Genesis 1:12 — Meaning and Application

And God called the dry {land} Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that {it was} good.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, {and} the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed {is} in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. {grass: Heb. tender grass}

And the earth brought forth grass, {and} herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed {was} in itself, after his kind: and God saw that {it was} good.

And the evening and the morning were the third day. {And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.}

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: {the day...: Heb. between the day and between the night}