Bible Verses about “gap theory”

“So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”

“And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”

“¶ And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”

“¶ And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.”

“¶ In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”

“And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein [there is] life, [I have given] every green herb for meat: and it was so.”

“¶ And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”

“¶ And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:”

“¶ And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.”

“And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.”

“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness [was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”

“And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.”

“¶ And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”

“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.”

“And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made] the stars also.”

“And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.”

“And God saw the light, that [it was] good: and God divided the light from the darkness.”

“¶ And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl [that] may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.”

“And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.”

“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.”

“¶ And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.”

“And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,”

“And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that [it was] good.”

“And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.”

“And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above the firmament: and it was so.”

“And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.”

“¶ And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so.”

“And God called the dry [land] Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that [it was] good.”

“And the evening and the morning were the third day.”

“And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.”

“And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.”

“For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.”

“Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.”

“When he prepared the heavens, I [was] there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:”

“When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?”

“[Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever.”

“They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.”

“For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I [am] the LORD; and [there is] none else.”

“For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:”

“Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:”

“When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:”

“When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:”

“¶ The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.”

“I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.”

“When [there were] no depths, I was brought forth; when [there were] no fountains abounding with water.”

“Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:”

“While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.”

“Then I was by him, [as] one brought up [with him]: and I was daily [his] delight, rejoicing always before him;”

“Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights [were] with the sons of men.”

“Thou coveredst it with the deep as [with] a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.”