וַיִּתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֛ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בִּרְקִ֣יעַ הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם לְהָאִ֖יר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
און גאָט האָט זײ אַרײַנגעזעצט אין דעם אױסשפּרײט פֿון הימל, צו לײַכטן אױף דער ערד,
Chagigah
And was light created on the first day? But it is written, (Genesis 1:17) "and God set them in the firmament of the heaven," and it is written, (Genesis 1:19) "and there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day."
Chagigah
Resh Lakish said, There are seven, and these are them: Vilon, Rakia, Sh'chakim, Z'vul, Ma'on, Machon, Aravot. Vilon has no purpose at all except for the entering of morning the leaving of evening, and renewing every day the work of Creation, as it is said, (Isaiah 40:22) "That stretches out the heavens as a curtain, and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in." Rakia, within it are set the sun and moon, stars and constellations, as it is said, (Genesis 1:17) "And God set them in the Rakia of the heaven." Sh'chakim, within it stand the millstones and grind manna for the righteous, as it is said, (Psalms 78:23) "And he commanded the Sh'chakim above and opened the doors of heaven; and he rained down manna upon them to eat..."