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God called the expanse "heaven." And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven.

"Now behold, I Myself am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which there is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish.

And they said, "Come, let's build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let's make a name for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of all the earth."

And he blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have sworn to the LORD God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,

Then the LORD rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah from the LORD out of heaven,

God heard the boy crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, "What is the matter with you, Hagar? Do not fear, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is.

But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am."

Then the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven,

and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live;

"The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and who swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land'—He will send His angel ahead of you, and you will take a wife for my son from there.

"I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and will give your descendants all these lands; and by your descendants all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,

Now may God give you of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And an abundance of grain and new wine;

Then his father Isaac answered and said to him, "Behold, away from the fertility of the earth shall be your dwelling, And away from the dew of heaven from above.

And he had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

And he was afraid and said, "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!"

From the God of your father who helps you, And by the Almighty who blesses you With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that lies beneath, Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, so that I may test them, whether or not they will walk in My instruction.

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this in a book as a memorial and recite it to Joshua, that I will utterly wipe out the memory of Amalek from under heaven."