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Genesis 1:8

Genesis 1:8 is verse 8 of Genesis chapter 1, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

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King James Version

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

World English Bible

God called the expanse “sky”. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.

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Genesis 1:6–10 · Berean Standard Bible

6 And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, to separate the waters from the waters.”

7 So God made the expanse and separated the waters beneath it from the waters above. And it was so.

8 God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

9 And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered into one place, so that the dry land may appear.” And it was so.

10 God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Genesis 1:5

God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

Genesis 1:10

God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 5:2

Male and female He created them, and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.”

Genesis 1:13

And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

Genesis 1:19

And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

Genesis 1:23

And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

Genesis 1:31

And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

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