Sky. Atmosphere. The Protective Layer of AIR MASS that allows life on Earth.

⁶ And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” ⁷ So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. ⁸ God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

There is a definitive understanding in this passage in Genesis stating the atmospheres of Earth came before life. It was these atmospheres scientists have studied beyond a doubt to their altitude, their composition and what role they play in the life of humans.

There is profound scientific wisdom expressed in Genesis. A knowing. Long before NASA started it's mission in understanding Earth's precious air masses and how delicate they are to life on Earth. No one can deny these entries in the Bible exist. The arguement can be made this reading is what gave human insight to begin to investigate the precious planet. How would humans know where to start?

I am not a scholar on the philosphers of Greece and Rome, but, they were practical scientists. Watching the skies, counting and measuring stars, assigning calenders and seasons. It was practical application to the agrarian lives they led. But, I don't recall any of the scholars or emperors ever referring to the gaseous layers of Earth. God and Goddesses, sure. But, that actual composition of Earth. Not in my study of those societies. Any study of anthropology, even as a minor degree, would require some working knowledge of Rome and Greece.

But, in the Bible, there are references to the progression of a universe to that of life. I find that more than interesting.