The Cave of Treasures 3
The Creation: Third Day
After the waters rolled up on the Third Day, the earth showed itself damp, moist, and of a yielding nature.
1nd on the Third Day God commanded the waters that were below the firmament (Réki’a) to be gathered together in one place, and the dry land to appear. And when the covering of water had been rolled up from the face of the earth, the earth showed itself to be in an unsettled and unstable state, that is to say, it was of a damp (or moist) and yielding nature.
2 And the waters were gathered together into seas that were under the earth and within it, and upon it. And God made in the earth from below, corridors, and shafts, and channels for the passage of the waters; and the winds which come from within the earth ascend by means of these corridors and channels, and also the heat and the cold for the service of the earth.
3 Now, as for the earth, the lower part of it is like unto a thick sponge, for it resteth on the waters. And on this Third Day God commanded the earth, and it brought forth herbs and vegetables, and it conceived in its interior trees, and seeds, and plants and roots.
Did You Know?
After the waters rolled up on the Third Day, the earth showed itself damp, moist, and of a yielding nature.
Seas formed under the earth, within it, and upon it when the waters were gathered together in one place.
Corridors, shafts, and channels were made from below in the earth for water passage and for winds, heat, and cold to ascend.
The lower part of the earth is likened to a thick sponge because it rests upon the waters.
On the Third Day the earth brought forth herbs and vegetables and conceived trees, seeds, plants, and roots in its interior.
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