Creation

when does the day start

at night or morning

 

Jeremiah 11:

10 They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.

 

Jeremiah 16:

19 O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

20 Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?

21 Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is יְהֹוָה

 

  • עֶרֶב  evening, night, sunset (avond)  Strong's  h6153  -  ereb  עֶרֶב 

evening, night, sunset (avond, nacht, zonsondergang)

  1. evening, sunset

  2. night

 

  • בֹּקֶר morning, break of day (volgende dag) Strong's  h1242   -  boqer  בֹּקֶר

morning, break of day

  1. morning

    1. of end of night

    2. of coming of daylight

    3. of coming of sunrise

    4. of beginning of day

    5. of bright joy after night of distress (fig.)

  2. morrow, next day, next morning

 

  • שֵׁנִי second (tweede)  Strong's  h8145  -  sheniy   שֵׁנִי

second

  1. second (the ordinal number)

  2. again (a second time)

  3. another, other (something as distinct from something else)

 

  • יוֹם  Day (Dag)  Strong's  h3117   -  yowm   יוֹם 

day, time, year

  1. day (as opposed to night)

  2. day (24 hour period)

    1. as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

    2. as a division of time

      1. a working day, a day's journey

  3. days, lifetime (pl.)

  4. time, period (general)

  5. year

  6. temporal references

    1. today

    2. yesterday

    3. tomorrow

 

  • שְׁלִישִׁי  third (Derde)  Strong's  h7992  -  sheliyshiy  שְׁלִישִׁי

third, one third, third part, third time

  1. ordinal number

 

  • לַיִל  night  (nacht)  Strong's  h3915   - layil  לַיִל

 night

  1. night (as opposed to day)

  2. of gloom, protective shadow (fig.)

 

  • אוֹר  Light (licht) Strong's  h216    'owr  אוֹר

light

  1. light of day

  2. light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars)

  3. day-break, dawn, morning light

  4. daylight

  5. lightning

  6. light of lamp

  7. light of life

  8. light of prosperity

  9. light of instruction

  10. light of face (fig.)

  11. Jehovah as Israel's light

 

  • חֹשֶׁךְ   darkness, obscurity   Strong's  h2822 - choshek  חֹשֶׁךְ

darkness, obscurity (duisternis, donkerheid)

  1. darkness

  2. secret place

 

Genesis 1:

וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָֽרָקִיעַ שָׁמָיִם וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יֹום שֵׁנִֽי ׃ פ

8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening (sunset) and the morning (sunrise) were the second day.

 

Genesis 1:

5  וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאֹור יֹום וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ קָרָא לָיְלָה וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יֹום אֶחָֽד ׃ פ

5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening (sunset) and the morning (sunrise) were the first day.

 

Genesis 1:

13  וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יֹום שְׁלִישִֽׁי ׃ פ

13 And the evening (sunset) and the morning (sunrise) were the third day.

 

The day starts in the morning NOT at evening

 

 

Genesis 1:
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening (sunset) and the morning (s were the second day.
(DUTCH: 8 En God noemde het uitspansel hemel. Toen was het avond geweest, en het was morgen geweest, de tweede dag.)
 

ו וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם וִיהִי מַבְדִּיל בֵּין מַיִם לָמָיִם. ז וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת-הָרָקִיעַ וַיַּבְדֵּל בֵּין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִתַּחַת לָרָקִיעַ וּבֵין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ וַיְהִי-כֵן. ח וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָרָקִיעַ שָׁמָיִם וַיְהִי-עֶרֶב וַיְהִי-בֹקֶר יוֹם שֵׁנִי. {פ}

 

And God said, Let there be a rak'ah in the midst of the waters, and I will separate water from water into water. And God made the earth, and separated himself between the waters that were under the ground and the waters that came down to the earth and those that were there. 8 And God called to heaven, and there was an evening, and there was a second day. {P}

 

En God zei: Laat er een rak'ah zijn in het midden van de wateren, en ik zal water van water in water scheiden. En God maakte de aarde en scheidde zich af tussen de wateren, die onder de grond waren, en tussen de wateren, die op de aarde afkwamen, en die daar waren. 8 En God riep naar de hemel, en er was een avond en er was een tweede dag. {P}

 

Genesis 1:

5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

 

Genesis 1:

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

 

Next daylight he started working again day 2

 

Morning sunrise 

 

h1242

 

בֹּקֶר / boqer 

morning, break of day

  1. morning

    1. of end of night

    2. of coming of daylight

    3. of coming of sunrise

    4. of beginning of day

    5. of bright joy after night of distress (fig.)

  2. morrow, next day, next morning

 

And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

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.

And God called the firmament Heaven.

 

 

And the evening came and then the morning came it was the start of the second day.

 

and the morning were the second day.

 

Genesis 1:

and there was morning

31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening.

and there was morning—the sixth day.

 

Genesis 2:
4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.

 

שָׁמַיִם / shamayim / heavens

אֶרֶץ / 'erets / earth

יְהֹוָה / Yehovah / LORD

אֱלֹהִים / 'elohiym / God

 

Noun

אֱלוֹהִים \ אֱלֹהִים  (elohímm (singular construct אלוהי \ אֱלֹהֵי־‎)

  1. A god.
  2. An officer, judge, or the like.[1]

Usage notes

  • This word is sometimes grammatically plural and sometimes singular.

Declension

 

show ▼Declension of אֱלוֹהִים

 

Proper noun[edit]

אֱלוֹהִים \ אֱלֹהִים  (elohímm (singular construct אלוהי \ אֱלֹהֵי־‎)

  1. God: the God of Israel. quotations ▼

Usage notes[edit]

  • This word is sometimes grammatically plural and sometimes singular.
  • In traditional vocalization, the א is elided when a prefixed clitic is added. Thus, “to God” is לֵאלֹהִים (lelohím) rather than לֶאֱלֹהִים (le'elohím).
  • Observant Jews, outside of prayer, may prefer to write and say אֱלוֹקִים (elokím), so as not to abuse the name of God.

 

Exodus 4:16 and 21:6

 

 

Genesis 21:

9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.

 

Genesis 16: 

15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

 

Genesis 21: 

9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.

 

Leviticus 26:

40 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;

41 And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity:

42 Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.

 

Exodus 2: 

24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

 

2 Kings 13:

23 And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

 

1 Chronicles 16:

17 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

 

Psalms 105:

9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

 

Acts 7:

8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

 

Acts 3:

25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

 

2Kings 23:
5 - And he put down the IDOLATROUS PRIESTS, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that BURNED INCENSE UNTO BAAL, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

 

Isaiah 13:
10 - For the STARS of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the SUN shall be darkened in his going forth, and the MOON shall not cause her light to shine.

 

Genesis 1:
6 - And God said, Let there be A FIRMAMENT IN THE MIDST OF THE WATERS, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
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.
8 - And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
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:
15 - And let them be for lights IN the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
17 - And God set them IN the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
20 - And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and FOWL that may FLY above the earth in the OPEN FIRMAMENT of heaven.

 

Psalm 148:
3 Praise ye him, SUN and MOON: praise him, all ye STARS of light.
4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye WATERS that be above the heavens.

 

Jeremiah 31:
35 Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the SUN for a light by day, and the ordinances of the MOON and of the STARS for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:

Revelation 14:
6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

 

Genesis 7:
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the FOUNTAINS of the great deep broken up, and the WINDOWS of heaven were opened.

 

Genesis 8: (KJV)
2 The FOUNTAINS also of the deep and the WINDOWS of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

 

Genesis 8: (DBY)
2 And the FOUNTAINS of the deep and the WINDOWS of heaven were closed, and the pour of RAIN from heaven was stopped.

 

Enoch 72:
And this is the first law of the luminaries: the luminary the Sun has its rising in the eastern portals of the heaven, and its setting in the western portals of the heaven. (Psalm 104:19), (Ecclesiastes 1:5), (Ben Sira 43:1-5)
And I saw six PORTALS in which the SUN rises, and six PORTALS in which the SUN sets and the MOON rises and sets in these PORTALS, and the leaders of the STARS and those whom they lead: SIX in the east and SIX in the west, and all following each other in accurately corresponding order: also many WINDOWS to the right and left of these PORTALS.