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[Candles]

Dear Teachers,

Please help me to find out the difference between these two phrases:

At the beginning of .... vs. In the beginning of....

I am looking forward to your reply.

Thank you very much
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[pugachevV]

At the beginning expresses the time when an event takes place
At the beginning of May.

It is fairly precise.

In the beginning expresses a period of time during which an event happens. It is less precise and may cover a longer period.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. In the beginning we were very much in love...
And so on.