Genesis 1:2 is the second verse of the first chapter in the Book of Genesis. It takes place after the initial creation of the universe in the Genesis creation narrative, and describes the Earth as formless, dark, and void, with no light or organisms. It is a part of the Torah portion Bereshit (Genesis 1:1-6:8).
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Famous quotes by genesis 1:2:
“Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.”
—Bible: Hebrew Genesis 1:29.
But in a later context, God told the disgraced Adam, ‘and thou shalt eat the herb of the field’ (Genesis 3:18)