Genesis 2:4

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“This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.”

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BSBPD

“This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“These <FI>are<Fi> births of the heavens and of the earth in their being prepared, in the day of Jehovah God's making earth and heavens;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 2:4 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
  2. Genesis 1:4And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.
  3. Genesis 1:28God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
  4. Genesis 1:31And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
  5. Genesis 5:1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.
  6. Genesis 10:1This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
  7. Genesis 11:10This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.
  8. Genesis 25:12This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.
  9. Genesis 25:19This is the account of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac,
  10. Genesis 36:1This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom).
  11. Genesis 36:9This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the area of Mount Seir.
  12. Exodus 6:16These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
  13. Exodus 15:3The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name.
  14. 1 Kings 18:39When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”
  15. 2 Chronicles 20:6and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.
  16. Job 38:28Does the rain have a father? Who has begotten the drops of dew?
  17. Psalms 18:31For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
  18. Psalms 86:10For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.
  19. Psalms 90:1Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.
  20. Isaiah 44:6Thus says the LORD, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.
  21. Revelation 1:4John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne,
  22. Revelation 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
  23. Revelation 11:17saying: “We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.
  24. Revelation 16:5And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.

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