![]() ![]() There is a cavity which descends from the Holy of Holies to the abyss. Eclipses of the sun are a sign of God's anger or displeasure (Suk. Thus what were originally "the two great luminaries" became "the greater luminary" and "the lesser luminary" of Genesis 1:16 (Ḥul. Originally the sun and the moon were both of the same size but God, realizing that "two kings cannot wear one crown," diminished the size of the moon. Eliezer that it is like an exedra, closed on three sides only, but open on the north side, and it is from this opening that the north wind comes (BB 25b). Joshua was also originally of the same opinion, that the world was "like a tent" enclosed on all sides, but later he came round to the view of R. Yoḥai would imply that the world is wholly enclosed by the firmament. The sun and the moon are situated in the second firmament (Gen. Judah, there are two, according to Resh Lakish, seven (Ḥag. There is however more than one firmament according to R. Once every 1,656 years the firmament shakes on its foundations (Gen. The earth is of the same thickness as the firmament (Gen. The firmament is like a pool, and above it is an arch" (Gen. Indeed, "the Holy One, blessed be He, took all the waters of the sea and with half He made the firmament and the other half the ocean. The heavens ( shamayim) are an admixture of fire and water ( esh and mayim) or made wholly of water ( Sham mayim Ḥag. The firmament is composed of water and the stars of fire, but they dwell harmoniously together (TJ, RH 2:5,58a). While the sun in the sky passes this journey of 50 years, a man can walk four miles." The distance between the firmament and the earth is the equivalent of a journey of 500 years (TJ, Ber. "The darkness of the firmament is that of a journey of 50 years. Yoḥai, the earth and the heavens are like "a pot with a cover." This "cover" is the raki'a, the firmament. For cosmology in the Bible, see *Creation. Cosmological theories describe the physical structure of the universe. ![]()
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