Genesis 2:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 2:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 2:1 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 2:1 — KJV
“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.”
— Genesis 2:1 (KJV)
Genesis 2:1 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 2:1
“For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:1: thus, heavens, earth
“Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:1: heavens, earth, host
“Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:1: heavens, earth, host
“Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:1: thus, heavens, earth
“Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 2:1: thus, heavens, earth
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