Genesis 1:15

Let them be lights in the dome of the sky to light the earth.” It was so.

Open English Bible (US)

In The King James Version

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

In Context

14Then God said, “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the night from the day. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, the days, and the years.

16So God made the two great lights: The greater to rule the day and the lesser to rule the night. God made the stars also.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:7So God made the dome to separate the waters below from the waters which were above it. It was so.

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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