Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
And God called the *firmament, Heauen: and the euening and the morning were the second day.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceIer. 51.15.
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Genesis 1:8
The one true God.
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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.
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An expanse spread out above.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
7And God made the firmament; and diuided the waters, which were vnder the firmament, from the waters, which were aboue the firmament: and it was so.
8And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
8And God called the *firmament, Heauen: and the euening and the morning were the second day.
Selected passage9¶ 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.
9¶ And God said, *Let the waters vnder the heauen be gathered together vnto one place, and let the dry land appeare: and it was so.