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whales

Meaning of “whales”

Great sea creatures.

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:21

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The KJV occurrence

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Genesis 1:21
And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 1:21 · retained source text

And God created great whales, and euery liuing creature that moueth, which the waters brought forth aboundantly after their kinde, and euery winged foule after his kinde: and God saw that it was good.

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

Genesis 1:21

God creates great whales among living creatures brought forth by the waters, directly classing them as great sea creatures.

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