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Selected Verse: Genesis 1:17 - Amplified Bible©

Verse         Translation Text
Ge 1:17 Amplified Bible© And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth,
  King James And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

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The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917]
heaven

That is, the "heaven" of the stars; for example (Gen 15:5); (Luk 23:43).
 
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43 And He answered him, Truly I tell you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.
5 And He brought him outside [his tent into the starlight] and said, Look now toward the heavens and count the stars--if you are able to number them. Then He said to him, So shall your descendants be. Cross reference(s) provided by the translation: [Heb. 11:12.]