Genesis 1:17
“And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven,.... He not only ordered that there they should be, and made them that…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 1:14-19
- VI. The Fourth Day 14. מאור mā'ôr, “a light, a luminary, a center of radiant light.” מועה mô‛ēd, “set time,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 1:14-19
This is the history of the fourth day's work, the creating of the sun, moon, and stars, which are here accounted for,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And God set them Having made the heavenly bodies (as in Gen 1:1) God is now said to "set," that is, to place (LXX ἔθετο,…