Genesis 1:8

And God clepide the firmament, heuene. And the euentid and morwetid was maad, the secounde dai.

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In The King James Version

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

In Context

7And God made the firmament, and departide the watris that weren vndur the firmament fro these watris that weren on the firmament; and it was don so.

9Forsothe God seide, The watris, that ben vndur heuene, be gaderid in to o place, and a drie place appere; and it was doon so.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:5dai, and the derknessis, nyyt. And the euentid and morwetid was maad, o daie.

Genesis 1:13And the euentid and morwetid was maad, the thridde dai.

Genesis 1:23And the euentid and the morwetid was maad, the fyuethe dai.

Genesis 5:2God formede hem male and female, and blesside hem, and clepide the name of hem Adam, in the day in which thei weren formed.

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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