Genesis 2:1
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The Seventh Day, God Rests
2 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and (A)all the host of them.
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Psalm 33:6
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6 By (A)the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and by (B)the breath of his mouth all (C)their host.
Exodus 31:17
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17 (A)It is a sign forever between me and the people of Israel that (B)in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and (C)on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’”
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Exodus 20:11
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11 For (A)in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
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Genesis 1:1
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The Creation of the World
1 In the (A)beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
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Isaiah 45:18
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18 (A)For thus says the Lord,
who created the heavens
(he is God!),
who formed the earth and made it
(he established it;
he (B)did not create it empty,
(C)he formed it to be inhabited!):
“I am the Lord, and there is no other.
Isaiah 42:5
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5 Thus says God, the Lord,
who created the heavens (A)and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
(B)who gives breath to the people on it
and spirit to those who walk in it:
2 Kings 19:15
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15 And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said: “O Lord, the God of Israel, (A)enthroned above the cherubim, (B)you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.
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Isaiah 45:12
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12 (A)I made the earth
and created man on it;
it was my hands (B)that stretched out the heavens,
and (C)I commanded all their host.
Psalm 146:6
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Zechariah 12:1
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The Lord Will Give Salvation
12 (A)The oracle of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: Thus declares the Lord, (B)who stretched out the heavens and (C)founded the earth and (D)formed the spirit of man within him:
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Isaiah 40:26-28
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26 Lift up your eyes on high and see:
who created these?
(A)He who brings out their host by number,
calling them all by name;
by the greatness of his might
and because he is strong in power,
not one is missing.
27 Why do you say, O Jacob,
and speak, O Israel,
(B)“My way is hidden from the Lord,
(C)and my right is disregarded by my God”?
28 Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is (D)the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
(E)his understanding is unsearchable.
Psalm 136:5-8
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5 to him who (A)by understanding (B)made the heavens,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
6 to him who (C)spread out the earth (D)above the waters,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
7 to him who (E)made the great lights,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
8 the sun to rule over the day,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 89:11-13
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11 (A)The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours;
(B)the world and all that is in it, you have (C)founded them.
12 (D)The north and the south, you have created them;
(E)Tabor and (F)Hermon (G)joyously praise your name.
13 You have a mighty arm;
strong is your hand, high your right hand.
Psalm 33:9
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9 For (A)he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.
Nehemiah 9:6
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6 [a] (A)“You are the Lord, you alone. (B)You have made heaven, (C)the heaven of heavens, (D)with all their host, (E)the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; (F)and you preserve all of them; and the host of heaven worships you.
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- Nehemiah 9:6 Septuagint adds And Ezra said
2 Chronicles 2:12
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12 Hiram also said, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, (A)who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, who has discretion and understanding, (B)who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.
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Hebrews 4:3
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3 For we who have believed enter that rest, as he has said,
(A)“As I swore in my wrath,
‘They shall not enter my rest,’”
although his works were finished from the foundation of the world.
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Acts 4:24
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24 And when they heard it, they lifted their voices (A)together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, (B)who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them,
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Jeremiah 10:16
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16 Not like these is he who is (A)the portion of Jacob,
for he is the one who formed all things,
(B)and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance;
(C)the Lord of hosts is his name.
Jeremiah 10:12
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12 (A)It is he who (B)made the earth by his power,
(C)who established the world by his wisdom,
and (D)by his understanding stretched out the heavens.
Isaiah 65:17
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New Heavens and a New Earth
17 “For behold, (A)I create new heavens
and a new earth,
and the former things shall not be remembered
or come into mind.
Isaiah 48:13
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13 My hand (A)laid the foundation of the earth,
and my right hand (B)spread out the heavens;
(C)when I call to them,
they stand forth together.
Deuteronomy 4:19
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19 And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see (A)the sun and the moon and the stars, (B)all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, things that the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.
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Genesis 2:4
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The Creation of Man and Woman
4 (A)These are the generations
of the heavens and the earth when they were created,
in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.
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