Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible
Albert Barnes
Genesis 1
- Section I - The Creation - The Absolute Creation ראשׁית rḕshı̂̂yt , the “head-part, beginning” of a thing, in point of time Genesis 10:10 , or value Proverbs 1:7 . Its opposite is אחרית 'achărı̂̂yth Isaiah 46:10 . בראשׁית rê'shı̂̂yth , “in the beginning,” is always used in…
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