And he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still ... And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies ... So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. Joshua 10:12
Trivia: After killing everyone in Ai and burning the city, what did Joshua do to the king of Ai?
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.
