Genesis 1:17

And God set them in the firmament of the heauen, to shyne vpon the earth,

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

In Context

16And God made two great lyghtes: a greater lyght to rule the day, and a lesse lyght to rule the nyght, and [he made] starres also.

18And to rule the day and nyght, and to make difference betweene the lyght and the darknesse: and God saw that it was good.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:13I do set my bowe in the cloude, and it shall be for a token betweene me and the earth.

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 →

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