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Genesis 1:20
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20 Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living [a]creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the [b]firmament of the heavens.”

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  1. Genesis 1:20 souls
  2. Genesis 1:20 expanse
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Genesis 1:20
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20 And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds[a] fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.”

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  1. Genesis 1:20 Or flying things; see Leviticus 11:19–20
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