"That is why it is called a Spirit," he said. "The word in Hebrew also means wind. 'The Spirit of God brooded… — Marilynne Robinson
"That is why it is called a Spirit," he said. "The word in Hebrew also means wind. 'The Spirit of God brooded on the face of the deep.' It is a sort of enveloping atmosphere."
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