In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1. בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Revised Standard Version) The word בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית (Bereshit), translated as the beginning, is a noun with the prefix בְּ , and does not mean in the beginning in English, but rather lead or head. It means the head of God's house. Hebrew grammar is verb + subject + object, and since this sentence is about Bereshit, the objective relative pronoun between Bereshit and Bara Elohim et Hashamayim et Ha'erets is omitted. In English, it is expressed as Bereshit (whom) God created the heavens and the earth. If we translate this, since Bereshit and the heavens and the earth are equivalent, it means that God created the head of the temple corresponding to heaven and this earth. Bereshit is a compound word of Beh and Reshit (prefix preposition + feminine singular noun). ...