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The Hebrew Bible: The Book Of Genesis

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In the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Genesis, describes two different accounts for how God created the earth, and everything in it. However, these accounts differ in literary description and events that leave us with many questions. We often wonder where we came from and why are we here? To keep our faith alive, we must understand how we got here and our purpose here on earth.
In the beginning, there was nothing to see, no earth, no stars, no animals, or no light, only God. “The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters" (Genesis1:1-2). In the first chapter God decided to create a beautiful world to display his goodness, and that’s when the six days

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