Genesis 1:4-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 God saw that the light was good. God then separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” Evening came, and morning followed—the first day.[a]
6 Then God said: Let there be a dome in the middle of the waters, to separate one body of water from the other.
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- 1:5 In ancient Israel a day was considered to begin at sunset.
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