Genesis 1:8

God called the expanse, “sky.” So there was evening, and then the morning, making day two.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

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

9God said, “Let the waters below the sky collect together in one place so that the land may appear.” And so it was.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:5God called the light “day,” and he called the darkness “night.” So there was evening, and then the morning, making day one.

Genesis 1:13So there was evening, and then the morning, making day three.

Genesis 1:23So there was evening, and then the morning, making day five.

Genesis 5:2He created them male and female, and blessed them. On the day he created them he called them “human.”

Zechariah 12:1A prophecy: This message came from the Lord concerning Israel, a declaration of the Lord who spread out the heavens, who laid the foundations of the earth, and who placed the breath of life within human beings.

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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