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Genesis 1:13-15
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Genesis 1:13-15
Easy-to-Read Version
13 There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the third day.
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14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the sky. These lights will separate the days from the nights. They will be used for signs to show when special meetings[a] begin and to show the days and years. 15 They will be in the sky to shine light on the earth.” And it happened.
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- Genesis 1:14 special meetings The Israelites used the sun and moon to decide when the months and years began. Many Israelite festivals and special meetings began at the time of the new moon or full moon.
Genesis 1:13-15
New International Version
Genesis 1:13-15
New International Version
13 And there was evening, and there was morning(A)—the third day.
14 And God said, “Let there be lights(B) in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night,(C) and let them serve as signs(D) to mark sacred times,(E) and days and years,(F) 15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.(G)
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