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Creation from the Word
The divine word or speech as the instrument of creation appears across traditions.
Creation
Christianity
John 1:1-3
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things were made through him.”
Judaism
Genesis 1:3
“And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light.”
Islam
Quran 36:82
“His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, 'Be,' and it is.”
Hinduism
Rig Veda 10.129
“In the beginning there was neither existence nor non-existence. Then there was neither death nor immortality. That One breathed, windless, by its own power.”