Genesis 1:16
And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day; and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
15To shine in the firmament of heaven, and to give light upon the earth. And it was so done.
17And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:19Lest perhaps lifting up thy eyes to heaven, thou see the sun and the moon, and all the stars of heaven, and being deceived by error thou adore and serve them, which the Lord thy God created for the service of all the nations, that are under heaven.
Job 31:26If I beheld the sun when it shined, and the moon going in brightness:
Psalms 8:3Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise, because of thy enemies, that thou mayst destroy the enemy and the avenger.
Psalms 74:16Thine is the day, and thine is the night: thou hast made the morning light and the sun.
Psalms 136:9He sent forth signs and wonders in the midst of thee, O Egypt: upon Pharao, and upon all his servants.
Psalms 148:5Great is our Lord, and great is his power: and of his wisdom there is no number.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 1:15-20
The Creation. ( b. c. 4004.) 14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: 15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. 16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,… Read the whole commentary →