Genesis 1:8

And God called the firmament ‘Heaven.’ And it became evening and 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 a firmament, and he divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament. And so it became.

9Truly God said: “Let the waters that are under heaven be gathered together into one place; and let the dry land appear.” And so it became.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:5And he called the light, ‘Day,’ and the darknesses, ‘Night.’ And it became evening and morning, one day.

Genesis 1:13And it became evening and the morning, the third day.

Genesis 1:23And it became evening and morning, the fifth day.

Genesis 5:2He created them, male and female; and he blessed them. And he called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

Zechariah 12:1The burden of the word of the Lord upon Israel. The Lord, stretching forth the heavens and founding the earth and forming the spirit of man within him, says:

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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