Upon the third day thou didst command that the waters should be gathered in the
seventh part of the earth: six parts hast thou dried up, and kept them, to the
intent that of these some being planted of God and tilled might serve thee. <\/p><\/blockquote>\nCould anyone who regards this verse as sacred Scripture be misled into thinking that the Bible is a science textbook?<\/p>\n
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