Genesis 1:8
God called the dome the “sky”. There was an evening and a morning, making the second day.
Open English Bible (UK)
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 dome to separate the waters below from the waters which were above it. It was so.
Cross References
Genesis 1:5calling the light “day” and the darkness “night”. There was an evening and a morning, making the first day.
Genesis 1:13There was an evening and a morning, making the third day.
Genesis 1:23There was an evening and a morning, making the fifth day.
Genesis 5:2He created them male and female created, and blessed them, and called their name Adam.
Zechariah 12:1An oracle. This is the message of the Lord about Israel. The Lord who stretches out the heavens, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the human spirit within people says:
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 →