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Genesis 1:8

And God called the expanse Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning a second day.

Darby Translation

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 expanse, and divided between the waters that are under the expanse and the waters that are above the expanse; and it was so.

9And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry [land] appear. And it was so.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening, and there was morning the first day.

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

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

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

Zechariah 12:1The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. [Thus] saith Jehovah, who stretcheth out the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him:

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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