Genesis 1:7

So God made the sky to split the water in half. God left some of the water up high, and he left some of it on the ground, and he put the sky in the middle.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6Then God said, “I want something to split the water in half.”

8And when God made it, he called it sky. After that all happened, there was night time and there was morning time. That was day number 2.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:11Then God said, “I want the land to grow all sorts of plants on the earth. I want plants with seeds, and trees with fruit that have seeds inside.” And God made it happen.

Genesis 1:24Then God said, “I want the land to be full of all different sorts of animals. I want animals that are wild, and animals that are not wild. I want lizards, and insects, and other things that crawl around on the ground.” And God made it happen just like that.

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 →

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