1:18
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.
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וְלִמְשֹׁל֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה וּֽלֲהַבְדִּ֔יל בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֣ין הַחֹ֑שֶׁךְ וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֽוֹב׃
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Genesis 1:19
There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
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וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם רְבִיעִֽי׃
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Exodus 20:11: for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.
Mark 10:6: But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.
Psalms 104:19: He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
John 1:3: All things were made through him. Without him was not anything made that has been made.
Colossians 1:16: For by him all things were created, in the heavens and on the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him.
Hebrews 11:3: By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.
Revelation 21:23: The city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
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Genesis 1:20
God said, “Let the waters abound with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of sky.”
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים יִשְׁרְצ֣וּ הַמַּ֔יִם שֶׁ֖רֶץ נֶ֣פֶשׁ חַיָּ֑ה וְעוֹף֙ יְעוֹפֵ֣ף עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ עַל־פְּנֵ֖י רְקִ֥יעַ הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
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Genesis 1:21
God created the large sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.
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וַיִּבְרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת־הַתַּנִּינִ֖ם הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים וְאֵ֣ת כָּל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ הֽ͏ַחַיָּ֣ה ׀ הָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂת אֲשֶׁר֩ שָׁרְצ֨וּ הַמַּ֜יִם לְמִֽינֵהֶ֗ם וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־ע֤וֹף כָּנָף֙ לְמִינֵ֔הוּ וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֽוֹב׃
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Genesis 1:22
God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
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וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ אֹתָ֛ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר פְּר֣וּ וּרְב֗וּ וּמִלְא֤וּ אֶת־הַמַּ֙יִם֙ בַּיַּמִּ֔ים וְהָע֖וֹף יִ֥רֶב בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
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Genesis 1:23
There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
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וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם חֲמִישִֽׁי׃
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Genesis 1:24
God said, “Let the earth produce living creatures after their kind, livestock, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind”; and it was so.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים תּוֹצֵ֨א הָאָ֜רֶץ נֶ֤פֶשׁ חַיָּה֙ לְמִינָ֔הּ בְּהֵמָ֥ה וָרֶ֛מֶשׂ וְחַֽיְתוֹ־אֶ֖רֶץ לְמִינָ֑הּ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃
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Genesis 1:25
God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. God saw that it was good.
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וַיַּ֣עַשׂ אֱלֹהִים֩ אֶת־חַיַּ֨ת הָאָ֜רֶץ לְמִינָ֗הּ וְאֶת־הַבְּהֵמָה֙ לְמִינָ֔הּ וְאֵ֛ת כָּל־רֶ֥מֶשׂ הָֽאֲדָמָ֖ה לְמִינֵ֑הוּ וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֽוֹב׃
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Genesis 1:26
God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֔ים נַֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה אָדָ֛ם בְּצַלְמֵ֖נוּ כִּדְמוּתֵ֑נוּ וְיִרְדּוּ֩ בִדְגַ֨ת הַיָּ֜ם וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם וּבַבְּהֵמָה֙ וּבְכָל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וּבְכָל־הָרֶ֖מֶשׂ הֽ͏ָרֹמֵ֥שׂ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
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Genesis 1:27
God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them.
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וַיִּבְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ אֶת־הֽ͏ָאָדָם֙ בְּצַלְמ֔וֹ בְּצֶ֥לֶם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּרָ֣א אֹת֑וֹ זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בָּרָ֥א אֹתָֽם׃
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Genesis 1:28
God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
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וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֹתָם֮ אֱלֹהִים֒ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לָהֶ֜ם אֱלֹהִ֗ים פְּר֥וּ וּרְב֛וּ וּמִלְא֥וּ אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְכִבְשֻׁ֑הָ וּרְד֞וּ בִּדְגַ֤ת הַיָּם֙ וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּבְכָל־חַיָּ֖ה הֽ͏ָרֹמֶ֥שֶׂת עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
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Genesis 1:29
God said, “Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים הִנֵּה֩ נָתַ֨תִּי לָכֶ֜ם אֶת־כָּל־עֵ֣שֶׂב ׀ זֹרֵ֣עַ זֶ֗רַע אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעֵ֛ץ אֲשֶׁר־בּ֥וֹ פְרִי־עֵ֖ץ זֹרֵ֣עַ זָ֑רַע לָכֶ֥ם יִֽהְיֶ֖ה לְאָכְלָֽה׃
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Genesis 1:30
To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so.
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וּֽלְכָל־חַיַּ֣ת הָ֠אָרֶץ וּלְכָל־ע֨וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם וּלְכֹ֣ל ׀ רוֹמֵ֣שׂ עַל־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ֙ נֶ֣פֶשׁ חַיָּ֔ה אֶת־כָּל־יֶ֥רֶק עֵ֖שֶׂב לְאָכְלָ֑ה וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן׃
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Genesis 1:31
God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
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וַיַּ֤רְא אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וְהִנֵּה־ט֖וֹב מְאֹ֑ד וֽ͏ַיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וֽ͏ַיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם הַשִּׁשִּֽׁי׃
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