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Genesis 1:7–9

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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.
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
¶ And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
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From verse 7

  1. Proverbs 8:28–29Rank 1 from verse 7
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    28When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

    29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

  2. Psalms 148:4Rank 2 from verse 7
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    4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

  3. Matthew 8:27Rank 3 from verse 7
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    27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

  4. Job 38:8–11Rank 4 from verse 7
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    8Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

    9When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

    10And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

    11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

  5. Genesis 1:9Rank 5 from verse 7
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    9¶ And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

  6. Job 26:8Rank 6 from verse 7
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    8He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

  7. Genesis 1:15Rank 7 from verse 7
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    15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

  8. Genesis 1:24Rank 8 from verse 7
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    24¶ And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

  9. Ecclesiastes 11:3Rank 9 from verse 7
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    3If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

  10. Genesis 1:11Rank 10 from verse 7
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    11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

  11. Psalms 104:10Rank 11 from verse 7
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    10He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.

From verse 8

  1. Genesis 1:5Rank 1 from verse 8
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    5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

  2. Genesis 1:19Rank 2 from verse 8
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    19And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

  3. Genesis 1:10Rank 3 from verse 8
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    10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

  4. Genesis 1:13Rank 4 from verse 8
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    13And the evening and the morning were the third day.

  5. Genesis 1:23Rank 5 from verse 8
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    23And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

  6. Genesis 1:31Rank 6 from verse 8
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    31And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

  7. Genesis 5:2Rank 7 from verse 8
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    2Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

From verse 9

  1. 2 Peter 3:5Rank 1 from verse 9
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    5For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

  2. Jonah 1:9Rank 2 from verse 9
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    9And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.

  3. Jeremiah 5:22Rank 3 from verse 9
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    22Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

  4. Psalms 95:5Rank 4 from verse 9
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    5The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

  5. Ecclesiastes 1:7Rank 5 from verse 9
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    7All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.

  6. Proverbs 8:28–29Rank 6 from verse 9
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    28When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

    29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

  7. Psalms 33:7Rank 7 from verse 9
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    7He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

  8. Job 26:10Rank 8 from verse 9
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    10He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

  9. Psalms 104:5–9Rank 9 from verse 9
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    5Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

    6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

    7At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

    8They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.

    9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

  10. Job 38:8–11Rank 10 from verse 9
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    8Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

    9When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

    10And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

    11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

  11. Psalms 24:1–2Rank 11 from verse 9
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    1THE earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

    2For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

  12. Psalms 136:5–6Rank 12 from verse 9
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    5To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    6To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  13. Revelation 10:6Rank 13 from verse 9
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    6And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:

  14. Job 26:7Rank 14 from verse 9
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    7He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

  15. Psalms 104:3Rank 15 from verse 9
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    3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

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Genesis 1:7

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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Genesis 1:8

COMBINED MEANING

called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

heaven

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Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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morning

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Sense 1: The beginning or early part of the day, including hours before daylight. Sense 2: The dawn or a beginning compared with dawn.

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Genesis 1:9

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heaven

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Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

gathered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of gather, meaning to collect, bring together, or assemble.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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place

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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

dry

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Sense 1: Without moisture. Sense 2: To become or make free from moisture.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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appear

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1. To come or become visible or manifest. 2. To come or present oneself before someone. 3. To seem or have an outward appearance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1:1IN the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

1:2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

1:3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

1:4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

1:5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

1:6¶ And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

1:7And 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.

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1:8And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

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1:9¶ And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

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1:10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

1:11And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

1:12And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

1:13And the evening and the morning were the third day.

1:14¶ 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:

1:15And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

1:16And 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.

1:17And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

1:18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

1:19And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

1:20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

1:21And 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.

1:22And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

1:23And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

1:24¶ And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

1:25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

1:26¶ And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

1:27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

1:28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

1:29¶ And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

1:30And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

1:31And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

2:1THUS the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

2:2And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

2:3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

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