Ezra 2:16NET Bible

Genesis 1:2

Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water.

Genesis 1:6

God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters and let it separate water from water.

Genesis 1:7

So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. It was so.

Genesis 1:9

God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear." It was so.

Genesis 1:10

God called the dry ground "land" and the gathered waters he called "seas." God saw that it was good.