Genesis 1:8

And God gave the arch the name of Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

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In The King James Version

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

In Context

7And God made the arch for a division between the waters which were under the arch and those which were over it: and it was so.

9And God said, Let the waters under the heaven come together in one place, and let the dry land be seen: and it was so.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:5Naming the light, Day, and the dark, Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

Genesis 1:13And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.

Genesis 1:23And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.

Genesis 5:2Male and female he made them, naming them Man, and giving them his blessing on the day when they were made.

Zechariah 12:1The word of the Lord about Israel. The Lord by whom the heavens are stretched out and the bases of the earth put in place, and the spirit of man formed inside him, has said:

Matthew Henry on Genesis 1:7-9

The Creation. ( b. c. 4004.) 6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. We have here an account of the second day's work, the creation of the firmament, in which observe, 1. The command of God concerning it:… Read the whole commentary →

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