And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
What does Genesis 1:23 mean?
God commanded the fish and fowl to be produced. This command he himself executed.
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Keep this verse inside Genesis 1:20-23 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Genesis 1:23
And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
Context in Genesis 1
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Genesis 1 belongs to the opening movement of the book, especially the section often described as primeval history from creation to Babel. Genesis opens the whole Bible with creation, fall, flood, Babel, and the long patriarchal story that carries the reader from Eden to Egypt. Read this chapter with the wider themes of creation, fall, and covenant in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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