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Genesis 1:3 is the third verse of the first chapter in the Book of Genesis.In it God made light by declaration: God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light.It is a part of the Torah portion known as Bereshit (Genesis 1:1-6:8).
The word comes from the Middle English "scarlat", from the Old French escarlate, from the Latin "scarlatum", from the Persian سقرلات saqerlât. The term scarlet was also used in the Middle Ages for a type of cloth that was often bright red. [6] An early recorded use of scarlet as a color name in the English language dates to 1250. [7]
This shared word is part of a large family of similar terms found throughout the Mediterranean and Asia. The ultimate source of these word may lie in a now lost Indo-Iranian form. [5] In Pliny’s Natural History, iaspis is a generic term that encompasses fourteen types of gemstones. This makes it difficult to determine the identity of the ...
Plants of the Bible, Missouri Botanical Garden; Project "Bibelgarten im Karton" (biblical garden in a cardboard box) of a social and therapeutic horticultural group (handicapped persons) named "Flowerpower" from Germany; List of biblical gardens in Europe; Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Plants in the Bible" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York ...
The purple-pink streak of light indicative of Steve is shown in this image captured by Canadian photographer Neil Zeller. - Courtesy Neil Zeller Naming the spectacle
Much of the green and blue is scattered away, and more red light comes to the eye, creating the colors of the sunrise and sunset and making the mountains look purple. The phenomenon is referenced in the song " America the Beautiful ", where the lyrics refer to "purple mountains' majesty" among other features of the United States landscape.
Purple and blue are related to nitrogen, with purple lights appearing higher than 60 miles above the ground while blue hues glow below this threshold. Green, red and purple aurora over Mefjord in ...
Peridot, a light green semi-precious stone, was found in two Middle Kingdom scarabs discovered by Flinders Petrie and in Berenike's Great Temple, respectively. [20] The word pit'dah is thought by some scholars to be related to Greek topazios. [21] In Ancient Greek literature, this word always refers to peridot. [22]