A Firmament explanation - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange
Mar 18, 2024 · Can someone explain to me about the firmament. I know it is the heavens above but, that would mean no one could go beyond that. No outer space as we were taught in …
Did genesis say the sky is made of water?
Nov 26, 2020 · In the firmament, we see the sun, moon, and stars; in modern translations the firmament is often called the “expanse” or the “sky.” [2] The article continues: Genesis says …
hebrew - What is the firmament in Genesis if the Earth is identified …
Jul 15, 2025 · The firmament in Genesis 1 is the sky with the clouds and vapor (water above) because verse 20 says, “let the birds fly over the earth, on the face of the expanse (firmament) …
What was the logic behind changing "firmament" to "sky"?
Nov 18, 2015 · Firmament and sky don’t mean the same thing, the former meaning solid dome. Therefore, obviously it was changed for reasons that didn’t have to do with textual …
genesis - Why were the waters divided in Gen 1:6? - Biblical ...
Aug 12, 2016 · 1 6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters …
The word “expanse” in Genesis 1:6-8 - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack ...
Apr 10, 2015 · The ancients believed this expanse was a physical barrier between the waters above the earth and the water on earth, although rain did sometimes come through this …
noah - What Exactly Were The FloodGates & "Springs of the …
Oct 27, 2020 · As such when the windows of heaven (the firmament) were opened “In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on …
genesis - What is the likely way in which ancient Hebrews would …
The firmament cosmology is a logical conclusion of that limited way of looking at the world. Simply put, If it looked like a duck and walked like a duck and talked like a duck - it must have been a …
What are the waters above the expanse in Genesis 1:6-7?
Nov 14, 2024 · The waters which were under the firmament . . . the waters which were above the firmament.—While this is a popular description of what we daily see—namely, masses of …
What does הרקיע mean in Genesis 1? - Biblical Hermeneutics …
Jun 17, 2020 · In Genesis 1, God divides the waters from the firmament (הרקיע) What does firmament mean? Does it simply mean sky, as in the blue dome of air above us?