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Genesis Chapter 1

Overview

Gen 1:1, God creates heaven and earth; Gen 1:3, the light; Gen 1:6, the firmament; Gen 1:9, separates the dry land; Gen 1:14, forms the sun, moon, and stars; Gen 1:20, fishes and fowls; Gen 1:24, cattle, wild beasts, and creeping things; Gen 1:26, creates man in his own image, blesses him; Gen 1:29, grants the fruits of the earth for food.

Genesis 1:1

gen 1:1

Num 1:21, Num 1:42, Num 2:28, Num 4:36, Num 7:17, Num 7:73, Num 10:14, Num 26:51, Num 31:32, Num 35:4; Ch2 9:1; Ezr 1:11; Ecc 11:1; Eze 43:14; Deu 11:29

beginning: Pro 8:22-24, Pro 16:4; Mar 13:19; Joh 1:1-3; Heb 1:10; Jo1 1:1

God: Exo 20:11, Exo 31:18; Ch1 16:26; Neh 9:6; Job 26:13, Job 38:4; Psa 8:3, Psa 33:6, Psa 33:9; Psa 89:11, Psa 89:12, Psa 96:5, Psa 102:25, Psa 104:24, Psa 104:30, Psa 115:15, Psa 121:2, Psa 124:8, Psa 134:3; Psa 136:5, Psa 146:6, Psa 148:4, Psa 148:5; Pro 3:19, Pro 8:22-30; Ecc 12:1; Isa 37:16, Isa 40:26; Isa 40:28, Isa 42:5, Isa 44:24, Isa 45:18, Isa 51:13, Isa 51:16, Isa 65:17; Jer 10:12, Jer 32:17; Jer 51:15; Zac 12:1; Mat 11:25; Act 4:24, Act 14:15, Act 17:24; Rom 1:19, Rom 1:20; Rom 11:36; Co1 8:6; Eph 3:9; Col 1:16, Col 1:17; Heb 1:2, Heb 3:4, Heb 11:3; Pe2 3:5; Rev 3:14, Rev 4:11, Rev 10:6, Rev 14:7, Rev 21:6, Rev 22:13

Genesis 1:2

gen 1:2

without: Job 26:7; Isa 45:18; Jer 4:23; Nah 2:10

Spirit: Job 26:14; Psa 33:6, Psa 104:30; Isa 40:12-14

Genesis 1:3

gen 1:3

God: Psa 33:6, Psa 33:9, Psa 148:5; Mat 8:3; Joh 11:43

Let: Job 36:30, Job 38:19; Psa 97:11, Psa 104:2, Psa 118:27; Isa 45:7, Isa 60:19; Joh 1:5, Joh 1:9; Joh 3:19; Co2 4:6; Eph 5:8, Eph 5:14; Ti1 6:16; Jo1 1:5, Jo1 2:8

Genesis 1:4

gen 1:4

that: Gen 1:10, Gen 1:12, Gen 1:18, Gen 1:25, Gen 1:31; Ecc 2:13, Ecc 11:7

the light from the darkness: Heb. between the light and between the darkness

Genesis 1:5

gen 1:5

and: Gen 8:22; Psa 19:2, Psa 74:16, Psa 104:20; Isa 45:7; Jer 33:20; Co1 3:13; Eph 5:13; Th1 5:5

And the evening and the morning were: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was, Gen 1:8, Gen 1:13, Gen 1:19, Gen 1:23, Gen 1:31

Genesis 1:6

gen 1:6

Let there: Gen 1:14, Gen 1:20, Gen 7:11, Gen 7:12; Job 26:7, Job 26:8, Job 26:13, Job 37:11, Job 37:18, Job 38:22-26; Psa 19:1, Psa 33:6, Psa 33:9; Psa 104:2, Psa 136:5, Psa 136:6, Psa 148:4, Psa 150:1; Ecc 11:3; Jer 10:10, Jer 10:12, Jer 10:13, Jer 51:15; Zac 12:1

firmament: Heb. expansion

Genesis 1:7

gen 1:7

divided: Pro 8:28, Pro 8:29

above: Job 26:8; Psa 104:10, Psa 148:4; Ecc 11:3

and it: Gen 1:9, Gen 1:11, Gen 1:15, Gen 1:24; Mat 8:27

Genesis 1:8

gen 1:8

God: Gen 1:5, Gen 1:10, Gen 5:2

evening: Gen 1:5, Gen 1:13, Gen 1:19, Gen 1:23, Gen 1:31

Genesis 1:9

gen 1:9

Job 26:7, Job 26:10, Job 38:8-11; Psa 24:1, Psa 24:2, Psa 33:7, Psa 95:5, Psa 104:3, Psa 104:5-9, Psa 136:5, Psa 136:6; Pro 8:28, Pro 8:29; Ecc 1:7; Jer 5:22; Jon 1:9; Pe2 3:5; Rev 10:6

Genesis 1:10

gen 1:10

God saw: Gen 1:4; Deu 32:4; Psa 104:31

Genesis 1:11

gen 1:11

Let the: Gen 2:5; Job 28:5; Psa 104:14-17, Psa 147:8; Mat 6:30; Heb 6:7

grass: Heb. tender grass

fruit: Gen 1:29, Gen 2:9, Gen 2:16; Psa 1:3; Jer 17:8; Mat 3:10, Mat 7:16-20; Mar 4:28; Luk 6:43, Luk 6:44; Jam 3:12

Genesis 1:12

gen 1:12

earth: Isa 61:11; Mar 4:28

herb: Isa 55:10, Isa 55:11; Mat 13:24-26; Luk 6:44; Co2 9:10; Gal 6:7

Genesis 1:14

gen 1:14

Let there: Deu 4:19; Job 25:3, Job 25:5, Job 38:12-14; Psa 8:3, Psa 8:4, Psa 19:1-6, Psa 74:16, Psa 74:17, Psa 104:19, Psa 104:20; Psa 119:91, Psa 136:7-9, Psa 148:3, Psa 148:6; Isa 40:26; Jer 31:35, Jer 33:20, Jer 33:25

lights: Or, rather, luminaries or light-bearers; being a different world from that rendered light, in Gen 1:3

the day from the night: between the day and between the night

and let: Gen 8:22, Gen 9:13; Job 3:9, Job 38:31, Job 38:32; Psa 81:3; Eze 32:7, Eze 32:8, Eze 46:1, Eze 46:6; Joe 2:10, Joe 2:30, Joe 2:31, Joe 3:15; Amo 5:8, Amo 8:9; Mat 2:2, Mat 16:2, Mat 16:3, Mat 24:29; Mar 13:24; Luk 21:25, Luk 21:26, Luk 23:45; Act 2:19, Act 2:20; Rev 6:12, Rev 8:12, Rev 9:2

Genesis 1:16

gen 1:16

to rule: Heb. for the rule, etc. Deu 4:19; Jos 10:12-14; Job 31:26, Job 38:7; Psa 8:3, Psa 19:6, Psa 74:16; Psa 136:7, Psa 136:8, Psa 136:9, Psa 148:3, Psa 148:5; Isa 13:10, Isa 24:23, Isa 45:7; Hab 3:11; Mat 24:29; Mat 27:45; Co1 15:41; Rev 16:8, Rev 16:9, Rev 21:23

he made the stars also: Or, with the stars also

Genesis 1:17

gen 1:17

Gen 9:13; Job 38:12; Psa 8:1, Psa 8:3; Act 13:47

Genesis 1:18

gen 1:18

Psa 19:6; Jer 31:35

Genesis 1:20

gen 1:20

Let the waters: Gen 1:22, Gen 2:19, Gen 8:17; Psa 104:24, Psa 104:25, Psa 148:10; Act 17:25

moving: or, creeping, Kg1 4:33

life: Heb. a living soul, Gen 1:30; Ecc 2:21

fowl that may fly: Heb. let fowl fly, This marginal reading is more conformable to the original, and reconciles this passage with Gen 2:19. The word fowl, from the Saxon fleon, to fly, exactly corresponds to the original, which denotes every thing that flies, whether bird or insect.

open firmament: Heb. face of the firmament, Gen 1:7, Gen 1:14

Genesis 1:21

gen 1:21

great: Gen 6:20, Gen 7:14, Gen 8:19; Job 7:12, Job 26:5; Psa 104:24-26; Eze 32:2; Jon 1:17; Jon 2:10; Mat 12:40

brought: Gen 8:17, Gen 9:7; Exo 1:7, Exo 8:3

God saw: Gen 1:18, Gen 1:25, Gen 1:31

Genesis 1:22

gen 1:22

Gen 1:28, Gen 8:17, Gen 9:1, Gen 30:27, Gen 30:30, Gen 35:11; Lev 26:9; Job 40:15, Job 42:12; Psa 107:31, Psa 107:38; Psa 128:3, Psa 144:13, Psa 144:14; Pro 10:22

Genesis 1:24

gen 1:24

Let: Gen 6:20, Gen 7:14, Gen 8:19; Job 38:39, Job 38:40, Job 39:1, Job 39:5, Job 39:9, Job 39:19, Job 40:15; Psa 50:9, Psa 50:10; Psa 104:18, Psa 104:23, Psa 148:10; Cattle, denotes domestic animals living on vegetables; - Beasts of the earth, wild animals; especially such as live on flesh; and - Creeping things, reptiles; or all the different genera of serpents, worms, and such animals as have no feet.

Genesis 1:25

gen 1:25

Gen 2:19, Gen 2:20; Job 12:8-10, Job 26:13

Genesis 1:26

gen 1:26

Let us: Gen 3:22, Gen 11:7; Job 35:10; Psa 100:3, Psa 149:2; Isa 64:8; Joh 5:17, Joh 14:23; Jo1 5:7

man: In Hebrew, Adam; probably so called either from the red earth of which he was formed, or from the blush or flesh-tint of the human countenance. the name is intended to designate the species.

in our: Gen 5:1, Gen 9:6; Ecc 7:29; Act 17:26, Act 17:28, Act 17:29; Co1 11:7; Co2 3:18, Co2 4:4; Eph 4:24; Col 1:15, Col 3:10; Jam 3:9

have dominion: Gen 9:2, Gen 9:3, Gen 9:4; Job 5:23; Psa 8:4-8, Psa 104:20-24; Ecc 7:29; Jer 27:6; Act 17:20, Act 17:28, Act 17:29; Co1 11:7; Co2 3:18; Eph 4:24; Col 3:10; Heb 2:6-9; Jam 3:7, Jam 3:9

Genesis 1:27

gen 1:27

Gen 1:26

in the image: Psa 139:14; Isa 43:7; Eph 2:10, Eph 4:24; Col 1:15

male: Gen 2:21-25, Gen 5:2; Mal 2:15; Mat 19:4; Mar 10:6; Co1 11:8, Co1 11:9

Genesis 1:28

gen 1:28

Gen 1:22, Gen 8:17, Gen 9:1, Gen 9:7, Gen 17:16, Gen 17:20, Gen 22:17, Gen 22:18, Gen 24:60, Gen 26:3, Gen 26:4, Gen 26:24, Gen 33:5, Gen 49:25; Lev 26:9; Ch1 4:10, Ch1 26:5; Job 42:12; Psa 107:38, Psa 127:1-5, Psa 128:3, Psa 128:4; Isa 45:18; Ti1 4:3

moveth: Heb. creepeth, Psa 69:34 *marg.

Genesis 1:29

gen 1:29

I have: Psa 24:1, Psa 115:16; Hos 2:8; Act 17:24, Act 17:25, Act 17:28; Ti1 6:17

bearing: Heb. seeding

to you: Gen 2:16, Gen 9:3; Job 36:31; Psa 104:14, Psa 104:15, Psa 104:27, Psa 104:28, Psa 111:5, Psa 136:25, Psa 145:15, Psa 145:16; Psa 146:7, Psa 147:9; Isa 33:16; Mat 6:11, Mat 6:25, Mat 6:26; Act 14:17

Genesis 1:30

gen 1:30

Gen 9:3; Job 38:39-41, Job 39:4, Job 39:8, Job 39:30, Job 40:15, Job 40:20; Psa 104:14, Psa 145:15, Psa 145:16, Psa 147:9

life: Heb. a living soul

Genesis 1:31

gen 1:31

very good: Job 38:7; Psa 19:1, Psa 19:2, Psa 104:24, Psa 104:31; Lam 3:38; Ti1 4:4

and the: Gen 1:5, Gen 1:8, Gen 1:13, Gen 1:19, Gen 1:23, Gen 2:2; Exo 20:11


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