Meaning of “firmament”
Firmament — from the Vulgate firmamentum, which is used as the translation of the Hebrew _raki'a_. This word means simply "expansion." It denotes the space or expanse like an arch appearing immediately above us. They who rendered _raki'a_ by firmamentum regarded it as a solid body. The language of Scripture is not scientific but popular, and hence we read of the sun rising and setting, and also here the use of this particular word. It is plain that it was used to denote solidity as well as expansion. It formed a division between the waters above and the waters below (Gen. 1:7). The _raki'a_ supported the upper reservoir (Ps. 148:4). It was the support also of the heavenly bodies (Gen. 1:14), and is spoken of as having "windows" and "doors" (Gen. 7:11; Isa. 24:18; Mal. 3:10) through which the rain and snow might descend.
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Genesis Chapter 1 Verse 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. Genesis Chapter 1 Verse 17 — And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, Genesis Chapter 1 Verse 15 — And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. Genesis Chapter 1 Verse 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: Genesis Chapter 1 Verse 8 — And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. Genesis Chapter 1 Verse 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. Genesis Chapter 1 Verse 6 — And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. Psalms Chapter 19 Verse 1 — The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Psalms Chapter 150 Verse 1 — Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. Ezekiel Chapter 1 Verse 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. Ezekiel Chapter 1 Verse 25 — And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings. Ezekiel Chapter 1 Verse 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. Ezekiel Chapter 1 Verse 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. Ezekiel Chapter 10 Verse 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. Daniel Chapter 12 Verse 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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