![]() But was it made on one side, so that as it travelled it would permit the night to follow after from the other? Although water still covered all the earth, there was nothing to prevent the massive watery sphere from having day on one side by the presence of light, and on the other side, night by the absence of light. “But if the light first created enveloped the earth on all sides, whether it was motionless or travelling round, it could not be followed anywhere by night, because it did not vacate any place to make room for night. ![]() "He has circled the waters with boundaries, until the day and night come to an end" (MEV). "He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end" (2000 B.C.) ![]() All these round earth verses antedate the first recorded Greek thought which was recorded in 500 B.C. There are several verses in the Bible dating as far back as 2000 B.C., 1000 B.C., 900., B.C. ![]() That is why the Greek could figure almost exactly the circumference of the earth in the 3rd century BC.įor most people what shape the earth was in was meaningless. They didn't need them as they could see the curve of the earth by watching a ship sail into the distance or by standing on a high mountain. ![]()
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