Genesis 1:8

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.

9God also said: Let the waters that are under the heaven, be gathered together into one place: and let the dry land appear. And it was so done.

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Cross References

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

Genesis 1:13And the evening and the morning were the third day.

Genesis 1:23And the evening and morning were the fifth day.

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

Zechariah 12:1The burden of the word of the Lord upon Israel. Thus saith the Lord, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundations of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man in 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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