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H7549

רקיע

רקיע
raqayai

Masculine noun · From רקע (H7554)

From H7554; properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky:—firmament.

Outline

  1. extended surface (solid), expanse, firmament
    1. expanse (flat as base, support)
    2. firmament (of vault of heaven supporting waters above)
      1. considered by Hebrews as solid and supporting 'waters' above

Usages

Genesis 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.

Breakdown

waters in the Hebrew is Shamayam which means heaven. The firmament is known today as the ozone layer. It divides the "waters" on earth from the "waters" in space.

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Genesis 1:7

And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

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Genesis 1:8

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

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Genesis 1:14

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

Breakdown

lights in the firmament Stars. for signs The celestial bodies are signs from the Most High that something is to happen, e.g. Joel 2:31.

Precepts

Ecclesiasticus 43:6-8

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Genesis 1:15

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

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Genesis 1:17

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

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Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

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Man is a creature (Mark 16:15, 2 Corinthians 5:17, 2 Esdras 8:45), i.e. man was made on the fifth day (2 Esdras 6:47). Creature merely means 'thing created'.

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Psalms 19:1

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Precepts

Romans 10:18 Matthew 24:14 2 Esdras 6:20

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Psalms 150:1

Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power.

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Ezekiel 1:22

And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.

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Ezekiel 1:23

And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.

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Ezekiel 1:25

And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.

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Ezekiel 1:26

And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.

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Ezekiel 10:1

Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

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Daniel 12:3

And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

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The Elect

The Elect (Remnant)

Isaiah 10:22 2 Esdras 2:45 Matthew 24:31 Romans 9:27 Ephesians 1:4

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