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Orion (Oh-ri´uhn)

A constellation thought in ancient times to resemble the mythological hunter for whom it is named. God’s creation of Orion is cited by (Amos 5:8) and (Job 9:9, Job 38:31) as evidence of God’s overwhelming majesty.

Amos 5:8

8The one who made the Pleiades and Orion,
and turns deep darkness into the morning,
and darkens the day into night,
who calls for the waters of the sea,
and pou ... View more

Job 9:9

9who made the Bear and Orion,
the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;

Job 38:31

31“Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades,
or loose the cords of Orion?

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