The Eternal God<\/a>.”<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Question: God\u00a0created heaven and earth. What was around before heaven and earth? Where does God\u00a0come from? Answer: In regards to the creation, see: Could there have been a gap between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2? How old is the world? Was there a world before Genesis? 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