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Morrish Bible Dictionary

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Besides the common use of this word in many connections, it is used in a special sense to carry the mind back into

a, eternity , when the Word was with God, and was God, by whom all things were made. John 1:1-3; Acts 15:18 (which should read 'from eternity'). Also to the eternity of Jehovah, 'the beginning and the end.' Revelation 1:8; Revelation 21:6; Revelation 22:13 .

b, The creation, whether it was creating out of nothing or forming the heavens and the earth Isaiah 64:4; Hebrews 1:10 . Also the creation of man and woman. Matthew 19:4,8; Mark 10:6 .

c, The beginning of Christianity. John 15:27; John 16:4; 1 John 1:1; 1 John 3:11; 2 John 5,6 .

d, foundation or source , It is used also with a moral sense as a foundation or source, as in Colossians 1:18; Revelation 3:14 .

Bibliography Information
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Beginning'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​b/beginning.html. 1897.
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