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NASB | Genesis 1:16 God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:16 God made the two great lights--the greater light (the sun) to rule the day, and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night; He made the [galaxies of] stars also [that is, all the amazing wonders in the heavens]. |
Bible Question:
Hi all. Just curious. On which day was the sun created? Truthfinder |
Bible Answer: Greetings Truthfinder! Apparently, God created the sun on day four - even though the term 'sun' isn't actually used in the verse. Here is the entire passage of Gen. 1:14-19: "And God said, 'Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.' And it was so. 16 God made two great lights — the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening, and there was morning — the fourth day." |