Genesis 1:16

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also.

Genesis 1:16 — American Standard Version

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Context — Genesis 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

13And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.

14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:

15and let them be for lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

16And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also.

17And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,

18and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

19And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

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