Genesis 1:13

13 So there was evening, and there was morning, a third day.

Genesis 1:13 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 1:13

And the evening and the morning were the third day.
] The space of twenty four hours ran out, and were measured, either by the rotation of the body of light and heat around the earth, or of the earth upon its axis: and this was according to Capellus the twentieth day of April, and, according to Bishop Usher, the twenty fifth of October; though those who suppose the world was created in autumn make the first day to be the first of September, and so this must be the third of that month; the Jews are divided about the season of the creation; some say Nisan or March, others Tisri or September ^F7

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 Vid. T. Bab. Roshhashanah, fol. 11. 1.

Genesis 1:13 In-Context

11 God said, "Let the earth put forth grass, seed-producing plants, and fruit trees, each yielding its own kind of seed-bearing fruit, on the earth"; and that is how it was.

12 The earth brought forth grass, plants each yielding its own kind of seed, and trees each producing its own kind of seed-bearing fruit; and God saw that it was good.

13 So there was evening, and there was morning, a third day.

14 God said, "Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to divide the day from the night; let them be for signs, seasons, days and years;

15 and let them be for lights in the dome of the sky to give light to the earth"; and that is how it was.