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God

Also called LORD, Father, Almighty, Holy, GOD, Saviour, JEHOVAH, Judge, Fathers, Ancient

Mentioned in 8,587 verses across 64 books, first in Genesis 1:1. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

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In the Bible

The first 10 of 8,587 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Genesis

  • Genesis 1:1

    In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

  • Genesis 1:2

    Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

  • Genesis 1:3

    And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

  • Genesis 1:4

    And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness.

  • Genesis 1:5

    God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

  • Genesis 1:6

    And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”

  • Genesis 1:7

    So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.

  • Genesis 1:8

    God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

  • Genesis 1:9

    And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

  • Genesis 1:10

    God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

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Events

Events the dataset lists God as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

  1. c. 4004 BC
    Creation of all thingsGenesis 1:1–2:3
  2. c. 4004 BC
    Creation of Adam and EveGenesis 2:4–25 · at Eden
  3. c. 4004 BC
    The FallGenesis 3:1–24 · at Eden
  4. c. 3875 BC
    God curses CainGenesis 4:11–16 · at Eden, Nod
  5. c. 2468 BC
    God decides to destroy every living thingGenesis 6:1–7
  6. c. 2400 BC
    God instructs Noah to build the arkGenesis 6:8–7:5
  7. c. 2347 BC
    God makes a covenant with NoahGenesis 8:20–9:17
  8. c. 1921 BC
    Abrahamic CovenantGenesis 12:1–3
  9. c. 1897 BC
    Sodom DestroyedGenesis 18:20–19:29 · at Sodom, Gomorrah
  10. c. 1491 BC
    Ten Commandments GivenExodus 19:1–20:17 · at Mount Sinai
  11. no date
    The Holy Spirit is promisedActs 1:4–5 · at Olivet
  12. no date
    Jesus ascends to HeavenActs 1:6–11 · at Olivet

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning to be strong; (2) of ’Eloah_, plural _’Elohim. The singular form, Eloah, is used only in poetry. The plural form is more commonly used in all parts of the Bible, The Hebrew word Jehovah (q.v.), the only other word generally employed to denote the Supreme Being, is uniformly rendered in the Authorized Version by “LORD,” printed in small capitals. The existence of God is taken for granted in the Bible. There is nowhere any argument to prove it. He who disbelieves this truth is spoken of as one devoid of understanding (Ps. 14:1).

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