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Genesis 1:21

Genesis 1:21
And 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 it was good.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And God created great whales,.... Which the Targums of Jonathan and Jarchi interpret of the Leviathan and its mate,…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 1:20-23

- VII. The Fifth Day 20. שׁרץ shārats, “crawl, teem, swarm, abound.” An intransitive verb, admitting, however, an…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

And God created great whales - התנינם הגדלים hattanninim haggedolim. Though this is generally understood by the…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 1:20-23

Each day, hitherto, has produced very noble and excellent beings, which we can never sufficiently admire; but we do not…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

And God created Observe the use of the word "create" (Heb. bârâ). It signalizes a new departure of the Divine work, when…