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And God prepared the atmosphere, and a space between the 
waters which were above the atmosphere, and it was so. And 
God called the expanse “ Sky,” and there was evening and there 
was morning, a second Yom (Genesis i. 6 — 8) . 
Third Yom. 
57. And God said, Let the waters under the sky be gathered 
to one place, and let the dry ground appear, and it was so. 
And God called the dry ground “Earth,” and the assembling 
of the waters He called “ Seas,” and God saw that it was good. 
And God said, Let the Earth sprout forth the green grass, the 
green herb bearing seed, and the fruit-trees bearing fruit 
according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, and it w r as so. 
And the earth brought forth the green grass and the green 
herb bearing seed according to its kind, and God saw that it 
was good. And there was evening, and there was morning, a 
third Yom (Genesis i. 9 — 13). 
Fourth Yom. 
58. And God said, Let there be light-bearers in the expanse 
of the heavens to separate between the Yom and between the 
Night ; and let them be for signs and for the seasons, and for 
days and for years. And let them be for light-bearers in 
the expanse of the heavens to afford light on the earth, and 
it was so. And God appointed the two great light-bearers— 
the chief light-bearer for ruling the day, and the lesser light- 
bearer for ruling the night, and the stars likewise. And God 
so arranged them in the expanse that they should give light 
upon the earth, and rule over the Yom and the Night, and 
divide between the light and between the darkness; and God 
saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was 
morning, a fourth Yom (Genesis i. 14 — 19). 
Fifth Yom. 
59. And God said, Let the waters swarm with animal life, 
and let birds fly above the earth in the open sky. And God 
called into existence the long-stretched * monsters of the deep, 
* D'J’jn means properly sea monsters, huge whales, serpents, crocodiles, &c., 
from an unused verb pn signifying “ to extend,” as in the Sanscrit and 
other Indo-Germanic languages. Hence, says Gesenius, it refers to the vast 
fishes of the deep, so called from their enormous length ; as whales, by far 
the greatest monsters of creation, have been known to extend to over 100 feet 
in length. 
