Genesis 1:17

God set them in the expanse of sky to give light to the earth,

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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 the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

18and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good. + 1:18 Day 4: God separates day and night with sun and moon called ma'or ·lights· and the chochavi'm ·stars·; this gives us 'owr ·light·. These lights help identify the mo'adim ·seasons, appointed times·. God’s calendar has both the harvest schedule and special feast days called mo'adim ·seasons, appointed times· (see Lev. 23).

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Cross References

Genesis 9:13I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.

Psalms 8:1Adonai, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, 2 who has set your glory above the heavens! 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 →

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