14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
Genesis 1:14
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Genesis 1:17–19
17 God set these lights in the expanse of the sky to shine upon the earth, 18 to preside over the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
Sirach 43:5–7
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Genesis 1:4–6
4 And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. 6 And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the wat…
Psalms 104:18–20
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2 Esdras 6:44–46
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Book of Jubilees 2:7–9
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2 Enoch 27:1–2
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2 Enoch 30:4–6
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