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Do you think it seems a little odd to single out the sky and the ground for mention in the first verse of the Bible?

Actually, the phrase "the heavens and the earth" is a way of summarizing everything God made.

It's another way of saying, "In the beginning God created the universe."
 
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Do you think it seems a little odd to single out the sky and the ground for mention in the first verse of the Bible?

For ancient nomads? No, it doesn't seem strange at all.

Actually, the phrase "the heavens and the earth" is a way of summarizing everything God made.

It's another way of saying, "In the beginning God created the universe."

More or less.
 
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