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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth… Genesis 1:1-2

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Genesis 1:1-2	In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. creation Spirit heaven
And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation. Genesis 2:3	So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation. creation blessing sabbath

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” Genesis 2:18	Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” creation marriage relationships
So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27	So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. creation God beauty
Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Genesis 1:3	And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. creation speaking light
I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth. Genesis 9:13	I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. covenant promises
Yes, I am confirming my covenant with you. Never again will floodwaters kill all living creatures; never again will a flood destroy the earth. Genesis 9:11	I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth. safety covenant promises
Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib, and he brought her to the man. “At last!” the man exclaimed. “This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken from ‘man.’” This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. Genesis 2:22-24	And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. marriage creation body
Then God said, “Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food.” Genesis 1:29	And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.” food life fruitfulness
Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.” Genesis 1:26	Then 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 heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” creation God life