Genesis 1:8

God called the expanse sky. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.

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

In Context

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.

9God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered together in one gathering, and let the dry land appear;" and it was so.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:5God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. There was evening and there was morning, one day.

Genesis 1:13There was evening and there was morning, a third day.

Genesis 1:23There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

Genesis 5:2He created them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

Zechariah 12:1An oracle. The word of the Lord concerning Israel. The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him says:

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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