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| New from Nothing: Is God Still Creating Today? | Genesis 1:20-21 reports how God created the first animal life on earth, specifically “great whales,” as well as other sea creatures and flying animals. A form of the Hebrew word bara’ is used in this verse, indicating that |
| Did Dinosaurs Survive The Flood? | On Day Five (Genesis 1:20-23) God created marine life and flying animals, but animals such as the plesiosaur and flying reptiles weren't dinosaurs. However, the Bible does mention "great whales" (v. 21) literally |
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| The New Defender's Study Bible | 1:20 open firmament. Both the “lights” (Genesis 1:15) and the “fowl” are said to be in the “firmament of heaven.” However, the fowl were to be in the “open” (Hebrew pene) firmament of heaven, or better, “the face of the firmament of heaven.” |
| John Gill | And God said, let the waters bring forth abundantly. The waters gathered together in one place, the waters of the ocean, and those in rivers, pools and lakes, and which, before their collection into |