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Genesis 1:2 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Genesis 1:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 1 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Genesis 1:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 1:2
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. This verse describes the initial state of creation before God's ordering work. The Hebrew phrase tohu wabohu (תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ, "without form and void") denotes chaos and emptiness—not evil or disorder resulting from judgment, but the unformed state awaiting divine shaping."Darkness was upon the face of the deep" (tehom, תְּהוֹם) describes the primordial waters covering everything. Unlike ancient Near Eastern myths where the deep represents a hostile deity...
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Cross-References for Genesis 1:2
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“and”
“Thou sendest forth thy spirit”
“the God who formed the earth and made it”
“the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth.”
“and hangs the earth on nothing.”
“and marked off the sky with his span”
“these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?,Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?, הֶן־אֵלֶּה קְצוֹת *דרכו **דְּרָכָיו וּמַה־שֵּׁמֶץ דָּבָר נִשְׁמַע־בּוֹ וְרַעַם *גבורתו **גְּבוּרוֹתָיו[k] מִי יִתְבּוֹנָן׃ ס ,Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; And how small a whisper is heard of Him! But the thunder of His mighty deeds who can understand?,ἰδοὺ ταῦτα μέρη ὁδοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ ἰκμάδα λόγου ἀκουσόμεθα ἐν αὐτῷ σθένος δὲ βροντῆς αὐτοῦ τίς οἶδεν ὁπότε ποιήσει,Behold, these are parts of his way; and we will hearken to him at the least intimation of his word: but the strength of his thunder who knows, when he shall employ it?,,,,”