Genesis 1:1
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
This is the very first verse of the Bible, opening the creation account. It introduces the cosmic scope of God's creative work to an ancient audience, likely Israelites who had recently experienced liberation from Egypt or were settling in the land of Canaan, or later, during the Babylonian exile.
What does acknowledging an unseen, encompassing 'heavens' (beyond our physical sky) mean for how we understand our own world and its origins?