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Genesis 1:8

And God calleth to the expanse 'Heavens;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning — day second.

Young's Literal Translation

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 maketh the expanse, and it separateth between the waters which [are] under the expanse, and the waters which [are] above the expanse: and it is so.

9And God saith, 'Let the waters under the heavens be collected unto one place, and let the dry land be seen:' and it is so.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:5and God calleth to the light 'Day,' and to the darkness He hath called 'Night;' and there is an evening, and there is a morning — day one.

Genesis 1:13and there is an evening, and there is a morning — day third.

Genesis 1:23and there is an evening, and there is a morning — day fifth.

Genesis 5:2a male and a female He hath prepared them, and He blesseth them, and calleth their name Man, in the day of their being prepared.

Zechariah 12:1The burden of a word of Jehovah on Israel. An affirmation of Jehovah, Stretching out heaven, and founding earth, And forming the spirit of man in his midst.

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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