This
is a straightforward verse with a surprising twist.
| JERUSALEM
BIBLE |
(ALTERNATIVE
GENESIS) |
|
God
called the vault 'heaven'
Evening
came and morning came: a second day.
|
The
Shining Onescalled the wall ha'shemim(the
Heights).
There was evening and mor-ning
- a second day [stage].
|
As stated
earlier, shemimwas used in the sense of something high,
and yet we know that it was rooted in the earth. Here, the
term is used to indicate the Heights - but in its broadest
sense, it meant the Highlands.
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