Then he separated the light from the darkness. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.ģThen God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 2The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. Or When God began to create the heavens and the earth. Or In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth. The Account of Creation 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.