In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth This verse is an introduction to Genesis 1. It stands alone from the enumeration of days. It repeats the declaration of the invisible aleph and the first word of the verse in declaring that God is the creator. It has a bookend in Ge 2:4-5. By this verse alone with it's repeating declaration that God is the creator, there can be no doubt that the primary purpose of creation is to make the invisible God known.