THE
BOOK OF
GENESIS, IN
HEBREW BERESITH.
The first part.
Of the creation of al things.
The Church readeth this book in her Office from Septuagesima til Passion Sunday.
Also this first chapter and beginning of the second on Easter Eve before Masse.
Chap. I.
IN ″ the beginning God created heaven and earth. Act. 14, 15. 17, 24.2And the earth was void and vacant, and darkenes was upon the face of the depth: and ″ the Spirit of God moved over the waters. Psal. 32, 6. 135, 5.3And God said: Be light made. And light was made. Eccl. 10, 14And God saw the light that it was good: and he divided the light from the darkenes. Heb. 11, 3.5And he called the light, Day, and the darkenes, Night: and there was evening and morning, that made one day. Job 38.6God also said: Be [1] a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide between waters and waters. Jer. 10, 13.7And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament. And it was so done. 8And God called the firmament, [2] Heaven: and there was evening and morning that made the second day. 9God also said: Let the waters that are under the heaven be gathered together into one place: and let the drie land appeare. And it was so done. 10And God called the drie land, Earth, and the gathering of waters together, he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. 11And said: Let the earth shoot forth green herbes, and such as may
- ↑ The firmament is al the space from the earth to the highest starres: the lowest part divideth between the waters on the earth and the waters in the ayer. S. Aug. l. II de Gen. ad lit. c. 4.
- ↑ Likewise heaven is al the space above the earth; in whose lowest part are birds and waters, in the higher part starres: the highest is the Empyrial heaven. Esa. 66.
