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In the vision, at least, there is a line-of-sight view from every place on earth to the top of the tree. This is not possible if the earth is spherical. The question for a modern reader is ''how would this have been understood by the original hearers of this prophecy?" | |||
See [[Beliefs about the Shape of the Earth]] | See [[Beliefs about the Shape of the Earth]] | ||
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10 The visions of my head as I lay in bed were these: I saw, and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth; and its height was great. 11 The tree grew and became strong, and its top reached to heaven, and it was visible to the end of the whole earth.
In the vision, at least, there is a line-of-sight view from every place on earth to the top of the tree. This is not possible if the earth is spherical. The question for a modern reader is how would this have been understood by the original hearers of this prophecy?"
