Genesis 1:1 — Parallel Bible Study & Exegesis
Genesis 1:1 stands as the foundational opening statement of all sacred scripture, declaring that the eternal, uncreated God (Elohim) created the entire physical universe, time, space, and cosmos out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo).
Genesis 1:1 Side-by-Side Parallel Translations
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ׃
“Mfitiaseɛ no, Onyankopɔn bɔɔ soro ne asase.”
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance Word Study
Bereshit (H7225 — In the beginning/head), Bara (H1254 — Divine miraculous creation out of nothing), Elohim (H430 — Supreme Godhead, plural of majesty), Shamayim (H8064 — Heavens/Upper realms), Erets (H776 — Earth/Material globe).