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can one believe the bible and teach science

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Some verses to consider:
Job 26:10; Is. 40:22. It would seem folks knew the earth was round even from Scripture.
 
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Some verses to consider:
Job 26:10; Is. 40:22. It would seem folks knew the earth was round even from Scripture.

Before we jump to conclusions, the Hebrew does not imply a spherical Earth.
The word means a circle that would be described by a compass, as also in this verse:
Proverbs 8:27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth.

Imagine drawing a circle with a compass - that is what God did to set the boundaries for the flat Earth.Both Daniel and Jesus were supposedly able to see the whole Earth from a tall tree or mountain, further evidence that the Bible teaches a flat Earth:

Daniel 4:11 The tree grew large and strong and its top touched the sky; it was visible to the ends of the earth.
Matt 4:8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor.

On a spherical Earth it is impossible to see the whole world from a very tall object.

The "ends of the Earth" (as also in Prov 30:4) refers to the furthermost extents of a circular flat Earth, which would be visible by a tall mountain or tall tree. A spherical earth does not have ends - if we travel around it we will never reach an end point.

The Bible says that God made the sky as a dome - a dome is a hemispherical shape.
Gen 1:7 So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. The dome had "doors" and "windows" to let the waters above fall to the earth (Gen 7:11, Isa 24:18, Mal 3:10, etc.). God was described as ruling the world from his throne above the dome (Psa 33, Psa 113:4-6, Matt 5:34, etc.).
 
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