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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Bible Question:
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth". Genesis 1:1(ASV) what is the meaning of "beginning" in the above verse;what is the word for "beginning" in original text? |
Bible Answer: 'In the beginning' is translated from the Hebrew 'ray-sheeth'. (Strongs 7225) Most Hebrew words have a range of meanings which makes translation very subjective. This word 'ray-sheeth' is associated with the beginning of a harvest, the first-fruits. I find this intriguing because the next word is 'bara', translated 'to create, which means to cut, divide, stab, dispatch. (Ezek 23:47) Therefore we might read in Gensis 1:1, 'To get His first fruits (His harvest) God had to divide the spiritual from the physical.' The Heavens from the Earth. Yours and His, in Him, Palmoni |
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