Genesis 1:10 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Genesis 1:8 And God called the firmament Heauen. So the Euening and the morning were the second day.

Genesis 1:9 God said againe, Let the waters vnder the heauen be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appeare. and it was so.

Genesis 1:10 And God called the dry land, Earth, and he called the gathering together of the waters, Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:11 Then God said, Let the earth bud forth the bud of the herbe, that seedeth seed, the fruitfull tree, which beareth fruite according to his kinde, which hath his seede in it selfe vpon the earth: and it was so.

Genesis 1:12 And the earth brought foorth the bud of the herbe, that seedeth seede according to his kind, also the tree that beareth fruit, which hath his seed in it selfe according to his kinde: and God saw that it was good.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "land", "earth", "gathering", "together", "waters", and "seas". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "land", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "God said againe Let the waters vnder..." into verse 11's "Then God said Let the earth bud...", so "called" and "land" belong inside that flow. In Genesis context, the local focus is creation, human rebellion, covenant promise, and God's providence.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "land" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.