Firmament
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The firmament is the sky, conceived as a solid dome.[1] According to Genesis, God created the firmament to separate the "waters above" the earth from those below: "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."[2] The word is anglicized from Latin firmamentum, which appears in the Vulgate.
References
- ↑ "Firmament", Catholic Encyclopedia
- ↑ Genesis 1:6