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20 And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.”

Passage themes

The sea filled — Let the waters bring forth abundantly
The breath of creatures — the moving creature that hath life
Birds and the expanse — fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven

Notes and references

Or flying things; see Leviticus 11:19–20

Events in this chapter

1.1 — Création monde, homme et femme

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Des milliers d'années en 50 chapitres La Genèse couvre plus de temps que tout le reste de la Bible réuni : de la création du monde jusqu'à l'installation en Égypte. Aucun autre livre biblique ne parcourt autant d'histoire en si peu de pages.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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