Genesis 7:18Īnd the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth and the ark went upon the face of the waters. Genesis 7:17Īnd the flood was forty days upon the earth and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
Genesis 7:10Īnd it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. Genesis 7:7Īnd Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. Genesis 7:6Īnd Noah six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth. Genesis 6:17Īnd, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein the breath of life, from under heaven every thing that in the earth shall die. Genesis 1:22Īnd God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. Genesis 1:21Īnd God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that good. Genesis 1:20Īnd God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. Genesis 1:10Īnd God called the dry Earth and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that good. Genesis 1:9Īnd God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry appear: and it was so. Genesis 1:7Īnd God made the firmament, and divided the waters which under the firmament from the waters which above the firmament: and it was so. Genesis 1:6Īnd God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. The word is found only in the King James Version and other older translations of the Bible.258 Verses About Waters from 33 Books Genesis 1:2Īnd the earth was without form, and void and darkness upon the face of the deep. In short, the “firmament” is a vast expanse, specifically the atmosphere or sky.
For example, “Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne” (Ezekiel 10:1).ĭaniel 12:3 says, “And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.” In Ezekiel, each occurrence takes place within a vision. Praise him in the firmament of his power.”įirmament is used in only two other books of the Bible: Ezekiel (five times) and Daniel (once). Also, in Psalm 150:1, “Praise ye the LORD. We find firmament used again in Psalms: “The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth his handywork” (Psalm 19:1). Or, the waters above the firmament could simply be a reference to clouds. Originally, God created the earth with water “under” the sky (terrestrial and subterranean water) and water “above” the sky-possibly a “ water canopy” which enwrapped the earth in a protective layer. Genesis says that the firmament “separated the water under the expanse from the water above it” (Genesis 1:7). In the firmament, we see the sun, moon, and stars in modern translations the firmament is often called the “expanse” or the “sky.” It is the space which includes the earth’s atmosphere and the celestial realm. And the evening and the morning were the second day.” The “firmament” is called “heaven” i.e., it is what people see when they stand outside and look up.
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. Genesis 1:6-8 says, “And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. Nine of the occurrences of firmament are in the first chapter of the Bible as part of the creation account. 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.
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