Genesis 1:7
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.”Genesis 1:7
What Does Genesis 1:7 Mean?
Genesis 1:7 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 1, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Creation.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Genesis 1:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 148:4“Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.”Proverbs 8:28“When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:”Matthew 8:27“But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!”Job 38:8“Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?”Jonah 2:10“And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.”Genesis 1:9“And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.”Genesis 1:20“And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.”Genesis 7:11“In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.”Exodus 3:16“Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:”Job 26:8“He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.”Genesis 1:15“And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.”Genesis 1:24“And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.”Genesis 1:11“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.”Ecclesiastes 11:3“If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.”Psalms 104:10“He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.”
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