KJV ORIGINAL
And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And God called the dome Heaven. So evening passed, and morning came—that was the second day.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is naming the sky 'Heaven' and marking the completion of the second day of creation.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from the ancient Hebrew creation account, where 'firmament' refers to what the Hebrews understood as a solid dome or vault separating the waters above from the waters below. In ancient Near Eastern cosmology, people viewed the sky as a physical barrier that held back the heavenly waters, which would fall as rain when opened.
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