Genesis 1:16
And Elohim made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; He made the kokhavim (stars) also.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
15And let them be for lights in the raki'a of the heaven to give light upon the earth; and it was so.
17And Elohim set them in the raki'a of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:19And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto Shomayim, and when thou seest the shemesh, and the yarei'ach, and the kokhavim, even all the tz'va HaShomayim, shouldest be driven to hishtachaveh (bow down, worship) them, and serve them which Hashem Eloheicha hath divided unto kol Amim under kol HaShomayim.
Job 31:26If I beheld the ohr when it shined, 1 or the yarei'ach moving in splendor, 1
Psalms 8:3Out of the mouth of olelim and infants 1 hast Thou established strength 1 because of Thine enemies, 1 that Thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 1
Psalms 74:16The yom is Thine, the lailah also is Thine; 1 Thou hast prepared the ma'ohr (luminary, moon) and the shemesh. 1
Psalms 136:9The yarei'ach and kokhavim to rule by lailah; 1 ki l'olam chasdo. 1
Psalms 148:5Let them praise the Shem of Hashem: 1 for He commanded, and they were created. 1
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 →