As to epochs, Adam appears only at the dawn of human civilization, constrasted with the dawn of the animal kingdom which commenced at a very different time in earth's history.
According to the Bible, the dawn of the animal kingdom was literally the same day as when Adam was created ( in the case of cattle and land-dwelling animals and insects ) or the day before ( in the case of fish and water-borne animals, plus the birds of the air ).
Plants, trees and grass were on the 3rd day.
IMO, the bible should never be seen as a biology or scientific text book.
I disagree.
When
it speaks about things scientific....like the heavens and the earth, which He created...
Then we as Christians should not have any trouble tuning out the scientists who claim to know more ( or differently ) than God does.
I suppose that what surprises me the most,
@cjab, is not that many people who
aren't Christians are completely ignoring ( or even suppressing, at times ) the truth of God's word on this subject...
But that there are professing
Christians who seem convinced that God did not do as He says He did in Genesis 1.
To all:
My friends, trust
the Lord.
Trust
His words.
He really is worth believing and trusting in.
