Pieces of the firmament Genesis 1:6-8 "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the watersAnd God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. And God called the firmament Heaven" Explanation The firmament is an expanse that separates the waters above and below it. The waters below are the seas and oceans, while the waters above are often interpreted as the atm