Does the Bible say the Earth was created in 6 days, 6000 years ago?

Who knows where the waters came from? Nobody says. Have you ever read Enuma Elish? It begins with waters with no stated origins. It might be reference to the Persian Gulf which had a mixture of salt and fresh water, but who can know for sure?

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When in the height heaven was not named,
And the earth beneath did not yet bear a name,
And the primeval Apsu, who begat them,
And chaos, Tiamut, the mother of them both
Their waters were mingled together,
And no field was formed, no marsh was to be seen;
When of the gods none had been called into being,
And none bore a name, and no destinies were ordained;
Then were created the gods in the midst of heaven,

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Apsu is fresh water and Tiamut is salt water. Together, they were the waters. Genesis 1 is given a very similar structure, but is shockingly different. Imagine growing up with Enuma Elish and then you hear someone tell the story of Genesis 1. It would knock your socks off! Especially the way it jumps straight into separating the waters with the firmament which doesn't happen until after a whole load of events have passed in Enuma Elish.

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Then the lord rested, gazing upon her dead body,
While he divided the flesh of the ... , and devised a cunning plan.
He split her up like a flat fish into two halves;
One half of her he stablished as a covering for heaven.
He fixed a bolt, he stationed a watchman,
And bade them not to let her waters come forth.
He passed through the heavens, he surveyed the regions thereof,
And over against the Deep he set the dwelling of Nudimmud.

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No debate, just throwing it out there for digestion.

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Hmm, should probably read at least the first page of a debate rather than the last few before deciding to add input. Edited by Modulous, : No reason given.

It is. The Hebrew title of the work is "Devarim", which means 'words' as in "These be the words." It is. The Hebrew title is 'wilderness', or in Hebrew "Bamidbar" It is titled "Vayikra", which means "And he called". Guess what this bit is called in Hebrew? Shemot, or "Names".For what its worth in Hebrew, Genesis is titled "B'reshit" which means...In the beginning.The names you and I are familiar with didn't appear until the Septuagint.Edited by Modulous, : No reason given.Edited by Modulous, : No reason given.