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In the beginning, God[a] created the heavens and the earth. 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.

God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:1 The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).