The Hebrew word for “moon” is יָרֵחַ yareach (H3394) and literally means “to travel a prescribed path.” יָרֵחַ yareach shares the same root as רוּחַ ruach (H7307) which is most often translated as “wind” or “spirit” because both travel a prescribed path, just like the moon.
According to modern science, the moon is a non-luminous object and does not produce its own light. Science teaches that the light we see from the moon is actually reflected sunlight from the sun hitting its surface. This teaching is not taught in the Bible and inconsistent with the description of the fourth day of creation and many Scriptures (cf. Genesis 1:16; Ecclesiastes 12:2; Isaiah 13:9-10; Isaiah 30:26; Isaiah 60:19; Jeremiah 31:35; Ezekiel 32:7; Matthew 24:29; Mark 13:24).
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