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Apr 10, 2015 · A body of land does not separate the waters above from those below, but merely exaggerates what constitutes the waters below. Where, by their being a body of land, instead of their being one continuous ocean, there are tributaries, lakes, and streams.
Aug 19, 2021 · It separates the water into two parts, so that there is water above the raqia and water below it (v. 7). The waters above are kept at bay so the world can become inhabitable. On the third day (vv. 9-10), the water below the raqia is “gathered to one place” to form the sea and allow the dry land to appear.
Here, God turns to the waters. Verse 2 indicated that the earth was formless, void, and covered by deep waters. Now God issues a command about those waters: separate them. More specifically, God calls for something to be placed between the waters: a space or firmament or vault or sky or heaven (depending on the translation).
Oct 12, 2024 · This passage illustrates the creation of the atmosphere or the sky. The “expanse” is often interpreted as the space between the waters below (possibly representing the oceans or the earth’s surface) and the waters above (possibly representing clouds or the water vapor in the atmosphere).
The רקיע (rendered Veste by Luther, after the στερέωα of the lxx and firmamentum of the Vulgate) is called heaven in Genesis 1:8, i.e., the vault of heaven, which stretches out above the earth. The waters under the firmament are the waters upon the globe itself; those above are not ethereal waters
God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens. KJV 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.
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The רקיע (rendered Veste by Luther, after the στερέωα of the lxx and firmamentum of the Vulgate) is called heaven in Genesis 1:8, i.e., the vault of heaven, which stretches out above the earth. The waters under the firmament are the waters upon the globe itself; those above are not ethereal waters
