Genesis 1:1-2:3

theme
In the opening of this book, God creates the heavens and earth, populating them with celestial lights and living beings. The capstone of his creation is man. His creation was completed in six days and on the seventh day he rested from his work.

key verse
1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

related verses
John 1:1-2 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.

Rev 21:5 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away