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Genesis 2:1

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THUS the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
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  1. Exodus 31:17Rank 1 from verse 1
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    17It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

  2. Exodus 20:11Rank 2 from verse 1
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    11For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

  3. Psalms 33:6Rank 3 from verse 1
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    6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

  4. Genesis 1:1Rank 4 from verse 1
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    1IN the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

  5. Isaiah 45:18Rank 5 from verse 1
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    18For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.

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Genesis 2:1

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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host

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Sense 1: An army, assembled company, or multitude, including the ordered host of heaven. Sense 2: A person who receives, lodges, or entertains another.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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1THUS the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

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2And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

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