And the water which was under the heaven was collected into its places, and the dry land appeared.ġ0And God called the dry land Earth, and the gatherings of the waters he called Seas, and God saw that it was good.ġ1And God said, Let the earth bring forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit-tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and it was so.ġ2And the earth brought forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and God saw that it was good.ġ3And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.ġ4And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, to divide between day and night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years.ġ5And let them be for light in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth, and it was so.ġ6And God made the two great lights, the greater light for regulating the day and the lesser light for regulating the night, the stars also.ġ7And God placed them in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth,ġ8and to regulate day and night, and to divide between the light and the darkness. You may like to check this edition even if you already have the Septuagint in some other form.Ĭf.1In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth.ĢBut the earth was unsightly and unfurnished, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the water.ģAnd God said, Let there be light, and there was light.ĤAnd God saw the light that it was good, and God divided between the light and the darkness.ĥAnd God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night, and there was evening and there was morning, the first day.ĦAnd God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the water, and let it be a division between water and water, and it was so.ħAnd God made the firmament, and God divided between the water which was under the firmament and the water which was above the firmament.ĨAnd God called the firmament Heaven, and God saw that it was good, and there was evening and there was morning, the second day.ĩAnd God said, Let the water which is under the heaven be collected into one place, and let the dry land appear, and it was so. The book is illuminated and features a relatively large typeface, making its reading a pleasure. God in the tradition of Israel is first and above any other of His properties and powers ‘the Creator’. Although most of the book’s chapters regard Israel, the Creation stories were and remain so crucial for the life of Israel itself, that Genesis (Making, Creation) deserves its name completely.
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