Genesis 1:16

And God maketh the two great luminaries, the great luminary for the rule of the day, and the small luminary — and the stars — for the rule of the night;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15and they have been for luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth:' and it is so.

17and God giveth them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 4:19'And lest thou lift up thine eyes towards the heavens, and hast seen the sun, and the moon, and the stars, all the host of the heavens, and thou hast been forced, and hast bowed thyself to them, and served them, which Jehovah thy God hath apportioned to all the peoples under the whole heavens.

Job 31:26If I see the light when it shineth, And the precious moon walking,

Psalms 8:3For I see Thy heavens, a work of Thy fingers, Moon and stars that Thou didst establish.

Psalms 74:16Thine [is] the day, also Thine [is] the night, Thou hast prepared a light giver — the sun.

Psalms 136:9The moon and stars to rule by night, For to the age [is] His kindness.

Psalms 148:5They do praise the name of Jehovah, For He commanded, and they were created.

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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