- Boötes_IAU.svg (Wikimedia Commons)
- Genesis 1:5 (Wikipedia)
Genesis 1:5 is the fifth verse in the first chapter of the Book of Genesis, part of the Genesis creation narrative. In this verse, God names the newly created day and night. Interpretation of this passage hinges on the interpretation of Genesis 1:4. “Evening and morning” bring the narrative of the first day of Creation to a close, and there are also multiple interpretations of this phrase.
- Izar (stars.astro.illinois.edu)
IZAR (Epsilon Boo). Arcturus climbs the eastern sky in northern spring evenings, the kite-shaped figure of Bootes, the Herdsman, to the left. Centered in the eastern edge of the figure lies the constellation’s second brightest star, Izar (short or long “I”).