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Reference Bible passages has particular standard conventions.To reference complete chapter or series of chapters write the full name of book or its abbreviation followed by chapter numbers (e.g. Genesis 2-3 refers to all the verses in Genesis chapters 2 and 3).To reference a particular passage in a single chapter write the abbreviation for the book, the chapter number, a colon, and then the range of verses (e.g., Gen 2:1-10 refers to the first ten verses of chapter 2 of Genesis ).To reference a fragment (e.g. single sentence) within a verse that has multiple sentences then append an 'a' for the first line, 'b' for second line, and so forth (e.g., Ps 23:5a refers to the first line of verse 5 of the 23rd Psalm).When you specify passages that extend across chapters also use abbreviation of the book, chapter and verse that begins the section, and the chapter and verse that ends it (e.g. Is 1:29-2:5 means the portion that begins in Isaiah chapter 1 verse 29 and ends at Isaiah chapter 2 verse 5).It's common to also include the abbreviated bible translation in the reference such as KJV for King James Version.
Standard citation isBook chapter:verse(s) For example, if one were to refer to the Epistle of James, chapter two, verse 24, one would write, James 2:24. When referring to a block of text, for example, The Second Epistle of Peter, chapter one, verses 18 through 21, one would write, 2 Peter 1:18-21. When referencing multiple verses out of sequence, but within the same chapter, write, Hebrews 5:1, 4, 7-10. This, of course, is the Epistle to the Hebrews, chapter five, verses one, four, and seven through ten.
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Christians believe that God prompted Moses to write not just Genesis chapter 1 but the whole of Genesis. Some say that God wanted the Israelites and the world in time to know about the origin of the world in which they and we find ourselves. I am an amateur genealogist and I can appreciate this statement as I desire to know what my roots are, and in what parts of history my family tree participated in. I truly believe in the Genesis story, from creation and on and believe it came from God himself.
No there is not a verse that tells you how long it took. But if you search for it on Google I bet you could find the answer!!