And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
AndGod called the dry [land] Earth, and the gathering together of the waters he called Seas. AndGod saw that it was good.
God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of waters He called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
And God calleth to the dry land `Earth,' and to the collection of the waters He hath called `Seas;' and God seeth that it is good.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)