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NASB | Genesis 1:9 ¶ Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:9 ¶ Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place [of standing, pooling together], and let the dry land appear"; and it was so. |
Subject: One land mass? |
Bible Note: Yes, EdB.. Most scholars today interpret Genesis 10:25 as referring to the dispersion of nations or people at Babel (11:1-9). I would agree with them, since the "dividing of continents" would constitute an extremely "noticable" or outrageous event either viewed as brought on by nature or God, and if such an event occurred, then I believe that the Bible would have not told us "in passing", (as such would be the interpretation of Genesis 10:25 if it was referring to continents instead of people) but there would be clear documentation in the Bible of such a cataclysmic natural event (that divided the continents) and I believe that this "documentation" is given to us in the description of the worldwide flood. --Nolan |