0 The Bible: Topics: Firmament

And the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself. Judges 7:5

Trivia: In Judges 19, what did the Levite do to the body of his dead concubine

The firmament

In the Bible, the firmament is a solid, dome-shaped structure in which the stars were placed. It separated the waters below from the waters above. Windows in the firmament were opened whenever it rained.

Verses in the KJV that refer to the firmament:
Genesis 1:6-8, 1:14-15, 1:17, 1:20
Psalm 19:1, 150:1
Ezekiel 1:22-26, 10:1
Daniel 12:3

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