The word 'firmament' appears 17 times in the King James Version (KJV). It is only referenced in the Old Testament starting in Genesis 1:6.Genesis 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."
Nothing happened. Between Verse-1 and Verse-2, there are no words.
The rakia (the firmament). Genesis ch.1.
The rakia (the firmament). Genesis ch.1.
The firmament is as imaginary as the Garden of Eden. Consider the evidence: Genesis 1:7 says that the firmament divided the waters above from the waters below. Genesis 1:14-17 says that God set the sun, moon and stars in this firmament, just above the earth. We know that neither of these descriptions is true - there is no water above, because the rain originates in evaporation from the ocean; the sun, moon and stars are far distant from the earth. If we did believe that the sun was set in the firmament, as the ancients believed, then of course the firmament would not filter its light.
What happened in Genesis chapter 37.
The ancients believed that the firmament was a dome which held up the waters above, separating them from the waters below. Later in the first creation story, the sun, moon and stars are simply small lights placed in this firmament.
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." - Genesis 1:1
Genesis is the first BOOK of the Bible.Genesis 1 is the first chapter.
Let us turn to Genesis ch.1v 6,7 and 8. And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 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. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. This (firmament also includes the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected). All within () was copied and pasted.
In the book of Genesis chapter 1 there are a total of 31 verses in it.
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