Genesis 1:6-17
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6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
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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.
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8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
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9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
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10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
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11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
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12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
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13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
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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:
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15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
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16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
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17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,