The firmament accounts for our empirical observations of the cosmos, it’s the “missing” 90% of the mass of the universe. We propose a mechanism for how the inner surface was blackened at the beginning of the fourth day.
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Meaning comes from context. For example the phrase "were garnished" in Revelation 21:19. One meaning could be: the wall of the city had foundations, and the foundations had been decorated with precious stones.