Genesis 1:1-2 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

¹In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

²Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

— Genesis 1:1-2

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