Genesis 1:9
- Description
- Let the waters that are under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear — work of the third day.
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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Vulgate Text: Genesis 1:1-31
— Full Vulgate text quoted
"9. And God said: Let the waters that are under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so."
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Verse 9: Let the waters be gathered together
— Commentary on how the waters were gathered: sea made denser, mountains formed, cavities beneath the earth filled
"9. LET THE WATERS THAT ARE UNDER THE HEAVEN BE GATHERED TOGETHER INTO ONE PLACE, AND LET THE DRY LAND APPEAR."