The passage discusses the third day of creation according to the Updated American Standard Version (UASV) of the Bible. It explains how God separated the waters from the land, making the dry land appear and subsequently called this dry land Earth and the gathered waters Seas. Simultaneously, God commanded the earth to sprout vegetation, yielding seeds and fruits in a variety of species. The passage emphasizes the creation of fully formed plants, rather than seeds or germs, preparing the world for the introduction of animals and humans.
GENESIS 1:10 OTBDC: Is the Hebrew word for “earth” the same here as is used in Genesis 1:1, and do they mean the same thing?
The Hebrew word is erets in both verse 1 and verse 10. Erets refers to (1) earth, as contrasted to the heavens (Gen 1:1); (2) or more restricted to all the dry land of the earth (1:10); (3) or restricted even further by referring to just the land of a certain section of the earth… Continue Reading →