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about the NIV study bible
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the new international version of the bible (niv) is unsurpassed in accuracy, clarity, and literary grace. the commitment that led to the completion of this version later guided several of its translators to spearhead publication of the niv study bible. their purpose was unchanged: to communicate the word of god to he hearts of people.
-old testament-
genesis
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the first phrase in the hebrew text of 1:1 is bereshith ("in [the] beginning), which is also the hebrew title of the book (book in ancient times customarily were named after their first word or two). the english title, genesis, is greek in origin and comes from the word geneseos, which appears in the greek translation (septuagint) of 2:4, 5:1. depending on its contex the word can mean "birth," "geneaolgy," or "history of its origen." in both its hebrew and greek forms, then, the title of genesis appropristely describes its contents, since it is primarily a book of beginnings.
- GENESIS 1:1 -
the begginning
1in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth. 2Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the spirit of god was hovering over the waters..
3 And god sid, "let there be light," and there was light. 4God saw that the light was good, and he seperated the light from the darkness. 5God called the light of "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was the first evening, and there was morning -the first day.
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