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 On the  second  day  God  said:  “Let  there  be  a firmament made amidst  the  waters;  and  let  it  divide  the  waters  from  the waters.” And  it  was  so. God called  the  firmament  heaven.

On the  third  day  God  said:  “Let  the  waters  that  are  under the heaven  be  gathered  into  one  place ;  and  let  the  dry  land appear.” And  it  was  so  done. God called  the  dry  land  earth; and the  gathered  waters,  seas. He also  said:  “Let  the  earth bring forth  the  green  herb,  and  such  as  may  seed,  and  the  fruit-tree  yielding  fruit  after  its  kind.”  And  it  was  so  done.

The fourth  day  God  said:  “Let  there  be  lights  made  in the  firmament  of  heaven,  to  divide  the  day  and  the  night,  and