Genesis 1:31

God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was m'ohd tov ·exceedingly good·. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth 'yom ·period of time, day·.

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And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

In Context

30To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food;” and it was so. + 1:30 Day 6b: God creates 'adam ·human being· in his own likeness, this is unique to all other creation. Representing all of God’s spectrum, he creates both zachar ·male· and n'keivah ·female·; representing his unity oneness, God establishes marriage as a oneness and marital intimacy as a bond (Gen 2:24-25). Humans are given both work and sustenance.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:8God called the expanse “ shamayim ·sky, heavens·”. + 1:8 Day 2: God divides the mayim ·waters· creating the earth water and the shamayim ·sky, heavens· or literally ·above waters·. Scientifically this shows there is a water cycle. Also, the sky includes water; atmosphere is water, dust, and gas. There was evening and there was morning, a second yom ·period of time, day·.

Genesis 1:19There was evening and there was morning, a fourth 'yom ·period of time, day·.

Genesis 2:2On the seventh 'yom ·period of time, day· God finished his work which he had done; and he shavat ·rested· + 2:2. Quoted in Heb 4:4 on the seventh day from all his work which he had done.

Exodus 20:11for in six days Adonai made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore Adonai blessed the Shabath ·Intermission· day, and made it holy.

Psalms 104:24Adonai, how many are your works! 2 In wisdom have you made them all. 2 The earth is full of your riches. 1

Matthew Henry on Genesis 1:30-31

The Creation. ( b. c. 4004.) 29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. We have here the third part of the sixth day's work, which was not any new creation, but a… Read the whole commentary →

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