Genesis 1:7-14

7So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above the expanse. And it was so.

8God called the expanse “sky.” Evening came and then morning: the second day.

9Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.

10God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathering of the water he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

11Then God said, “Let the earth produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds.” And it was so.

12The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

13Evening came and then morning: the third day.

14Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs for seasons and for days and years.