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Because at the time of Christ, the “kingdoms of the earth” included Rome, and the Chinese. The rest of humanity at that time was little more than barbaric, nomadic groups.

Isaiah 40:22 (King James Version)

22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

In that verse, the word translated “circle” is the Hebrew “khoog”, which can also be translated as “roundness,” “circle,” “circuit,” or “compass” (ref: Strongs Dictionary, 2329). The roundness of the earth is a viewpoint from space that no mere man had in 760 BC when those words were written. (Although, it might easily be suspected that the earth is round, by looking at the sun and moon). Furthermore, from about the year 1500 BC, it says in Job 26:10, “He marks out a circle (or roundness) on the face of the waters for a boundary between light and darkness.” Indeed, a circle would be the correct shape which describes any line between darkness and day-light along the surface of the oceans.

Inerrantist?? Certainly, FRiend. The Bible is NOT wrong; merely many our interpretations of it are. For we that Believe, all things will one day be revealed in Glory.

Oh, for the record, I’ve never bought the “6 days of creation” thingy either. Who knows, but for God one day could be 100 million of our years. One of the questions I plan to ask someday.....