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Selected Verse: Genesis 1:8 - Darby
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ge 1:8 |
Darby |
And God called the expanse Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning -- a second day. |
| |
King James |
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
firmament
That is, the expanse above, the "heaven" of the clouds. (Gen 7:11); (Gen 8:2). |
2 And the fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were closed, and the pour of rain from heaven was stopped.
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that same day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.