Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
Majority Standard Bible
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 the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.
Cross References
Genesis 1:5God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
Genesis 1:13And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.
Genesis 1:23And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.
Genesis 5:2Male and female He created them, and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.”
Zechariah 12:1This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms 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 →