"And fear Him who created you and the former generations [al-jibillah al-awwalin]," meaning: the creation.
﴿وَاتَّقُوا الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالْجِبِلَّةَ الأَوَّلِينَ﴾ يَعْنِي: الخليقة