Bible Strands
Genesis 1:19
And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative voice records the conclusion of God’s creative activity at the close of the fourth day, immediately after the establishment of the sun and moon to govern day and night.
The words — עֶרֶב ('Erev) denotes evening and בֹקֶר (Boker) denotes morning, providing the lexical boundaries for the chronological unit.
The thread — This identical closing formula appears at Genesis 1:5, 8, 13, 23, and 31 to seal each successive creative period.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge a fixed, ordered sequence for the formation of the cosmos rather than an open-ended or cyclical progression.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.