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5 God called the light “day,” and he called the darkness “night.” So there was evening, and then the morning, making day one.

Passage themes

Day and night — And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night
The rhythm of days — And the evening and the morning

Notes and references

It is significant that the “day” is measured from darkness to light, which is still the Jewish method of calculating days.

Events in this chapter

1.1 — Création monde, homme et femme

Did you know?

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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