Many ancient scriptures and religious texts describe a stationary, enclosed Earth, challenging the mainstream heliocentric model. Here are a few key references:
Biblical References
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Job 38:14 – "It takes on form like clay under a seal; its features stand out like those of a garment." This verse suggests an impressionable, fixed surface.
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Psalms 104:5 – "He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved."
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Isaiah 40:22 – "He sits enthroned above the circle of the Earth, and its people are like grasshoppers." Note the use of "circle," not "sphere."
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Genesis 1:6-8 – "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters." This indicates a solid dome-like structure over the Earth.
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Daniel 4:11 – "The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the ends of the whole Earth." On a globe, this would be impossible.
Quranic References
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Surah Al-Naba 78:6 – "Have We not made the earth as a bed?" This implies a flat, stable plane.
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Surah Al-Kahf 18:47 – "And you will see the earth as a leveled plain, and We will gather them, and not leave behind from them anyone."
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Surah Al-Ghashiyah 88:20 – "And at the earth, how it is spread out?" Again, describing an extended, flat plane.
Other Spiritual Traditions
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Hinduism – Ancient Vedic cosmology describes the Earth as a vast, immovable plane with Mount Meru at the center.
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Buddhism – The Lotus Sutra and other Buddhist texts describe the Earth as a vast flat land.
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Mayan Cosmology – Ancient Mayans depicted the Earth as a fixed plane supported by four cardinal points.
These references suggest that across different cultures and faiths, the consistent depiction of the Earth is that of a fixed, unmovable plane, contradicting modern scientific claims.