Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of Genesis
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Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:3 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:3 JFB -> Commentary on 1:3 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:3 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:3 SRN -> Study Notes on 1:3 TSK -> Commentary on 1:3 TSK -> Entry for 1:3 WEN -> Notes on 1:3 NTB -> God; Jesus, The Christ; Light TTT -> Creation; Light EBD -> Light WJD -> Devotional using 1:3 WJD -> Devotional using 1:3 1:3 - [In Context] Then God said, "Let there be light!" F2 And light began to shine.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:4 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:4 JFB -> Commentary on 1:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:4 TSK -> Commentary on 1:4 TSK -> Entry for 1:4 WEN -> Notes on 1:4 NTB -> God; Jesus, The Christ; Light TTT -> Creation; Darkness; Light SPG -> Devotional using 1:4 SPG -> Devotional using 1:4 SPG -> Devotional using 1:4 WJD -> Devotional using 1:4 WJD -> Devotional using 1:4 1:4 - [In Context] God saw the light, and he knew it was good. Then God separated the light from the darkness.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:5 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:5 JFB -> Commentary on 1:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:5 SRN -> Study Notes on 1:5 TSK -> Commentary on 1:5 TSK -> Entry for 1:5 WEN -> Notes on 1:5 NTB -> Darkness; Day; God; Jesus, The Christ; Light; Night TTT -> Creation; Darkness; Day; Evening, The; Morning; Night EBD -> Evening SBD -> Day SPG -> Devotional using 1:5 SPG -> Devotional using 1:5 WJD -> Devotional using 1:5 WJD -> Devotional using 1:5 1:5 - [In Context] God named the light "day," and he named the darkness "night." There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the first day.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:6 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:6 JFB -> Commentary on 1:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:6 SRN -> Study Notes on 1:6 TSK -> Commentary on 1:6 TSK -> Entry for 1:6 WEN -> Notes on 1:6 NTB -> Earth; Firmament; God; God (continued); Jesus, The Christ TTT -> Creation; Water EBD -> Heaven WJD -> Devotional using 1:6 WJD -> Devotional using 1:6 WJD -> Devotional using 1:6 WJD -> Devotional using 1:6 1:6 - [In Context] Then God said, "Let there be air F3 to separate the water into two parts!"
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:7 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:7 JFB -> Commentary on 1:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:7 TSK -> Commentary on 1:7 TSK -> Entry for 1:7 WEN -> Notes on 1:7 NTB -> Earth; Firmament; God; God (continued); Jesus, The Christ TTT -> Clouds; Creation; Water EBD -> Firmament WJD -> Devotional using 1:7 WJD -> Devotional using 1:7 1:7 - [In Context] So God made the air and separated the water. Some of the water was above the air, and some of the water was below the air.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:8 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:8 JFB -> Commentary on 1:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:8 SRN -> Study Notes on 1:8 TSK -> Commentary on 1:8 TSK -> Entry for 1:8 WEN -> Notes on 1:8 NTB -> Day; Firmament; God; God (continued); Jesus, The Christ TTT -> Creation; Morning SBD -> Eleasah WJD -> Devotional using 1:8 WJD -> Devotional using 1:8 1:8 - [In Context] God named the air "sky." There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the second day.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:9 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:9 JFB -> Commentary on 1:9 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:9 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:9 TSK -> Commentary on 1:9 TSK -> Entry for 1:9 WEN -> Notes on 1:9 NTB -> Continents; Geology; God; God (continued); Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Land; Sea; Water TTT -> Creation; Water WJD -> Devotional using 1:9 WJD -> Devotional using 1:9 1:9 - [In Context] Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered together so the dry land will appear." And it happened.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:10 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:10 JFB -> Commentary on 1:10 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:10 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:10 TSK -> Commentary on 1:10 TSK -> Entry for 1:10 WEN -> Notes on 1:10 NTB -> Continents; Geology; God; God (continued); Jesus, The Christ; Sea TTT -> Creation; Earth, The; Sea, The; Water EBD -> Earth; Sea, The SBD -> Agriculture; Earth; Sea WJD -> Devotional using 1:10 WJD -> Devotional using 1:10 1:10 - [In Context] God named the dry land "earth." And God named the water that was gathered together "seas." God saw this was good.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:11 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:11 JFB -> Commentary on 1:11 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:11 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:11 SRN -> Study Notes on 1:11 TSK -> Commentary on 1:11 TSK -> Entry for 1:11 WEN -> Notes on 1:11 NTB -> Fruits; God; God (continued); Grass; Jesus, The Christ; Propagation; Seed; Vegetation TTT -> Creation; Earth, The; Grass; Herbs, &c; Seed; Trees EBD -> Grass; Herb SBD -> Agriculture; Gad WJD -> Devotional using 1:11 1:11 - [In Context] Then God said, "Let the earth grow grass, plants that make grain, and fruit trees. The fruit trees will make fruit with seeds in it. And each plant will make its own kind of seed. Let these plants grow on the earth." And it happened.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:12 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:12 JFB -> Commentary on 1:12 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:12 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:12 TSK -> Commentary on 1:12 TSK -> Entry for 1:12 WEN -> Notes on 1:12 NTB -> Fruits; God; Jesus, The Christ; Propagation; Seed TTT -> Creation; Grass; Herbs, &c; Seed; Trees EBD -> Grass; Herb SBD -> Gad WJD -> Devotional using 1:12 1:12 - [In Context] The earth grew grass and plants that made grain. And it grew trees that made fruit with seeds in it. Every plant made its own kind of seeds. And God saw this was good.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:13 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:13 JFB -> Commentary on 1:13 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:13 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:13 WEN -> Notes on 1:13 NTB -> Day; God; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued) TTT -> Creation SBD -> Gad; Law of Moses WJD -> Devotional using 1:13 1:13 - [In Context] There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the third day.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:14 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:14 JFB -> Commentary on 1:14 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:14 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:14 TSK -> Commentary on 1:14 TSK -> Entry for 1:14 WEN -> Notes on 1:14 NTB -> Firmament; God; Jesus, The Christ; Seasons; Sun; Time; Token; Year TTT -> Creation; Earth, The; Light; Months; Moon, The; Night; Stars, The; Sun, The; Time; Years EBD -> Astronomy; Firmament; Moon; Sun; Year SBD -> Sun WJD -> Devotional using 1:14 1:14 - [In Context] Then God said, "Let there be lights in the sky. These lights will separate the days from the nights. These lights will be used for special signs and to show when special meetings F4 begin. And they will be used to show the days and years.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:15 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:15 JFB -> Commentary on 1:15 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:15 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:15 WEN -> Notes on 1:15 NTB -> Firmament; God; Sun TTT -> Creation; Earth, The; Light; Moon, The EBD -> Astronomy; Moon; Sun SBD -> Abiathar; Bath, Bathing; Covenant; Moab; Sun WJD -> Devotional using 1:15 1:15 - [In Context] These lights will be in the sky to shine light on the earth." And it happened.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:16 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:16 JFB -> Commentary on 1:16 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:16 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:16 SRN -> Study Notes on 1:16 TSK -> Commentary on 1:16 TSK -> Entry for 1:16 WEN -> Notes on 1:16 NTB -> Firmament; God; Moon; Night; Stars; Sun TTT -> Creation; Earth, The; Light; Moon, The; Night; Stars, The; Sun, The EBD -> Astronomy; Moon; Sun SBD -> Korah; Moab; Sun WJD -> Devotional using 1:16 1:16 - [In Context] So God made the two large lights. God made the larger light to rule during the day. He made the smaller light to rule during the night. God also made the stars.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:17 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:17 JFB -> Commentary on 1:17 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:17 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:17 SRN -> Study Notes on 1:17 TSK -> Commentary on 1:17 TSK -> Entry for 1:17 WEN -> Notes on 1:17 NTB -> Firmament; God; God (continued); Sun TTT -> Creation; Light; Night; Stars, The; Sun, The EBD -> Astronomy; Sun SBD -> War WJD -> Devotional using 1:17 1:17 - [In Context] God put these lights in the sky to shine on the earth.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:18 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:18 JFB -> Commentary on 1:18 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:18 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:18 TSK -> Commentary on 1:18 TSK -> Entry for 1:18 WEN -> Notes on 1:18 NTB -> God; God (continued); Night; Sun TTT -> Creation; Night EBD -> Astronomy; Sun 1:18 - [In Context] God put these lights in the sky to rule over the day and over the night. These lights separated the light from the darkness. And God saw this was good.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:19 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:19 JFB -> Commentary on 1:19 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:19 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:19 WEN -> Notes on 1:19 NTB -> Day; God; God (continued) TTT -> Creation 1:19 - [In Context] There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the fourth day.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:20 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:20 JFB -> Commentary on 1:20 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:20 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:20 TSK -> Commentary on 1:20 TSK -> Entry for 1:20 WEN -> Notes on 1:20 NTB -> Birds; Firmament; Fish; God; God (continued) TTT -> Birds; Creation; Fishes; Sea, The; Water SBD -> Zibeon 1:20 - [In Context] Then God said, "Let the water be filled with many living things. And let there be birds to fly in the air over the earth."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:21 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:21 JFB -> Commentary on 1:21 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:21 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:21 SRN -> Study Notes on 1:21 TSK -> Commentary on 1:21 TSK -> Entry for 1:21 WEN -> Notes on 1:21 NTB -> Birds; Dragon; Fish; God; God (continued); Propagation; Whale TTT -> Birds; Creation; Fishes; Sea, The; Water EBD -> Dragon; Whale SBD -> Fish 1:21 - [In Context] So God made the large sea animals. F5 God made every living thing that moves in the sea. There are many different kinds of sea animals--and God made them all! God also made every kind of bird that flies in the sky. And God saw this was good.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:22 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:22 JFB -> Commentary on 1:22 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:22 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:22 TSK -> Commentary on 1:22 TSK -> Entry for 1:22 WEN -> Notes on 1:22 NTB -> Benedictions; Birds; Fish; God; Propagation TTT -> Creation; Sea, The EBD -> Bless 1:22 - [In Context] God blessed these animals. God told them to have many babies and fill the seas. And God told the birds on land to make many more birds.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:23 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:23 JFB -> Commentary on 1:23 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:23 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:23 WEN -> Notes on 1:23 NTB -> Birds; Day; God; Propagation TTT -> Creation 1:23 - [In Context] There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the fifth day.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:24 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:24 JFB -> Commentary on 1:24 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:24 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:24 SRN -> Study Notes on 1:24 TSK -> Commentary on 1:24 TSK -> Entry for 1:24 WEN -> Notes on 1:24 NTB -> Animals; Birds; God; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Propagation TTT -> Beasts; Creation; Insects; Reptiles SBD -> Abia, Course of; Abiathar; Cassia; Fan; Jashub; Zibeon 1:24 - [In Context] Then God said, "Let the earth make many kinds of living things. Let there be many different kinds of animals. Let there be large animals and small crawling animals of every kind. And let all these animals make more animals." And all these things happened.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:25 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:25 JFB -> Commentary on 1:25 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:25 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:25 TSK -> Commentary on 1:25 TSK -> Entry for 1:25 WEN -> Notes on 1:25 NTB -> Birds; God; God (continued); Propagation TTT -> Beasts; Insects; Reptiles SBD -> Moab 1:25 - [In Context] So God made every kind of animal. God made the wild animals, the tame animals, and all the small crawling things. And God saw this was good.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:26 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:26 JFB -> Commentary on 1:26 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:26 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:26 SRN -> Study Notes on 1:26 TSK -> Commentary on 1:26 TSK -> Entry for 1:26 WEN -> Notes on 1:26 NTB -> Adam; Birds; Creeping Things; Eve; God; Image; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Man; Trinity TTT -> Beasts; Birds; Earth, The; Fishes; Holy Spirit, The, is God; Man; Reptiles EBD -> Adam; Creation; Man SBD -> Jashub TV -> Devotional using 1:26 TV -> Devotional using 1:26 1:26 - [In Context] Then God said, "Now let's make man. F6 We will make people as a copy of ourselves. People will be like us. They will rule over all the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. They will rule over all the large animals and all the little things that crawl on the earth."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:27 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:27 JFB -> Commentary on 1:27 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:27 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:27 TSK -> Commentary on 1:27 TSK -> Entry for 1:27 WEN -> Notes on 1:27 NTB -> Adam; Birds; Eve; Fruits; God; Image; Man; Quotations And Allusions; Women TTT -> Holy Spirit, The, is God; Man; Woman EBD -> Adam; Man TV -> Devotional using 1:27 TV -> Devotional using 1:27 1:27 - [In Context] So God made people in his own image. God made people as a copy of himself. F7 God made them male and female.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:28 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:28 JFB -> Commentary on 1:28 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:28 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:28 SRN -> Study Notes on 1:28 TSK -> Commentary on 1:28 TSK -> Entry for 1:28 WEN -> Notes on 1:28 NTB -> Adam; Benedictions; Birds; Eve; Fruits; God; Man; Propagation TTT -> Beasts; Creation; Fishes; Herbs, &c; Man; Marriage EBD -> Man SBD -> Fish 1:28 - [In Context] God blessed them and said to them, "Have many children. Fill the earth and take control of it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. Rule over every living thing that moves on the earth."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:29 GSB -> Study Notes on 1:29 JFB -> Commentary on 1:29 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:29 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:29 TSK -> Commentary on 1:29 TSK -> Entry for 1:29 WEN -> Notes on 1:29 NTB -> Adam; Birds; Food; Fruits; God (continued); Herbs; Seed; Vegetation TTT -> Fruits; Herbs, &c; Man; Sacrifices; Trees EBD -> Food; Herb SBD -> Abiathar; Zibeon 1:29 - [In Context] God said, "I am giving you all the grain bearing plants and all the fruit trees. Those trees make fruit with seeds in it. This grain and fruit will be your food.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:30 JFB -> Commentary on 1:30 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:30 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:30 TSK -> Commentary on 1:30 TSK -> Entry for 1:30 WEN -> Notes on 1:30 NTB -> Adam; Animals; Birds; Food; God (continued); Herbs; Vegetation TTT -> Beasts; Birds; Trees EBD -> Herb SBD -> Cassia; Fan; Gad 1:30 - [In Context] And I am giving all the green plants to the animals. Those green plants will be their food. Every animal on earth, every bird in the air, and all the little things that crawl on the earth will eat that food." And all these things happened.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 1:31 JFB -> Commentary on 1:31 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 1:31 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 1:31 TSK -> Commentary on 1:31 TSK -> Entry for 1:31 WEN -> Notes on 1:31 NTB -> Day; God TTT -> Creation; Man 1:31 - [In Context] God looked at everything he had made. And God saw that everything was very good. There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the sixth day.
FOOTNOTES: F2: God made … light   Or, "In the beginning, God made the heavens and the earth. While 2the earth had no special shape, and darkness covered the ocean, and God's Spirit hovered over the water, 3God said, 'Let there be light!'" Or, "When God began to create the sky and the earth, 2while the earth was completely empty, and darkness covered the ocean, and a powerful wind blew over the water, 3God said, 'Let there be light.'" F3: air   The Hebrew word means "bowl," or "dome." F4: special meetings   The Israelites used the sun and moon to decide when the months and years began. And many Jewish holidays and special meetings began at the time of the new moon or full moon. F5: large sea animals   Or, "sea monsters." F6: man   The Hebrew word means "man," "people," or the name "Adam." It is like the word meaning "earth," or "red clay." F7: God made people … himself   Compare Gen. 5:1,3.

Abbreviations Legend: GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; WJD - What Jesus Did!; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.