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In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth had no shape, and it was empty. Everything was dark over the deep water, and God's Spirit hovered over the water.
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The Creation of the World
God creates the world and rests on the seventh day.
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SpanishBeginner · La creación del mundoFrenchBeginner · La création du mondeGermanBeginner · Die Erschaffung der WeltItalianBeginner · La creazione del mondoPortugueseBeginner · A criação do mundoPolishBeginner · Stworzenie świataRomanianBeginner · Facerea lumiiHungarianBeginner · A világ teremtéseDutchBeginner · De schepping van de wereldSwedishBeginner · Världens skapelseNorwegianBeginner · Verdens skapelseDanishBeginner · Verdens skabelse
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