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Genesis 1:8

And God called the firmament, (the) heaven (s). And the eventide and the morrowtide was made, the second day.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 parted the waters that were under the firmament, from the waters that were on the firmament [or from these that were above the firmament]; and it was done so.

9Forsooth God said, The waters, that be under (the) heaven (s), be gathered into one place, and a dry place appear; and it was done so.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:5and he called the light, day, and the darknesses, night. And the eventide and the morrowtide was made, one day (or the first day).

Genesis 1:13And the eventide and the morrowtide was made, the third day.

Genesis 1:23And the eventide and the morrowtide was made, the fifth day.

Genesis 5:2God formed them male and female, and blessed them, and called the name of them Adam, in the day in which they were formed. (God formed them male and female, and blessed them, and called their name Man, on the day when they were formed.)

Zechariah 12:1The burden of the word of the Lord on Israel. And the Lord said, stretching forth heaven, and founding the earth, and making the spirit of a man in him, (The charge, or the heavy burden, of the word of the Lord for Israel. And the Lord said, stretching forth the heavens, and founding the earth, and making, or forming, the spirit of a man within him,)

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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