I am not fluent in ancient languages. Can you answer the question I posed there?
It is also possible that the Earth existed as it a body that had life that God considered not suitable and just flushed to start with new stuff. The creation story leaves out as much detail as it gives. So I do not know who's time line it was. There are flaws in almost every interpretation. The reason I asked the ancient language question is because it is clear that ALL Bible stories have been tweaked for effect by translators over the centuries.