Even if you slowed the action down over several hours, it would still be pretty abrupt. Everything that was not nailed down would be heading east at 1000 miles an hour.
Nope, decelerating to zero from 100's of kms per hour is something airliners do all the time. Those that avoid mountains (and bridges ) do it in less than an hour.
It would take pretty fancy calculations to see what structures would stand and which fall under the decleratoin involved here.
However, where in the Bible are the several hours of deceleration and acceleration mentioned?
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