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Naming Brings Order
Commentators explain that God's act of naming the "Earth" and "Seas" was a deliberate act of bringing order out of chaos. The name "Earth" was given specifically to the dry land, and the plural "Seas" acknowledges the various bodies of water gathered into their designated places. This separation and naming was a necessary and good step before life could be introduced.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 1:9–13
18th Century
Theologian
9. קוה qāvâh, "turn, bind, gather, expect."
יבשׁה yabāshâh, "the dry, the ground." יבשׁ yab…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 1:1–31
19th Century
Bishop
EXCURSUS B: ON THE NAMES ELOHIM AND JEHOVAH-ELOHIM.
Throughout the first account of creation (Genesis 1:1 to Ge…
Charles Spurgeon
On Genesis 1:9–13
19th Century
Preacher
Having attended to the air, God further exercised His power by setting the earth in order. Observe this remarkable fact: as soon as God made the dr…
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John Gill
On Genesis 1:10
17th Century
Pastor
And God called the dry land earth
The whole chaos, that was a turbid fluid, a mixture of earth and water, a rude unf…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 1:6–13
17th Century
Minister
The earth was emptiness, but by a word spoken, it became full of God's riches, and they are still His. Though their use is allowed to humanity, the…