Holy Scripture

Genesis 1:9

A church father on this verse
“It was when the waters were withdrawn into their hollow abysses that the dry land became conspicuous, which was hitherto covered with its watery envelope. Then it forthwith becomes "visible," God saying, "Let the water be gathered together into one mass, and let the dry land appear." Genesis 1:9 "Appear," says He, not…”
Tertullian, 3th c. — Against Hermogenes

Source: Septuagint

Original

9And God said, Let the water which is under the heaven be collected into one place, and let the dry land appear, and it was so. And the water which was under the heaven was collected into its places, and the dry land appeared.

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7And God made the firmament, and God divided between the water which was under the firmament and the water which was above the firmament.

8And God called the firmament Heaven, and God saw that it was good, and there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

— Genesis 1:9 —

10And God called the dry land Earth, and the gatherings of the waters he called Seas, and God saw that it was good.

11And God said, Let the earth bring forth the herb of grass bearing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and it was so.

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