The Planets: Venus

Venus is the second planet from the Sun and is symbolized by it’s planet symbol ♀. 

Because of its brightness, Venus can be observed prominently in the sky during dawn or dusk. Most of the people know Venus as the Morning Star. But Mariners know it as the Morning & Evening star. If it appears in the morning it will not appear in the evening & vice versa. Since it is very bright and  it appears during twilight, Venus is perfect for stellar observations.

 Venus was worshiped as a Goddess in the Ancient Roman Empire and was considered the Goddess of love.

In the Bible Venus is mentioned in the Old Testament.  Venus is called the "Queen of Heaven." Jeremiah 44:17 says, "We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and will pour out drink offerings to her just as we and our fathers, our kings and our officials did in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem." During the time of Manasseh they thought their prosperity was a result of their worship to the Queen of Heaven.

The fall of Lucifer, from
Paradise Lost by John Milton

In Isaiah 14 Lucifer is referred to as (Daystar), son of the morning.

Facts about Venus:

• Venus is the second planet from the Sun. Venus orbits 108,200,000 km (0.72 AU) from the Sun. Its path carries it around the Sun between Mercury and the Earth.

• Venus is the sixth largest planet. Venus has a diameter of 12,103.6 km and a mass of 4.869e24 kg, 95% of Earth's size.

• Venus has been called Earth’s sister planet.   It’s fairly close in size (95%), has a similar density and chemical composition, and has few craters, indicating a similar young    age. This led many to believe that there might even be life hidden under the thick layer of clouds. This has since been proven to be impossible 

• Earth and Venus are similar in density and chemical compositions. Both have relatively young surfaces, with Venus appearing to have been completely resurfaced 300 to 500 million years ago.