Overview
The Bible addresses continents across 26 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Job, Psalms and Genesis. Closely related themes include God, Geology, Sea, the and Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena.
Key Bible verses about continents
Old Testament
Genesis
Job
The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. rock: or, flint
He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. overflowing: Heb. weeping
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. hast: Heb. knowest understanding
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; foundations: Heb. sockets fastened: Heb. made to sink?
When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors, brake: or, established my decree upon it
And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? thy: Heb. the pride of thy waves
Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? ends: Heb. wings
It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
Psalms
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. Who: Heb. He hath founded the earth upon her bases
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. They go up: or, The mountains ascend, the valleys descend
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying continents for yourself
- Begin with Genesis 1:9, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Job, Psalms and Genesis each treat the theme.
- Widen the study to related themes: God, Geology, Sea, the and Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about continents?
The Bible addresses continents across 26 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Job, Psalms and Genesis. Closely related themes include God, Geology, Sea, the and Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena.
How many Bible verses are about continents?
The Bible references continents in 26 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention continents?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 1:9: “And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.”
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