0 The Bible: Topics: Firmament

When they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall. Jeremiah 8:12

Trivia: In Jeremiah 8, what did God say he'd do to the wise men who rejected his word?

The firmament

In the Bible, the firmament is a solid, dome-shaped structure in which the stars were placed. It separated the waters below from the waters above. Windows in the firmament were opened whenever it rained.

Verses in the KJV that refer to the firmament:
Genesis 1:6-8, 1:14-15, 1:17, 1:20
Psalm 19:1, 150:1
Ezekiel 1:22-26, 10:1
Daniel 12:3

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