Genesis 1:17

God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth,

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

18to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:13I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.

Psalms 8:1For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.

Acts 13:47For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of 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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