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In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the… Genesis 1:1-2

In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Genesis 1:1-2	In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. creation Spirit heaven
So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that he had done in creation. Genesis 2:3	And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. creation blessing sabbath

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.” Genesis 2:18	And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. creation marriage relationships
So God created humankind in his 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 created he him; male and female created he 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 set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Genesis 9:13	I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. covenant promises
I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth. Genesis 9:11	And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. safety covenant promises
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; this one shall be called Woman, for out of Man this one was taken.” Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh. Genesis 2:22-24	And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. marriage creation body
God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food.” Genesis 1:29	And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. food life fruitfulness
Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” Genesis 1:26	And 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 fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. creation God life