Genesis 1:5
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- And He called the light Day, and the darkness Night: and there was evening and morning, one day.
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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Vulgate Text: Genesis 1:1-31
— Full Vulgate text quoted
"5. And He called the light Day, and the darkness Night: and there was evening and morning, one day."
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Verse 5: And He called the light Day
— Metonymy: God caused light to make day, darkness to make night
"5. AND HE CALLED THE LIGHT DAY, AND THE DARKNESS NIGHT. -- In the word "called" there is a metonymy"
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Verse 5: And He called the light Day
— The world was created at morning; light was created around midday; day and night of 24 hours
"AND THERE WAS EVENING AND MORNING, ONE DAY."
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Verse 5: And He called the light Day
— The first day of the world was a Sunday
""One" means first, as is clear from verses 8 and 13. This first day of the world was a Sunday; for the seventh from it was the Sabbath."