Genesis 1:15

and let them be for lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth;” and it was so.

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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

14God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;

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.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:7God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and 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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