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Apr 10, 2015 · The “expanse” is considered part of the “heavens,” and the two occur together in the description “the expanse of the sky” (1:15, 17, 20). The “heavens” are the skies visible to the human eye, whereas God’s abode is the heavens above, where his court convenes but cannot be seen. 3
Genesis 1:6. ESV And God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters." NIV And God said, "Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water."
Sep 30, 2013 · However, in Genesis 1:6-8, ‘expanse’ refers to something entirely different. It does not refer to the skies or space and there is no connection to the words ‘of the heavens.’ In Genesis 1:7, the waters were divided with the ‘expanse’ or ‘firmament’ between them, above and below it.
6. firmament—an expanse—a beating out as a plate of metal: a name given to the atmosphere from its appearing to an observer to be the vault of heaven, supporting the weight of the watery clouds.
Dec 21, 2022 · The Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament defines raqia’ as “expanse” or the “broad expanse of heaven. Since 1970, new translations of the Bible translate raqia’ as expanse, sky, space, horizon, canopy, vault, or dome.
Jan 4, 2022 · The “firmament” (from the Latin firmamentum, meaning “sky” or “expanse”) is mentioned 17 times in the King James Version of the Bible and refers to the expanse of the heavens above the earth. Nine of the occurrences of firmament are in the first chapter of the Bible as part of the creation account.
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God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens. English Standard Version. And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so.
