Genesis 2:1

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

Cross-references

Genesis 2:4 Parallel

Genesis 2:4 uses 'the heavens and the earth' as a summary heading, restating the same completed creation described in this verse.

Genesis 1:1 Parallel

Genesis 1:1 opens with 'the heavens and the earth' — this verse closes with them, forming a deliberate literary frame around the creation account.

In Isaiah 40:26-28, God as Creator of the heavens and His eternity affirm the creative work completed here.

Hebrews 4:3 Allusion

Hebrews 4:3 references God's works being 'finished from the foundation of the world' — directly alluding to the completion of creation described here.

Acts 4:24 Allusion

Acts 4:24 praises God as the one 'which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is' — directly echoing this creation language.

Jeremiah 10:12 credits God with making the earth and stretching out the heavens — echoing the same Creator-language from the creation account.

Isaiah 65:17 promises God will create 'new heavens and a new earth' — the first creation's completion here prefigures that renewed work.

In Isaiah 48:13, God describes His hands laying the earth's foundation and spanning the heavens — echoing the same completed creation language found here.

In Isaiah 45:18, God affirms He alone created the heavens and earth, not in vain but to be inhabited — echoing the completed creation and asserting His sole sovereignty over it.

In Isaiah 45:12, God explicitly claims to have made the heavens, reinforcing the completion described.

Isaiah 34:4 Contrast

In Isaiah 34:4, the heavens are dissolved and fall, contrasting with their completed state in creation.

Psalm 146:6 Related theme

In Psalm 146:6, God 'made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them' — naming the same completed work with ongoing faithfulness.

Psalm 136:5–8 Related theme

In Psalm 136:5-8, the litany traces God making heavens, spreading earth, and creating lights — the same acts now declared complete here.

Psalm 89:11–13 Related theme

In Psalm 89:11-13, the psalmist declares heaven and earth are God's because 'you have founded them' — echoing this moment of completed creation.

Psalm 33:6 Allusion

In Psalm 33:6, the heavens are made by God's word, echoing the completion of creation described here.

In Nehemiah 9:6, the prayer expands this by naming 'all their host' — the same word used here, with worship added to creation.

Exodus 20:11 directly cites this account: 'in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth...and rested on the seventh day.'

In Exodus 31:17, the six days of creation and God's seventh-day rest are directly cited as the basis for Sabbath commandment, echoing this completion of heaven and earth.

Psalm 102:25 recalls God's creative work in establishing the heavens and earth.

Hebrews 4:4 Citation

Hebrews 4:4 references God's rest after creation, directly from the Genesis account.

John 5:17 Contrast

John 5:17 contrasts God's ongoing work with His completed creation rest.

Psalm 148:2 Allusion

Psalm 148:2 calls all hosts to praise, reflecting the hosts God created.

Isaiah 42:5 Allusion

In Isaiah 42:5, God describes himself as the one who 'created the heavens and stretched them out,' presupposing this completed creation.

Zechariah 12:1 opens by crediting God who 'stretcheth forth the heavens' and 'layeth the foundation of the earth' — echoing creation language here.

2 Kings 19:15 Related theme

In 2 Kings 19:15, Hezekiah's prayer names God as the one who 'made heaven and earth' — the same creation now declared complete.

In Jeremiah 8:2, worshiping celestial bodies is condemned, though they are part of God's completed creation.

Acts 7:42 Contrast

In Acts 7:42, God allows worship of heavenly bodies as judgment, contrasting with their proper place in creation.

2 Chronicles 2:12 Related theme

In 2 Chronicles 2:12, Hiram blesses God who 'made heaven and earth,' affirming the same creative sovereignty now declared finished.

Jeremiah 10:16 calls God 'the former of all things' — affirming His role as Creator, though in the context of contrasting Him with idols.