Genesis 1:15

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heauen to giue light vpon the earth: and it was so.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heauen, to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signes, and for seasons, and for dayes and yeeres.

16God then made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesse light to rule the night: he made also the starres.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:7Then God made the firmament, and separated the waters, which were vnder the firmament, from the waters which were aboue the firmament: 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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