Genesis 1:15

They shall be lights in the sky to shine on the earth.” And that's what happened.

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In The King James Version

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

In Context

14God said, “Let there be lights in the sky to separate day from night, and to provide a way to mark seasons, days, and years.

16God created two great lights: the larger one in charge of the day, and the smaller one in charge of the night. He created the stars too.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:7So God made an expanse to divide the waters that were above from the waters that were below. And that's what happened.

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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