Genesis 1:8

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

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Interpretation

The earth was emptiness, but by a word spoken, it became full of God's riches, and his they are still. Though the use of them is allowed to man, they are from God, and to his service and honour they must be used.

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This thought runs through Genesis 1:6-8.

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Genesis 1:8 quoted in popular culture

Apollo 8 Christmas Eve broadcast
Broadcast Verified live lunar-orbit telecast Dec 24, 1968

Apollo 8 lunar-orbit broadcast · Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders · From lunar orbit, the Apollo 8 crew read the opening of Genesis to a global Christmas Eve audience.

NASA: Apollo 8 Christmas at the Moon