Genesis 1:8
And God called the expansion Heaven. And it was evening and it was morning, the second day.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 1:5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And it was evening and it was morning, the first day.
Genesis 1:13And it was evening and it was morning, the third day.
Genesis 1:23And it was evening and it was morning, the fifth day.
Genesis 5:2Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, on the day when they were created.
Zechariah 12:1The prophecy of the word of the Lord concerning Israel, Saith the Lord, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within 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 →