It is said, Gen. i, 7, that God made the firmament in the
midst of the waters, to separate the inferior from the superior. The
word used on this occasion properly signifies _expansion_, or something
expanded. This expansion is properly the atmosphere, which encompasses
the globe on all sides, and separates the water in the clouds from that
on the earth.
midst of the waters, to separate the inferior from the superior. The
word used on this occasion properly signifies _expansion_, or something
expanded. This expansion is properly the atmosphere, which encompasses
the globe on all sides, and separates the water in the clouds from that
on the earth.