Texts · 10 · The Creator

Tohu va-vohu

At the start, the earth is tohu va-vohu, formless and void, with darkness over the deep and God's spirit hovering over the waters.

Order emerges from chaos.

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The same rare verb for 'hovering' describes God like an eagle over its young at the exodus.

Bible reference: Genesis 1:2; Deuteronomy 32:11

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 161

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