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From Colossians 1:15-18 we read (BLB)

He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation, because in him were created all things in the heavens and upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or lordships or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and unto Him.

17And He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, firstborn out from the dead, so that he might be holding pre-eminence in all things...

Please note that the translation given (BLB, much better than most) is, "in Him were created all things in the heavens and upon the earth".

There is a Q about the firstborn from the dead - this seeks to determine if the two terms in the same passage are connected - as asked.

From Colossians 1:15-18 we read (BLB)

He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation, because in him were created all things in the heavens and upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or lordships or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and unto Him.

17And He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, firstborn out from the dead, so that he might be holding pre-eminence in all things...

Please note that the translation given (BLB, much better than most) is, "in Him were created all things in the heavens and upon the earth".

There is a Q about the firstborn from the dead - this seeks to determine if the term 'firstborn' - used twice in close proximity, but in quite different contexts are connected - as asked.

From Colossians 1:15-18 we read (BLB)

He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation, because in him were created all things in the heavens and upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or lordships or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and unto Him.

17And He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, firstborn out from the dead, so that he might be holding pre-eminence in all things...

Please note that the translation given (BLB, much better than most) is, "in Him were created all things in the heavens and upon the earth".

From Colossians 1:15-18 we read (BLB)

He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation, because in him were created all things in the heavens and upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or lordships or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and unto Him.

17And He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, firstborn out from the dead, so that he might be holding pre-eminence in all things...

Please note that the translation given (BLB, much better than most) is, "in Him were created all things in the heavens and upon the earth".

There is a Q about the firstborn from the dead - this seeks to determine if the two terms in the same passage are connected - as asked.

From Colossians 1:15-18 we read (BLB)

He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation, because in him were created all things in the heavens and upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or lordships or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and unto Him.

17And He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, firstborn out from the dead, so that he might be holding pre-eminence in all things...

Please note that the translation given (BLB, much better than most) is, "in Him were created all things in the heavens and upon the earth".

Based on the Colossians 1 context, this passage has nothing to do with a Genesis creation.

From Colossians 1:15-18 we read (BLB)

He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation, because in him were created all things in the heavens and upon the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or lordships or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and unto Him.

17And He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, firstborn out from the dead, so that he might be holding pre-eminence in all things...

Please note that the translation given (BLB, much better than most) is, "in Him were created all things in the heavens and upon the earth".