The History of Creation

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so.

Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.”

The Garden of Eden

Thus the heavens and the earth, and all the host of them, were finished.

This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,

And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”

For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.

It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.’ ”

I will break the pride of your power; I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze.

Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the Lord your God, also the earth with all that is in it.

that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers to give them, like the days of the heavens above the earth.

And your heavens which are over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you shall be iron.

The Song of Moses

“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

“Lord, when You went out from Seir, When You marched from the field of Edom, The earth trembled and the heavens poured, The clouds also poured water;

“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; And let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.”

“But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!

You alone are the Lord; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it, The seas and all that is in them, And You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships You.

The heavens will reveal his iniquity, And the earth will rise up against him.

For He looks to the ends of the earth, And sees under the whole heavens,

He shall call to the heavens from above, And to the earth, that He may judge His people:

They set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue walks through the earth.

The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all its fullness, You have founded them.

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;

Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands.