In the beginning God created
Genesis 1:1 — Meaning, Context and Bible Study
Scripture in WEBWorld English Bible — Protestant Edition
Genesis 1:1 WEB
1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
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Context
The Bible's first sentence names God as the Creator of everything that exists. It opens the account of the six days of creation and God's rest on the seventh (Genesis 1:1-2:3).