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Genesis 1 - World English Bible · The Sacred Matrix

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Genesis

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Medieval illumination showing the first two days of creation from Genesis.

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First Two Days of Creation (Genesis 1:1-8)

William de Brailes illumination of the first two days of creation, tied to Genesis 1:1-8.

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ca. 1250 (Medieval) - Walters W.106.1R

The Walters Art Museum

Creative Commons Zero object image from The Walters Art Museum Online Collection.

Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:2 Genesis 1:3 Genesis Creation Creation Stories

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First Two Days of Creation (Genesis 1:1-8)

William de Brailes illumination of the first two days of creation, tied to Genesis 1:1-8.

Source details

ca. 1250 (Medieval) - Walters W.106.1R

The Walters Art Museum

Creative Commons Zero object image from The Walters Art Museum Online Collection.

Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:2 Genesis 1:3 Genesis

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illustrated passage

First Two Days of Creation (Genesis 1:1-8)

William de Brailes illumination of the first two days of creation, tied to Genesis 1:1-8.

Source details

ca. 1250 (Medieval) - Walters W.106.1R

The Walters Art Museum

Creative Commons Zero object image from The Walters Art Museum Online Collection.

Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:2 Genesis 1:3 Genesis

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illustrated passage

First Two Days of Creation (Genesis 1:1-8)

William de Brailes illumination of the first two days of creation, tied to Genesis 1:1-8.

Source details

ca. 1250 (Medieval) - Walters W.106.1R

The Walters Art Museum

Creative Commons Zero object image from The Walters Art Museum Online Collection.

Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:2 Genesis 1:3 Genesis

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illustrated passage

First Two Days of Creation (Genesis 1:1-8)

William de Brailes illumination of the first two days of creation, tied to Genesis 1:1-8.

Source details

ca. 1250 (Medieval) - Walters W.106.1R

The Walters Art Museum

Creative Commons Zero object image from The Walters Art Museum Online Collection.

Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:2 Genesis 1:3 Genesis

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illustrated passage

First Two Days of Creation (Genesis 1:1-8)

William de Brailes illumination of the first two days of creation, tied to Genesis 1:1-8.

Source details

ca. 1250 (Medieval) - Walters W.106.1R

The Walters Art Museum

Creative Commons Zero object image from The Walters Art Museum Online Collection.

Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:2 Genesis 1:3 Genesis

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illustrated passage

First Two Days of Creation (Genesis 1:1-8)

William de Brailes illumination of the first two days of creation, tied to Genesis 1:1-8.

Source details

ca. 1250 (Medieval) - Walters W.106.1R

The Walters Art Museum

Creative Commons Zero object image from The Walters Art Museum Online Collection.

Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:2 Genesis 1:3 Genesis

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illustrated passage

First Two Days of Creation (Genesis 1:1-8)

William de Brailes illumination of the first two days of creation, tied to Genesis 1:1-8.

Source details

ca. 1250 (Medieval) - Walters W.106.1R

The Walters Art Museum

Creative Commons Zero object image from The Walters Art Museum Online Collection.

Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:2 Genesis 1:3 Genesis

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illustrated passage

First Two Days of Creation (Genesis 1:1-8)

William de Brailes illumination of the first two days of creation, tied to Genesis 1:1-8.

Source details

ca. 1250 (Medieval) - Walters W.106.1R

The Walters Art Museum

Creative Commons Zero object image from The Walters Art Museum Online Collection.

Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:2 Genesis 1:3 Genesis

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WEB - World English Bible KJV - King James Version ASV - American Standard Version Darby - Darby Bible YLT - Young's Literal Translation Webster - Webster Bible Geneva - Geneva Bible Douay - Douay-Rheims Challoner RV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909

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About this text

Tradition: Judaism / Hebrew Bible
Category: Scripture
Claimed author: Moses (traditional)
Likely origin: Composite (documentary sources)
Date: Reached final form c. 6th-5th century BCE
Language: Biblical Hebrew
Manuscripts: Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls fragments; Septuagint
Accepted by: Judaism and all major Christian Bible collections

Genesis, available in public-domain English translations and the public-domain Spanish Reina-Valera 1909.

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License: Public-domain Bible translations
Edition: World English Bible · Michael Paul Johnson and contributors
Display rights: Public domain
Repository: World English Bible, Scrollmapper, Open Bibles, eBible

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