philosophical_concept

formless matter

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Properties

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without beauty
description
The initial, unformed, and without beauty substance from which God created the beautiful world, often intimated by the name 'earth invisible and without form' or 'deep'.
origin
created by God
other_names
earth invisible and without form, darksome deep, almost nothing
state
primordial

Relationships

  • is_fromGod
    description
    Even in its unformed state, the primordial matter is affirmed to originate from God, as all existing things are from Him.
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    was from Him certainly, from Whom is whatsoever is
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  • is intimated byEarth
    description
    The concept of formless matter, which God created, is conveyed to humans through the phrase 'earth invisible and without form'.
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  • lacksBeauty
    description
    Formless matter is explicitly described as having been created 'without beauty' before the formation of the world.
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    which Thou hadst created without beauty
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    2026-03-02T21:55:42.766Z
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